Saia, Inc. Appoints Tarak Patel as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Position
Chief Information Officer
Company
Saia
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Saia, Inc. has announced the appointment of Tarak Patel as the new Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, succeeding Rohit Lal who will retire after eight years. Tarak brings extensive experience in technology and digital transformation.
Quick answer
Saia, Inc. Appoints Tarak Patel as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (October 22, 2025). Saia is based in Johns Creek, Georgia, United States.
- Who is the new Chief Information Officer at Saia?
- Saia named Tarak Patel Chief Information Officer, announced October 22, 2025.
- What did Saia announce on October 22, 2025?
- Saia, Inc. has announced the appointment of Tarak Patel as the new Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, succeeding Rohit Lal who will retire after eight years. Tarak brings extensive experience in technology and digital transformation.
- What does Saia do?
- Saia isn’t logistics as usual.
- Where is Saia based?
- Saia is based in Johns Creek, Georgia, United States.
- Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
- Metro Supply Chain (October 22, 2025), Allcargo Group (October 23, 2025), United Transportation Services (October 23, 2025) and Ascent Global Logistics (October 23, 2025) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Saia.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Other recent leadership changes in Transportation and Logistics
Executive moves at companies in the same sectors within 45 days, from Fundz verified event records.
- Metro Supply Chain Appoints Dan Peacock as President, Contract Logistics (October 22, 2025)
- Allcargo Group Appoints Punit Misra as Chief Business Officer (October 23, 2025)
- United Transportation Appoints John Mugnaini as Chief Commercial Officer (October 23, 2025)
- Ascent Global Logistics Appoints Rob Walpole as Chief Executive Officer (October 23, 2025)
- RideNow Group Appoints Joshua J. Barsetti as Chief Financial Officer (October 20, 2025)
- RPM Appoints Walt Piekarski as Chief Commercial Officer (October 24, 2025)
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