C.H. Robinson CFO to leave company

Zechmeister to stay on until successor named, but no later than May 31

· Thursday, December 21, 2023

C.H. Robinson CFO to leave (Photo: C.H. Robinson)

Freight broker and third-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. said late Thursday that CFO Mike Zechmeister will be leaving his post in 2024.

The Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based company (NASDAQ: CHRW) said it has begun a search for a replacement. Zechmeister will remain with the company until a successor is named, or no later than May 31, at which time he plans to retire.

“We greatly appreciate Mike’s dedication and contributions to Robinson over the past four years to ensure the company’s continued success,” David Bozeman, president and CEO, said in a statement. “During his tenure as CFO, Mike built a strong finance organization that will continue to serve Robinson well.”

Zechmeister joined Robinson in 2019 from United Natural Foods Inc., where he had been CFO. Before that, he spent 25 years at General Mills Inc. in a variety of finance leadership roles.

Mark Solomon

Formerly the Executive Editor at DC Velocity, Mark Solomon joined FreightWaves as Managing Editor of Freight Markets. Solomon began his journalistic career in 1982 at Traffic World magazine, ran his own public relations firm (Media Based Solutions) from 1994 to 2008, and has been at DC Velocity since then. Over the course of his career, Solomon has covered nearly the whole gamut of the transportation and logistics industry, including trucking, railroads, maritime, 3PLs, and regulatory issues. Solomon witnessed and narrated the rise of Amazon and XPO Logistics and the shift of the U.S. Postal Service from a mail-focused service to parcel, as well as the exponential, e-commerce-driven growth of warehouse square footage and omnichannel fulfillment.