Ulteig Names Aaron Lauinger First Chief Commercial Officer to Drive Strategic Growth

FARGO, N.D., Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ulteig, a purpose-driven consulting engineering firm, announced the promotion of Aaron Lauinger to serve as its first Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). In this role, Lauinger will lead Ulteig's enterprise commercialization efforts, connecting strategic market opportunities with client relationships, business development, advisory services, strategic partnerships and disciplined execution. His focus will be helping Ulteig develop, prove and scale differentiated growth opportunities across the organization.

Ulteig is an employee-owned company that delivers innovative engineering solutions across power, renewables, transportation and water infrastructure, and employs more than 1,800 employees across North America and Costa Rica. The company created the Chief Commercial Officer role to provide greater enterprise leadership between strategic direction and scaled execution, particularly as Ulteig expands its capabilities, geographic reach and approaches to creating client value. The role is designed to help Ulteig mobilize cross-company capabilities around the strongest opportunities, responding to evolving client needs and industry trends.

Lauinger brings more than 20 years of experience in civil engineering, project delivery, client service, market development and enterprise leadership to the role. Since joining Ulteig in 2006, he has held progressively broader leadership roles supporting municipal, transportation, aviation and private-sector clients. Throughout his career, he has focused on building trusted client relationships, leading high-performing teams and advancing strategic growth initiatives that strengthen both business performance and client outcomes.

"Aaron is a transformational leader who combines deep market knowledge with a relentless focus on client success," said Ulteig CEO Doug Jaeger. "He has consistently demonstrated the agility and courage to lead through change while challenging our teams to think differently about growth and innovation. Aaron's ability to draw on his industry experience, navigate uncertainty with clarity, and inspire others to elevate their thinking makes him exceptionally well suited to serve as Chief Commercial Officer."

"Our clients are making consequential decisions about how to modernize, expand and protect the infrastructure their communities depend on," said Lauinger. "Ulteig brings trusted relationships, deep technical expertise, growing advisory services and technology-enabled capabilities to those challenges. My focus is to connect those strengths more intentionally, engage clients earlier and help our teams turn the right opportunities into differentiated, scalable growth."

Lauinger holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from North Dakota State University. He is based in Ulteig's Fargo office.

About Ulteig
Ulteig is a purpose-driven consulting engineering leader committed to creating and solving for a sustainable future. Ulteig's employee-owners are technical experts who are transforming our world's critical infrastructure through collaborative and innovative solutions across the Lifeline Sectors^® of Power, Renewables, Transportation and Water. Leveraging our expertise for over 80 years, Ulteig has offices in North America and Costa Rica, serving a wide range of public and private clients in the United States and Canada. Discover more at www.Ulteig.com.

SOURCE Ulteig