Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry.
This week, Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada opened nominations for its annual Mentorship Award, and Reimer Associates hired Rob Koppel to its senior leadership team. Meanwhile, Nicole Gray was named Goodyear’s senior vice-president and chief human resources officer, as Gary VanderLind retired.
Nominations open for WTFC mentorship award
Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada opened nominations for its 7th annual Bridging the Gaps Mentorship Award.
This award recognizes the value of mentoring and positive impact of strong mentoring relationships on individual mentees within the trucking industry, as effective mentoring involves getting to know a mentee’s personal strengths and goals, and then providing tailored advice and encouragement, according to a news release.
This award also acknowledges future leaders for their interpersonal skills and effectiveness in working with individuals of diverse backgrounds and levels of experience.
Those interested in nominating a friend or colleague in the industry can do so here by Aug. 25.
Koppel joins Reimer Associates
Rob Koppel joined Reimer Associates, supply chain recruiters, as a vice-president, the company’s president Ross Reimer announced on LinkedIn.
Koppel brings over a decade of experience in supply chain logistics, transportation and global freight forwarding to the new role.
Most recently, Koppel spent 12 years working for Kuehne + Nagel. He started as a director of strategic customer development and was appointed a vice-president in 2019.
Earlier in his career, he held other senior-level operations and commercial positions with companies like Schneider Logistics and DB Schenker.
Goodyear appoints Gray to replace VanderLind
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that its senior vice-president and chief human resources officer (CHRO) Gary VanderLind is retiring, appointing Nicole Gray as his replacement, effective July 1.
Gray joined Goodyear in 2016, moving from leading the company’s global labor and employment team to senior human resources leadership roles, a news release said.
Prior to joining Goodyear, Gray was a partner at McDonald Hopkins, where she worked with employers to address business and workforce matters, from litigation defense to talent strategy. Her human resources and legal expertise also includes leading collective bargaining, managing corporate transactions and advising senior executives.
“She is the right human resources leader to help deliver on our Goodyear Forward plan as we navigate the increased complexity of our labor landscape, and attract and develop talent,” added Goodyear’s chief executive officer and president Mark Stewart.