Leadership
Ulteig Names Aaron Lauinger Its First Chief Commercial Officer to Lead Growth Push
By News Desk ·
Key takeaways
- Ulteig promoted Aaron Lauinger to its first Chief Commercial Officer, a role created to link strategic direction with scaled execution.
- Lauinger joined Ulteig in 2006 and has more than 20 years of experience in civil engineering and enterprise leadership.
- Ulteig employs more than 1,800 people across North America and Costa Rica and is employee-owned.
Ulteig promoted Aaron Lauinger to serve as its first Chief Commercial Officer, the consulting engineering firm said in a PR Newswire announcement on October 27, 2026. Lauinger, who joined Ulteig in 2006, takes a newly created role. CEO Doug Jaeger leads the Fargo, North Dakota-based company.
What Ulteig's New Commercial Role Covers
In the 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. The company said his focus will be helping Ulteig develop, prove and scale differentiated growth opportunities across the organization.
Ulteig created the Chief Commercial Officer position to provide greater enterprise leadership between strategic direction and scaled execution as the company expands its capabilities, geographic reach and approaches to creating client value. The role is designed to help Ulteig mobilize cross-company capabilities around its strongest opportunities.
Lauinger brings more than 20 years of experience in civil engineering, project delivery, client service, market development and enterprise leadership. Since joining Ulteig in 2006, he has held progressively broader leadership roles supporting municipal, transportation, aviation and private-sector clients. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from North Dakota State University and is based in Ulteig's Fargo office.
"Aaron is a transformational leader who combines deep market knowledge with a relentless focus on client success," Jaeger said. Lauinger said his focus is "to connect those strengths more intentionally, engage clients earlier and help our teams turn the right opportunities into differentiated, scalable growth."
Ulteig's Scale Behind the Appointment
Ulteig is an employee-owned company founded in 1944 by Melvin Ulteig, according to akta.pro company records. The same records list more than 1,600 employee-owners as of 2025 and an ENR Top 500 Design Firms ranking of #87 in 2026, up from #100 in 2025. The company said it employs more than 1,800 people across North America and Costa Rica.
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