US Logistics Co. ProTrans names Jeremy O'Brien as CHRO
ProTrans, a US-based transportation and logistics company, has appointed Jeremy O'Brien as Chief Human Resources Officer, with immediate effect.
Jeremy announced on LinkedIn, “I am thrilled and deeply honored to announce that I have been appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer at ProTrans.”
He added, "I'm fortunate to have worked with many great CEOs, including Diane Gomez-Thinnes, Ujjwal Kumar, Curt Hutchins, and John Guttery, whose innovative and entrepreneurial approaches, operational excellence, and authentic leadership shaped my own. The list of talents and teams that I owe a debt of gratitude to is extensive and far too great to fully list here. Thank you all for shaping my journey.
Finally, I'm incredibly thankful to Tritium Partners, ProTrans Leadership, and Hanold Associates Executive Search & Leadership Advisory for their trust and confidence. After only one week, I cannot help but be impressed with the dedication, collaboration, and relentless pursuit of excellence from all three teams!”
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In his new role, Jeremy will spearhead people and talent strategy, and collaborate with senior leadership to bolster the company’s in the US logistics industry. He brings around 25 years of HR leadership experience across various industries in emerging markets. Before his appointment, he served as COO and CHRO at O'Brien Diaz Wealth Architects and Strickland Brothers Oil Change. In previous roles, he held positions at Galderma as Head of HR, Honeywell as Vice President of HR, and Eaton as Group Vice President of HR. He also served in key HR roles at Ecolab, CNH/Fiat Industrial, Kohler Co., and Kimberly-Clark.
On the academic front, Jeremy holds a Global MBA in International Business from Thunderbird School of Global Management, a PG certificate in Executive Coaching from the College of Executive Coaching, and a BA degree in Architecture from the University of Minnesota.
