Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions, and awards in the trucking industry.

This week, Cory Nacke joined Work Truck Solutions as chief customer officer and Fleet Advantage has appointed Kevin Zeigler as vice president of syndication. A former executive at NVIDIA Gary Hicok joined Einride’s board of directors. And Trucking HR Canada received a Great Place to Work certification.

THRC earns a Great Place to Work certification

Trucking HR Canada announced it has earned a Great Place to Work certification.

The global recognition is awarded to companies that stand out with strong, high-trust workplace cultures and is based entirely on anonymous employee feedback, according to a news release. 

“We set the bar for the industry through programs like Top Fleet Employers — and we hold ourselves to that same standard,” said Angela Splinter, CEO of Trucking HR Canada, in the release. “This certification reflects the intentional work we do every day to support our people. THRC is powered by a dedicated, high-performing team committed to serving Canada’s trucking and logistics sector with trusted workforce intelligence and resources. This recognition is an independent confirmation of what we’ve known for years.” 

Work Truck Solutions welcomes Nacke as CCO

Work Truck Solutions has appointed Cory Nacke as chief customer officer. The says this newly created role reflects its continued growth and focus on customer experience.

In the role, Nacke will oversee customer success management and onboarding, while expanding professional services. He will work across internal and partner teams to streamline the customer journey.

Nacke brings more than 20 years of experience in automotive software and customer engagement, including work in customer relationship management, digital marketing, equity mining, operations lead management and data mining. The company said he has led teams through major platform transitions and customer-focused transformations.

Prior to joining the company, Nacke held a senior vice president of operations at AutoAlert, and vice president of customer experience at AutoWeb.

Vice president of syndication named at Fleet Advantage

Fleet Advantage has appointed Kevin Zeigler as vice president of syndication.

In the role, Zeigler will be responsible for syndicating awarded lease transactions to funding partners; evaluating and onboarding new partners; managing relationships with funding institutions; proactively nurturing and expanding strategic banking partnerships to support long-term capital availability and competitive financing solutions for Fleet Advantage clients. He will also play a leadership role in representing Fleet Advantage at industry events and organizations.

Zeigler brings more than 25 years of experience in global capital markets and equipment leasing, having held leadership roles at Volvo Financial Services and Key Equipment Finance.

Most recently, he served as director of North America capital markets and syndication at Volvo Financial Services, where he led global syndication pricing and sale strategies totaling more than $700 million. The company said he expanded the investor base and developed cross-border partnerships.

Earlier in his career, Zeigler was vice president of capital markets at Key Equipment Finance, overseeing syndication strategies across 10 countries and managing an annual $225 million sales plan. His background also includes experience in treasury, remarketing and syndication management.

Einride appoints former NVIDIA executive Hicok to board of directors

Einride has appointed Gary Hicok, a former senior vice president at NVIDIA, to its board of directors as the autonomous freight developer continues to expand its global operations.

Hicok brings more than 25 years of experience in engineering leadership and autonomous technology.

At NVIDIA, he led automotive hardware and systems, overseeing the NVIDIA Drive platform used in autonomous vehicle computing. He also served as senior vice president of the mobile business leading the development of the Tegra processor platform for next-generation mobile and in-vehicle computing. Hicok also led the core logic business unit, strengthening NVIDIA’s foundational platform architecture.