Hopkins Mfg. has hired Duke R. Vair as vice president human resources and chief human resources officer. Vair will lead and direct all human resource-related activities for Hopkins, at its’ 10 locations around the world.
“We are pleased to have Duke join our team at Hopkins,” said Bradley T. Kraft, president and CEO of Hopkins. “His experience in building high performing cultures, teamwork, talent management, employee engagement, and acquisitions, along with his exceptional overall HR background, will be invaluable to position him to lead Human Resources and our strategic culture growth initiative.”
Most recently, Duke was the VP of human resources and chief human resources officer for Brakebush Brothers, a food processing, trucking/transportation, logistics, sales and marketing company. Prior to that, Duke served as VP of human resources for AG Processing, a global soybean oil & bio-fuels manufacturing and processing company.
Duke’s educational background includes a bachelor’s in business from the University of Nebraska and an associate’s of applied science from Metropolitan Community College, in Omaha, Neb. He is certified as a senior professional in human resources.
