Our Executive Team

Ruan continues to grow through the support and expert knowledge provided by our executive team. 

John Ruan IV | Chairman

Ben McLean | Chief Executive Officer

Dan Van Alstine | President and Chief Operating Officer 

Ron Hanson | Chief Administrative Officer 

Marty Wadle | Chief Commercial Officer 

Chad Willis | Chief Transformation Officer

Heidi Leavengood | Chief Financial Officer

Bob Elkins | Senior Vice President, Industry Vertical Operations

Chris Fish | Senior Vice President, Dedicated Contract Transportation

Shawn Goad | Senior Vice President, Business Planning and Analysis

Jeff Harpole | Senior Vice President, Retail and Grocery Operations

Paul Jensen | Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions 

Roger Mason | Senior Vice President, Sales

Steven Schaal | Vice President and General Counsel

Crystal Franke | Vice President, Human Resources

Lance Cheney | Vice President, Maintenance Operations

Brad Gehring | Vice President, Procurement & Asset Management

Blake Grolmus | Vice President, Safety 

Eleke Ukpabi | Vice President, Solution Engineering and Strategy