XPO Logistics Taps Nina Reinhardt as Chief Communications Officer for RXO

August 14, 2022  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

Reinhardt will join XPO as chief communications officer of the North American transportation division, effective immediately, and will lead RXO’s communications organization when the separation is complete. She reports to Drew Wilkerson, who, as previously announced, will be chief executive officer of RXO, and currently serves as president, transportation – North America.

Reinhardt joins the company from Honeywell, where her 18-year tenure included leadership roles in external and internal communications, public affairs and investor relations. Most recently, she was vice president, external communications and public affairs, serving as chief company spokesperson and leading a global team that developed strategies and messaging for all Honeywell business units and regions. Reinhardt holds a degree in journalism and economics from Northwestern University, and is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

Wilkerson said, “Nina is a hands-on communications executive who will be a highly visible representative of the RXO brand. Her team will build on our best-in-class industry reputation and leverage our technology advantage. As a standalone company, we’ll be in a strong position to communicate our priorities to customers and carriers, and accelerate value creation for our shareholders.”

As previously announced, XPO intends to spin off its asset-light brokered transportation platform from its asset-based less-than-truckload business, creating two separate, publicly traded companies with vast growth prospects in North America. XPO expects to complete the spin-off in the fourth quarter of 2022.