The Rotary Club of Edina will welcome Chris O'Brien as program speaker at the Thursday, Aug. 31, meeting. O'Brien is the Chief Commercial Officer for C.H. Robinson. He will speak about "Getting it There: The Supply Chain and Transportation Industry and the Minneapolis Company That Has Been Empowering It For 112 Years."
 
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Chris O’Brien, chief commercial officer at C.H. Robinson since 2015, has more than 20 years of experience with the company. C. H. Robinson is a provider of multimodal transportation services and third-party logistics. The company offers freight transportation, transportation management, brokerage and warehousing.
 
In his time with the company, O'Brien has guided the organization through an evolution in its customer solutions approach, an important initiative reflecting the change in how global shippers manage their supply chains. Previously, he served as senior vice president, president of the company’s European division and manager of Raleigh, North Carolina.
 
Chris serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Minnesota’s Landscape Arboretum.
 
Outside of C.H. Robinson, Chris enjoys spending time with family, traveling, mountain biking, playing platform tennis and architecture.