Marketing Program Advisory Board

Josh Perkes

Membership Information:

Member Since: 2023

Contact Information:

Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkperkes/

Employment:

Job Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Company: Union Pacific

Expertise:

B2B Marketing and Sales
Negotiations
Product Development
Strategy
Forecasting
Supply Chain
Asset Management
Process Improvement
Presentation
Leadership
Problem Solving
Contracts
Transportation
Various Industries including Automotive, Intermodal, Fertilizer, Mining, Chemicals, Steel, Aggregates, Dimensional Machinery, and Wind Energy
CX

Biography:

Joshua K. Perkes
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

As CHRO, Perkes reports to the CEO and has responsibility for Union Pacific’s ~30k employees including talent acquisition, labor relations, compensation and benefits, training, culture, diversity and inclusion, organizational development, succession planning, and HR operations.

Perkes has been with Union Pacific since 2002 with majority of that time in Marketing & Sales roles. He has held various leadership positions including Vice President - Loup Logistics with CEO responsibility for the wholly-owned subsidiary - AVP – Talent Management, AVP – Customer Experience, Senior Director - Customer Communications and Senior Director – Automotive Marketing. He also spent time in field operations, sales, logistics, and various other roles at Union Pacific.

Perkes graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in English and has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He serves as a board member for Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands.

He and his wife, Brooke, have two sons and two daughters.