Reliance Partners of Tennessee Appoints Albrecht as CFO, CRO

Reliance Partners has added Thom Albrecht as chief financial officer and chief revenue officer.

Albrecht is a 32-year veteran of the transportation space and served most recently as chief commercial officer and chief financial officer with Celadon Group.

Prior to Celadon, Albrecht’s experience included transportation consulting, equity research, and M&A. He previously served as president of Sword & Sea Transport as well as managing director at BB&T Capital Markets.

During the course of his career, Albrecht has worked closely with motor carriers, freight brokers, freight forwarders, shippers and equipment companies. He is widely considered one of the leading analysts in the sector.

Reliance President Chad Eichelberger said the addition of Albrecht will allow the company to continue to grow its presence of the commercial transportation insurance space.

“Thom has personally been involved with over 40 IPOs and secondary offerings during his career,” added Reliance CEO, Andrew Ladebauche. “His knowledge and relationships are spread throughout the industry. We are excited to welcome him to the team.”

Reliance Partners is a commercial insurance agency with locations in Chattanooga, Tenn., Birmingham, Ala., Chicago, Austin, Texas, Milwaukee, Wisc., Sacramento, Calif., and Tampa, Fla., with a national client base largely concentrated in the transportation and logistics space.

Topics Mergers & Acquisitions