UGI names Sidd Manjeshwar as first chief strategy officer

King of Prussia-based UGI Corp., an energy products and services distributor and marketer in the United States and Europe, recently announced it has hired Sidd Manjeshwar to serve as the company’s first chief strategy officer. The chief strategy officer role will be responsible for leading strategic initiatives and formulating and controlling UGI’s enterprise vision and strategy.

“Over the past year, we have been focused on operational excellence and business turnaround, to drive greater intrinsic value and solidify our foundation,” Robert Flexon, UGI Corp. president and CEO, said. “As we advance this crucial work, Sidd’s extensive experience in corporate strategy, M&A (mergers and acquisitions), and value creation will help us optimize UGI’s future through growth while ensuring long-term sustainability.”

Manjeshwar has more than 25 years of investment banking and corporate leadership experience. He comes to UGI from AdvanSix where he served as senior vice president and chief financial officer.

He previously served as Air Products and Chemicals corporate treasurer and investor relations vice president and as FirstLight Power chief financial officer. He also held several leadership positions at Dynegy.

Through its subsidiaries, UGI Corp. provides natural gas transmission and distribution, electric generation and distribution, midstream services, propane distribution, renewable natural gas generation, distribution and marketing, and energy marketing services.