PE-CXO’s Success Stories feature private equity-backed experts and operators sharing the tools, tactics, and perspectives they use to create real value. In each entry, an experienced leader explores a practical approach to a critical business challenge. To be featured, contact mallory.stokker@pe-cxo.com.   

Executive: Sherif Dweek is Chief Executive Officer of Pro-Vac, a private-equity-backed infrastructure services platform operating across North America. Over more than two decades in global energy and infrastructure markets, including leadership roles with SLB and Pro-Vac, he has led operational transformations, organizational scaling, pricing initiatives, utilization improvement programs, and growth strategies across complex field-service businesses. He specializes in helping organizations create enterprise value through disciplined execution, operational excellence, leadership development, and scalable growth. 

Challenge: Infrastructure demand across North America continues to accelerate. Data centers, utilities, environmental services, energy transition projects, and population growth are creating significant long-term opportunities for infrastructure service companies. Yet despite favorable market conditions, many platforms struggle to translate growth into sustainable scale.  

The problem is rarely the market opportunity. Instead, it’s that operational complexity often outpaces operational discipline. 

As infrastructure businesses grow through fleet expansion, new service lines, geographic expansion, and acquisitions, complexity increases across every part of the organization. Assets become more d...