LQ is pleased to announce that Christopher O'Brien has accepted LQ’s invitation to join its Advisory
Board
Christopher O'Brien, senior vice president at C.H. Robinson,
has played a key role in driving the company's sales and account management
strategies as part of the executive team. O’Brien has global enterprise wide
responsibility for all customer related strategy and functions including
overseeing sales, account management and marketing. He also oversees several North American offices and the company’s
integrated Outsource Solutions service line.
An employee at C.H. Robinson since 1993, vice president
since 2003, and senior vice president since May 2012, O'Brien has held positions in sales and account management; on-site
account manager at a major grocery retailer; manager of the Raleigh, North
Carolina office; general manager; and president of the company's European
division.
In addition to his role at C.H. Robinson, O'Brien serves on
the Board of Trustees of the University of Minnesota's Landscape Arboretum and
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Alma College in Michigan.
About C.H. Robinson
Worldwide:
Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., is a global
provider of multimodal logistics services, fresh produce sourcing, and
information services to 37,000 customers through a network of more than 230
offices and over 8,800 employees around the world. The company works with
53,000 transportation providers worldwide. C.H. Robinson is a Fortune 500
company and had annual revenues of $10.3 billion in 2011.
Through the company and its Foundation, C.H. Robinson and
its employees contribute millions of dollars annually to a variety of
organizations, including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Community
Health Charities, American Red Cross, Children's Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota,
and Global Impact. The company is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and
has been publicly traded on the NASDAQ since 1997.
LQ’s Advisory Board
As a resource for logisticians, academics and executives in
other disciplines in the United States and Canada, LQ offers ideas for leadership in logistics, supply chain
management and transportation, and provides a unique bridge between business,
academia and practitioners. LQ’s advisory
board and contributors afford authoritative thinking on the complex and
fast-changing work of the logistics and supply chain management business — with
a unique focus on best practices in the United States and Canada. LQ’s board plays a pivotal role in
providing direction for LQ Magazine
and LQ’s bi-annual symposiums.
