Darren van Winkle

Darren Van Winkle is an accomplished HR professional with extensive experience across multiple industries, currently serving as HR Leader at Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company since April 2022. Previously, Darren held the position of HR Manager at Hormel Foods for the Planters division from June 2021 to April 2022 and worked as an HR Business Partner at The Kraft Heinz Company from July 2019 to June 2021. Additional roles include HR Manager at CN, Assistant Director of Human Resources at Road and Rail Services, and Recruitment Manager at Union Pacific Railroad. Early career experience includes serving as Sr. HR Representative at FedEx Ground and Operations Manager/HR at Norfolk Southern Corp. Darren holds degrees from Indiana University Bloomington and the University of Kent.