ATRI board elects Ruan CEO McLean chairman, adds 2 directors

The American Transportation Research Institute elected Ruan Transportation Management Systems CEO Ben McLean chairman of its board and appointed TCW Inc. President Ben Banks and Werner Enterprises President and Chief Legal Officer Nathan Meisgeier as directors. McLean will lead ATRI’s 13-member board of trucking industry presidents and CEOs. He succeeds Derek Leathers, chairman and CEO of Werner, who is completing four years as ATRI chairman and also was elected American Trucking Associations’ chairman at the federation’s recent Management Conference & Exhibition. “We are excited to have Ben McLean lead the ATRI board,” said Rebecca Brewster, ATRI president and chief operations officer. “His commitment to research excellence and innovation will help drive the Institute forward for years to come.” Brewster is retiring from her position in February 2027. In November, she will begin working alongside incoming ATRI President and Chief Operating Officer Page Siplon as part of a leadership transition. Image Rebecca Brewster and Page Siplon. (Karen Foote/American Trucking Associations) McLean joined the ATRI board in October 2017. He has served as Ruan’s CEO since 2015 after holding several corporate and operational leadership positions at the company, including COO and chief information officer. He joined Ruan in 2007. Earlier in his career, McLean worked at William Blair & Co. and in Deloitte’s technology consulting practice. McLean serves on the board of UFP Industries and the Northwestern University Transportation Center’s Business Advisory Committee. He also is a board member and former chairman of the Iowa Business Council. He holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, a law degree from…

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