Tony Capanna, Vice President and General Manager, RIG-A-LITE

Tony Capanna

Vice President and General Manager, RIG-A-LITE

Tony Capanna is the Vice President and General Manager of RIG-A-LITE, Avail’s hazardous location lighting division in Houston, TX.
 
Before joining the Avail Infrastructure Solutions team in 2024, Tony led the DC power supply and transformer division of Neeltran, Inc., managing a team of over 100 facilities in the US and Italy. During his 26-year tenure with Neeltran, he served in multiple roles, including General Manager, Managing Director, Business Development, COO & VP.
 
Tony holds a Bachelor of Science from Pace University.
 
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Dinesh Chopra, Chief Performance Officer

Dinesh Chopra

Chief Performance Officer

 

Dinesh Chopra joined Avail Infrastructure Solutions as Chief Performance Officer, effective March 2023, responsible for driving the strategic growth initiatives for Avail.

Dinesh is a seasoned industry executive with 25 years of experience in strategy, corporate development, and operational roles. He has strong expertise in semiconductor manufacturing and consumer banking, particularly in product development, growth & optimization, innovation, and digitization. Before joining AIS, Chopra served as the Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer of Ally Financial. In this role, his responsibilities included developing enterprise and LOB strategies, optimizing the performance of different lines of businesses, identifying, and executing mergers, acquisitions & strategic partnerships, and running the corporate venture fund.

 

Dinesh.Chopra@availinfra.com

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Bill Ruta, Vice President and General Manager, WSI Global

Bill Ruta

Vice President and General Manager, WSI Global

 

Bill Ruta is the Vice President and General Manager of WSI Global and joined Avail Infrastructure Solutions in 2013. He oversees Global Operations for WSI, including the North American, South American, and EMEAA business units.

Bill leads Global teams of industry experts in providing a technological specialty repair solution to clients in Heavy Industries. He has a long track record in fostering customer loyalty for the WSI organization, including previously being the Managing Director of Canada and the Vice President of North America. Bill’s career spans public and private organizations serving similar Industrial markets, including previous positions with Canadian-based Wajax Industries and Ceda International.

Bill holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Alberta and a Master of Business Administration.

 

Bill.Ruta@availinfra.com

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Philip Stephenson, Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer

Philip Stephenson

Chief Transformation Officer

 

Philip Stephenson joined Avail Infrastructure Solutions as Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer in November 2022, responsible for the strategy and executive of transformative operational and supply chain initiatives.

Most recently, Philip served as Vice President of Global Sourcing and Logistics for Welbilt, where he led the strategic sourcing function and had oversight of business transformation activities. Prior to Welbilt, Philip served three decades in various leadership roles in Operations, Manufacturing, Quality and Supply Chain at Dover and Hillphoenix.

 

Philip.Stephenson@availinfra.com

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Jen Gudenkauf, Chief Human Resources Officer

Jen Gudenkauf

Chief Human Resources Officer

 

Jen Gudenkauf is the Chief Human Resources Officer of Avail Infrastructure Solutions. Jen joined the executive leadership team in October 2022 and oversees the HR Function, with a focus on developing strategies to maximize the effectiveness of our people and HR team.

Jen has developed an extensive career in human resources, designing and implementing talent strategies for recruiting, training, leadership development, compensation, benefits, and HR technology solutions across multiple industries. Most recently, as the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Welbilt, Inc, Jen was a critical part of the executive leadership team, spearheading the global strategy and transformation of the HR function. Prior to joining Welbilt, she served as Vice President, Human Resources – North America for Sykes Enterprises. Before that, she held a variety of HR leadership roles at Bloomin’ Brands and Gentiva Health Services.

Jen.Gudenkauf@availinfra.com

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