Meritus creates board role and forms operating council for next phase

US packaged gas distribution network Meritus Gas Partners has appointed Robert D’Alessandro as President and Chief Operating Officer.

D’Alessandro has served as Vice-Chairman of the Meritus board since the company’s founding in 2021 but is now taking on an expanded role.

He will work with the company’s chairman and CEO, Scott Kaltrider, to oversee the company’s growing portfolio of operating companies and work on strategy. He will also lead the company’s future acquisitions.

In its four years of operation, Meritus has acquired 30 independent distributors across the US with over 90 locations and continues to seek what it terms ‘platform partners’ to fill geographic gaps.