Ingersoll Rand Inc. has recently appointed Elizabeth Meloy Hepding (LIZ) as its Senior Vice President. Hepding will report to Vicente Reynal, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingersoll Rand, as part of his executive leadership team and be based in Davidson, N.C.
As Senior Vice President of Business Development, Hepding will oversee business development strategy, sourcing, execution, and integration, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. Her appointment has been effective from July 19, and she will relocate from Chicago to Davidson, N.C.
Hepding has joined Ingersoll Rand from PurposeBuilt Brands, where she served as Vice President of Corporate Development since 2019 and guided the company’s expansion through acquisitions. Prior to that, she was Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development at Essendant Inc., where she was responsible for all acquisitions, divestitures and partnerships, and led the execution of Essendant’s sale to Staples.