XPO Names Heidi Ratti to Top HR Post at RXO Spinoff

October 2, 2022  by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Industry   

Ratti is currently senior vice president, human resources for XPO’s North American less-than-truckload business and will move to RXO’s C-suite when the separation is complete. She will report to Drew Wilkerson, who, as previously announced, will be chief executive officer of RXO, and currently serves as president, transportation – North America.

Ratti’s career in human resources includes 16 years of executive experience in transportation-related industries. She joined XPO’s HR organization upon the company’s acquisition of Pacer International, a leading rail freight logistics provider, and subsequently became vice president, human resources before being promoted to her current position. Prior to XPO and Pacer, Ratti worked with MAHLE, a global supplier to the automotive industry. She holds a degree in health administration from Eastern Michigan University.

Wilkerson said, “Heidi was a key HR partner for our North American transportation leaders prior to assuming her role with LTL. She excels at developing talent in operations that rely on both people and technology to be best-in-class. We’re excited to welcome Heidi to the RXO C-suite when the new company spins off.”

As previously announced, XPO intends to spin off its tech-enabled brokered transportation platform as RXO, creating two independent publicly traded companies. RXO will be the fourth largest broker of full truckload freight transportation in the United States, with a proprietary digital freight marketplace, access to vast truckload capacity and complementary brokered services of managed transportation, last mile and freight forwarding. Visit rxo.com for more information.