HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired - April 28, 2015) - Pinnacle Advanced Reliability Technologies (PinnacleART), a leading provider of reliability solutions to major industries in the oil and gas, mining, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, power generation, and water treatment arenas, named Richard Scruggs as its new CEO today. Scruggs, a native Houstonian, fills the position previously occupied by Ryan Sitton, who created the company in 2006, and has shepherded its exponential growth over the proceeding nine years. Mr. Sitton is currently serving his first term as Texas Railroad commissioner after stepping down as the CEO in December.�