Nick Coomes

As Watco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Nick Coomes heads up the day-to-day operations of the company’s transportation, material handling and storage, and repair and maintenance divisions. He does so with an eye toward maintaining the Watco approach of blending complementary and integrated services. Nick joined the Watco team in January 2014 as Vice President of Operations Support for Watco Terminal and Port Services. Prior to joining Watco, Nick spent nine years at Dr Pepper Snapple, where he held several positions, including Director of Engineering, where he led the scoping and execution of various marketing, packaging, and manufacturing-related projects. Nick received a bachelor’s degree in plastics engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas.