Derek Leathers

Derek Leathers

Chief Executive Officer at WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.

Net worth: 19 M $ as of 2026-09-29

56 year
Transportation
Commercial Services
Consumer Services

Profile

Mr. Derek J.
Leathers
is an Independent Director at SkyWest, Inc., a President & Senior Executive Vice President at Werner Global Logistics U.S.
LLC, a Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Werner Enterprises, Inc. and a Secretary & Director at Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
He is on the Board of Directors at SkyWest, Inc., American Institute of Trucking, Inc., American Trucking Associations, Inc., Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce and Creighton University.
Mr. Leathers was previously employed as a Chairman by American Transportation Research Institute, Inc., a Vice President-Mexico Operations by Schneider National, Inc., and a Member by Cámara Nacional del Autotransporte de Carga.
He also served on the board at Playsmart, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2026-07-12 540,656 ( 0.9% ) 18 M $ 2026-09-29
2026-05-04 4,019 ( 0.01% ) 389 521 $ 2026-09-29

Derek Leathers active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC. Chief Executive Officer 2016-05-09
SKYWEST, INC. Director/Board Member 2024-05-06
President 2005-12-31
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Former positions of Derek Leathers

CompaniesPositionEnd
Chairman 2026-10-26
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL, INC. Corporate Officer/Principal 1998-12-31
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Playsmart, Inc.

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