Chris Hardinger joined Ryan Companies as vice president of its mission critical division. He will lead the Ryan team responsible for building and developing data centers and other mission-critical projects, and will oversee business development, client relationships, executive level communications and overall marketing strategies for the division.
Prior to joining Ryan, Hardinger served as regional manager of Schneider Electric’s Data Center Solutions group, where he oversaw business development. His mission-critical experience also includes managing a professional services organization and serving as an engineering manager and senior staff engineer. BD+C
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