J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced some updates to its executive leadership team on Monday.
Key changes include:
- Nick Hobbs, who remains Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed as the President of Highway and Final Mile Services.
- Brad Hicks, previously Executive Vice President, is now the President of Dedicated Contract Services.
- David Keefauver has been promoted to Executive Vice President of People.
“We are in a position to deliver exceptional value for our customers and shareholders throughout our full suite of services, and these changes align the strengths and experience of our executives to lead and grow these services into the future,” said Shelley Simpson, president and CEO. “As we navigate current market dynamics and prepare for a return to more normal seasonal demand patterns, we anticipate a large addressable opportunity to capture additional market share and see greater returns on our strategic investments.”
The new roles will take effect on December 1, with all three executives reporting directly to Simpson.
“As we prepare for an eventual turn in the freight market, we have focused our entire organization on being operationally excellent and scaling our long-term investments to enable our company to generate appropriate returns that deliver shareholder value. The strength and resiliency of our organization is supported by our mode neutral approach and the consistency, tenure and expertise of our people and executive leadership team, and these moves address the potential we see across the company as we move into 2025,” said Simpson.
