JB Hunt has appointed Shelley Simpson as president of the company, effective August 1.

During Simpson’s 28-year career at JB Hunt, she served 15 years in leadership roles, most recently as Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President of People and Human Resources, in addition to leading International Services. and business marketing.

John Roberts III will remain CEO and board member of JB Hunt, a new management structure for the company.

“During her tenure at JB Hunt, Shelley has worn many hats in our business, bringing a data-driven and experience-driven approach to every area she has led,” Roberts said in a press release. “If you look at the most disruptive areas of our business, from new technologies to global commercialization to investing in our people, Shelley’s innovative leadership has always guided us to positive results.”

Simpson will assume oversight of all management functions and the performance of all corporate business units, emerging technologies, development services and human resources.

In 2007, Simpson was named president of Integrated Capacity Solutions, a business unit she helped create. She assumed sales and marketing leadership responsibilities in 2011 as Marketing Director. She took on additional leadership in 2014 as President of JB Hunt’s Truckload Business Segment. Simpson was named Chief Commercial Officer and President of Road Services in 2017 and led the strategic direction and launch of JB Hunt 360. In 2020 Simpson added responsibilities for people and human resources.

“We have an outstanding management team in place with an average tenure of over 25 years in the business,” Simpson said. “As I take on this new role, I remain committed to empowering our people to continue to disrupt, adapt and accelerate and fiercely focused on creating value for our customers, with financial discipline and a dedication to our mission to create the most efficient transportation network in North America.”

In addition to these changes, Brad Hicks will continue as President of Road Services and take on additional responsibilities as Executive Vice President of People. Hicks has been with the company for 26 years and has held leadership positions since 2017. Spencer Frazier will assume the role of executive vice president of sales and marketing. Frazier has been with the company for 21 years, most recently serving as Senior Vice President of Sales, a position he has held for 11 years.