People News: Olsson, FourKites
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Cory Clark, Transportation Market Leader, Olsson
Engineering and design firm Olsson elevates Cory Clark to Transportation Market Leader. Also, Priya Rajagopalan, Sean Fallon and Mike DeAngelis are now on the senior leadership team at FourKites, a supply chain visibility provider.
Olsson
Lincoln, Neb.-based Olsson has appointed Cory Clark as Transportation Market leader. He will be responsible for leading and developing Olsson’s partnerships with national and multi-state transportation public agency, railroad and other clients.
With nearly 30 years of experience in municipal and transportation design, Clark previously spent five years leading Olsson’s Transportation Group. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
“Cory’s knowledge of the transportation market and his collaborative leadership style that fosters a culture of innovation and growth are reasons we are confident he will continue to expand our transportation clients, projects and services,” Olsson Executive Vice President of Markets Sarah Foster said.
Olsson in July expanded its executive leadership team to 10 members.
FourKites
FourKites on Nov. 16 reported that Chief Product Officer Priya Rajagopalan is taking on an expanded role that “closely aligns customer operations and product development teams to maximize customer value”; technology industry veteran Sean Fallon is returning to the company as Chief Strategy Officer; and Mike DeAngelis, based in Denmark, is joining as Head of International Solutions, with a focus on ocean.
Rajagopalan’s Chief Product Officer role has been expanded to encompass customer operations, product, and research and development (R&D). With more than two decades of experience in product management, marketing and strategy, she has led FourKites’ Product team since 2016.
As Chief Strategy Officer, Fallon will manage operational execution at FourKites. He is a seasoned technology executive and advisor, and served as FourKites President from 2017 to 2021. With a focus on advancing enterprise software and SaaS businesses, he has led companies through strategic liquidity events and mergers and acquisitions, including the sale of BigMachines to Oracle in 2013.
DeAngelis has been appointed as Head of Ocean. He served most recently as Senior Director of Growth, Ocean, at project44. He has also held the roles of General Manager and Head of Product Management at Maersk and of Senior Vice President of Global Carrier Strategy at WiseTech Global.
“We are excited to announce these appointments at a time when customers are looking for more opportunities for digitization than ever before,” FourKites Founder and CEO Mathew Elenjickal said. “These additions bring a tight connection between the voice of the customer and our high-velocity R&D team, which will yield accelerated opportunities for innovation and customer value.”
