Ms. Freeman has served as the Chief Human Resources and ESG Officer and is a Section 16 officer at C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRW), the global leader in Lean AI supply chains, which manages 37 million shipments per year and has annual revenues of over $16 billion. She has served in that role since 2019 and leads the company s talent, compensation, leadership development and executive succession, sustainability, and corporate responsibility strategies. She has been with the company for 28 years and key contributions also include oversight of M&A talent integration for twelve company acquisitions during her time leading HR. Prior to her current role, she led Investor Relations, Marketing and Corporate Communications, and Public Affairs. In addition, she serves as Chairperson of the Board of the C.H. Robinson Foundation, the company s philanthropic affiliate. Ms. Freeman also serves on the Board of the University of North Dakota Alumni Association & Foundation, the Gartner Global CHRO Leadership Board, and the Wall Street Journal Chief People Officer Counsel. Ms. Freeman holds a Master of Science degree in comparative politics from the London School of Economics, in addition to a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from the University of North Dakota. Ms. Freeman brings extensive public company experience in human resources, including executive compensation, human capital management, ESG, investor relations and communications, stakeholder management and government affairs. She has subject matter expertise in strategy creation and deployment, change management, digital transformation and scaling organizations, executive succession, and mergers and acquisitions.