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Ryder System CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Robert E. Sanchez is the Ryder System's CEO. Ryder System has 39,900 employees, of which 48 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Ryder System executive team is 23% female and 77% male.
  • 59% of the management team is White.
  • 22% of Ryder System management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Robert E. Sanchez

CEO

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Chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Ryder System, Inc. 2013-present; president, 2012-2014; chief operating officer, 2012; president of its Global Fleet Management Solutions business segment, 2010-2012; executive vice president and chief financial officer, 2007-2010; senior vice president and chief information officer, 2003-2005.

James Ryder

Founder

Karen M. Jones

EVP & CMO

Karen M. Jones's LinkedIn

Prior to joining Ryder, Jones was CMO for NRG/Reliant Energy, Inc. where she was responsible for marketing growth initiatives and developing the corporate brand. Prior to that, she served as senior vice president of Marketing & Corporate Communications for DHL Express in the United States. Her marketing efforts at DHL resulted in the largest awareness increases in the company’s history and within the logistics category, which were considered a major contributor to the advancement of DHL’s recognition in the “Top 100 Most Valuable Brands” by BrandZ. Prior to DHL, Karen served in multiple marketing roles over a 17-year career with Hewlett Packard and Compaq Computer Corporation.

She was named among the year’s most “Influential Business Women of 2019” by the South Florida Business Journal; “CMO of the Year” by South Florida Business & Wealth magazine in 2017; “Most Powerful & Influential Women in Business” by the National Diversity Council in 2014; “Marketer of the Year” by BtoB magazine in 2005; and was ranked in the annual “Best Issue” by BtoB magazine from 2006-2008.

John J. Diez

EVP & Chief Financial Officer

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A financial professional with a strong background in Management, Transportation and Finance. Extensive experience in business Leadership including Forecasting, Operations Management and analysis as well as monthly closing of P&Ls. Proven leadership skills include leading teams through change, managing projects to success, and working with cross functional departments. Strong communication skills across all levels of the organization. Possess a positive attitude while solving problems

Robert D. Fatovic

EVP, CLO & Corp. Secretary

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Bob Fatovic is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Ryder System, Inc., a Fortune 500 global transportation and supply chain management solutions company. In this position, Mr. Fatovic leads the company’s legal functions and serves as Corporate Secretary for coordinating all functions relating to the company’s board of directors. He is also responsible for Ryder’s Safety, Health and Security organization, Corporate Compliance Group, Government Affairs and Environmental Department. Mr. Fatovic is a member of Ryder’s Executive Leadership Team.

Mr. Fatovic joined Ryder in 1994 as Assistant Division Counsel and has held several positions of increasing responsibility in the Law department. In 1996, he became Associate Division Counsel and was promoted to Chief Counsel the same year. He later served as General Counsel of Ryder’s logistics business segment. Subsequently, he became Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. In this position, he was the lead operations attorney for Ryder and was active in all aspects of domestic and international supply chain operations as well as legal support for e-commerce and other Ryder technology initiatives.

In 2002, Mr. Fatovic was appointed Senior Vice President, U.S. Supply Chain Operations, High-Tech and Consumer Industries. In this position, he was responsible for the company’s U.S.-based Supply Chain operations serving these vertical industries. He has also served on Ryder’s Margin Improvement Team for Supply Chain Solutions and the Supply Chain Solutions Transformation Team.

Prior to joining Ryder, Mr. Fatovic was an associate attorney at Hannoch Weisman, PC, a New Jersey-based law firm, where he specialized in litigation and environmental law.

Mr. Fatovic earned a law degree at Boston College Law School and a bachelor of science degree in Finance from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. Mr. Fatovic serves on the board of directors of the U.S.Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Miami-Dade and Easter Seals South Florida. In 2005, he led Ryder's corporate United Way fundraising campaign.

Rajeev Ravindran

SVP & CIO

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Experienced Group Vice President with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in Vendor Management, Business Process Improvement, Automotive, IT Strategy, and Project Management. Strong information technology professional graduated from University of Miami.

Frank Lopez

EVP & Chief Human Resources Officer

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Frank Lopez is an Exec VP/Chief Human Resources Ofcr at RYDER SYSTEM INC and Senior Legal Counsel at RYDER SYSTEM INC and is based in Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area. He has worked as Senior VP/Chief HR Officer at RYDER SYSTEM INC, Attorney at Fisher & Phillips, and Senior VP:Global Human Resources Ops at RYDER SYSTEM INC. Francisco works or has worked as Big Brother in School to Work Program at Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and Attorney at Former / Busnelli spa. He studied at University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Florida International University between 1992 and 1996, and Cornell University ILR School.

Thomas M. Havens

President

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Timothy R. Fiore

Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer

Timothy R. Fiore is a Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at RYDER SYSTEM INC.

John Steven Sensing

President

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James Ryder

Founder

Ryder System board members

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Robert E. Sanchez

CEO

Robert E. Sanchez's LinkedIn

Chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Ryder System, Inc. 2013-present; president, 2012-2014; chief operating officer, 2012; president of its Global Fleet Management Solutions business segment, 2010-2012; executive vice president and chief financial officer, 2007-2010; senior vice president and chief information officer, 2003-2005.

David G. Nord

Board Member

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Robert J. Eck

Board Member

Dmitri Lysander Stockton

Board Member

E. Follin Smith

Board Member

Hansel Emory Tookes

Board Member

Luis P. Nieto

Board Member

Abbie J. Smith

Board Member

Michael F. Hilton

Board Member

Robert A. Hagemann

Board Member

Ryder System leadership demographics

Ryder System gender distribution in management team

  • The Ryder System executive team is 23% female and 77% male.
  • Ryder System is 30% female and 70% male company-wide.
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Company-wide: 70%
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23%
Company-wide: 30%

Ryder System executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Ryder System executive officers is White.
  • 59% of the management team is White.
  • 22% of Ryder System's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 58% of employees are White.
  • 18% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 12% of employees are Black or African American.
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What employees say about the executives at Ryder System

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2024
Pros of working at Ryder System

If you start their young, you can rise to C level over time.

Cons of working at Ryder System

If you start later in career you'll never advance farther than a few steps. They want to only support those that spent their whole career there with few exceptions.

Ryder System benefits

Stable company but still lays off people even in a good financial position just in case the market goes down.

What do you like best about Ryder System's CEO and the leadership team?

CEO makes sound decisions and trusts his team.

How would you improve Ryder System's culture?

The dog whistles of racism are highly prevalent in many many areas. They closed their DEI c suite position and opened one at a lower level that has very little affect on hiring practices. They hire white and light. They tolerate Latino since HQ is in Miami but most managers are racist white males.

How did you prepare for the Ryder System interview?

Learn about the history and product lines.

How does your compensation at Ryder System compare to the industry average?

Rey low and with 3% increases the pay only gets better for those who leave and come back.

What's the diversity at Ryder System like?

Mostly comprised of white males there is little diversity in leadership roles at Ryder. Each area will have a few women or people of color but there are some areas that haven't had a women in 10 years, or never promoted a black man. Leadership pretends not to notice.

What brings you the most joy at Ryder System?

Most people will say the people because that's all they know is one company they always worked at. The real difference is they will let their people try out new roles say from marketing move to finance or collections to sales.

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2023
Pros of working at Ryder System

Self management, managers I

Cons of working at Ryder System

No overtime

Ryder System benefits

Pay an the manager an supervisor are great

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2021
Pros of working at Ryder System

Fairness of upper management

Cons of working at Ryder System

Communications can sometimes be top down.

Ryder System benefits

Drawing on the experiences of tenured employees

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2021
Pros of working at Ryder System

Fairness of upper management

Cons of working at Ryder System

Communications can sometimes be top down.

Ryder System benefits

Drawing on the experiences of tenured employees

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2.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2020
Pros of working at Ryder System

Down-to-earth people who work there.

Cons of working at Ryder System

No perks or incentives. No training or development for HR professionals. Can't even use corporate credit card.

Ryder System benefits

None

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