Zonar announced the addition of Chris Hines to the company with the position of executive vice president bringing to Zonar over 25 years of financial and technological experience in the transportation industry. Hines will be based in Seattle, reporting to Zonar president and CEO, Brett Brinton. His primary focus is to develop and oversee Zonar's quickly growing position within the commercial transportation space.
"Zonar is a highly innovative and profitable telematics company with a strong SaaS (Software as a Service) revenue stream and no burdensome legacy systems that have to be overcome to compete in today's technology world. To say I am honored and excited to now be part of the Zonar team is a tremendous understatement," said Hines.
Prior to joining Zonar, Hines held several leadership positions in commercial transportation, most recently serving as president and COO of the Celadon Group. Prior to Celadon, Hines was president and CEO of Tripmaster Corp. (now Mix Telematics). Earlier in his career, Hines was president and CEO of Atipical Holdings, a business he founded, focusing on transportation finance and technology mergers and acquisitions. Hines also served as president of Pegasus Transtech overseeing their rollout of truck stop scanning technology and was executive vice president of Terion Tracking Systems. Hines also spent 16 years with GE Capital culminating in a role as the president of TIP North America – a $550M, 125 branch leasing business.
In addition to his impressive career, Hines has been a member of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) board of directors as well as the Truck Rental and Leasing Association (TRALA) board. In 2001, Hines received the American Trucking Association's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
"We are excited to welcome Chris to the Zonar team," said Brett Brinton, Zonar president. "Chris brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and success within the commercial transportation industry. We look forward to Chris' vision and insight as we continue to grow and innovate new products that meet the needs of commercial transportation companies and private fleets."
