Barrett Executive Leadership


Tim Barrett

CEO

Arthur Barrett

President

Chris Pircio

CFO

John Williams

COO

Scott Hothem

SVP

Arthur Barrett

President

As President of Barrett Distribution Centers, Arthur Barrett ensures that the Company's operations, systems and infrastructure, finance, engineering, and customer service are delivering quality and efficiency to our customers.  Arthur has many years of experience in the third-party logistics and supply chain industries and is recognized as a visionary in this field. He was the 2012-2013 Chairman of the International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA).


Arthur earned his M.B.A. from Babson College, B.A. in Economics/Accounting from the College of the Holy Cross, and B.S. in Civil Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Chris Pircio

Chief Financial Officer

Chris Pircio is Barrett Distribution Center’s Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for Finance, Data Analytics, Technology, Engineering, and other central services within the organization. 


Chris has held executive leadership positions in finance and operations in both publicly-traded and privately-owned companies for over 20 years. He came to Barrett in 2020 and brings a unique blend of large and mid-sized company experience to help Barrett evolve best practices and scale a growing business. 


Prior to joining Barrett, Chris served and CFO and COO of multiple global and national organizations in the media and logistics industries, the majority of that being for the New York Times Company where he was responsible for finance and operations for their New England Media Group, comprised of The Boston Globe, Worcester Telegram and Gazette and several other subsidiaries. 


Chris holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University of Massachusetts

John Williams

Coo

John Williams serves as Chief Operating Officer at Barrett Distribution Centers, where he leads operational strategy, warehouse optimization, and fulfillment excellence across the company’s growing network of facilities.


With deep expertise in supply chain management, multi-site logistics, and driving scalable 3PL solutions, John brings a results-oriented approach to enhancing efficiency, client service, and innovation in eCommerce, omnichannel distribution, and apparel logistics.


锘�His leadership strengthens Barrett’s commitment to operational reliability and long-term partnership with growing brands, building on the company’s 80+ year legacy of customized logistics excellence.

Scott Hothem

SVP, Customer 91国产

Scott Hothem is Senior Vice President, Customer 91国产 at Barrett Distribution Centers, where he is responsible for sales, marketing, and strategic partnership development.


Scott has held executive leadership positions with global, national and regional logistics companies for over 24 years. His areas of expertise include sales, marketing & partnership development, operations management, third party logistics, transportation management, strategic planning and technology implementations to companies in the food, beverage, retail and consumer electronics industries.


Prior to joining Barrett, Scott served as Executive Director, Sales for Matson Logistics, where he developed, sold and implemented integrated supply chain programs. Prior to Matson Logistics, Scott was the President of Pacific American Services (PACAM) which was acquired by Matson.

 

Scott holds a B.S. from Springfield College.

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