Jim Barna joined KAG as Chief Financial Officer in 2025. Prior to joining KAG, he was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Diebold Nixdorf, Inc., a global market leader providing hardware, software, and services to global blue-chip banking and retail clients. Jim spent approximately eight years in various financial leadership roles at Ferro Corporation, a leading global supplier of technology-based functional coatings and color solutions.
Jim graduated from John Carroll University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy and later earned a Master of Business Administration degree, also from John Carroll.
Kyle Mitchin
Chief People Officer
Kyle Mitchin joined KAG as Chief People Officer in 2025. Prior to joining KAG, he was Chief People Officer of Forward Air, Corp., a leading logistics company serving the United States and Canada, where he held various senior leadership roles since 2014. Kyle was employed by Panther Premium Logistics from 2009 to 2014 as Director of Recruiting.
Kyle graduated from Walsh University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management and a Master of Business Administration degree in Management. He is also a Six Sigma Lean Black Belt Professional (LBBP) from the Management and Strategy Institute.
Grant Mitchell
President & Chief Operating Officer
Grant Mitchell was named President of KAG in 2021, in addition to his role as Chief Operating Officer since 2018. Previously he served as executive vice president of KAG Canada and chief executive officer of RTL-Westcan Group of Companies since 2012. Before joining RTL-Westcan as president in 2012, Grant served as general manager of RST Industries Ltd. and Sunbury Transport Ltd., a large-scale bulk carrier based in Atlantic Canada. From 1992 to 2002 he held various operations and sales positions with Trimac Transportation, Ltd.
Grant has held board positions with numerous transportation organizations in both Canada and the United States and is currently serving on both The Canadian Trucking Alliance and National Tank Truck Carriers Association along with several community organizations and as director for a privately held enterprise.
Grant attended Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree. He then went on to receive his Executive Master of Business Administration degree from The Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
Charlie DeLacey
Chief Executive Officer
Charlie DeLacey has been KAG’s Chief Executive Officer since 2021. Prior to this role, Charlie served as Chief Financial Officer since 2018 and previously led Corporate Development, where he was responsible for strategy and acquisitions. Before joining KAG in 2011, he held various roles in the investment banking divisions of Greenhill & Co., Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers, managing M&A assignments and debt and equity financings across multiple sectors.
Charlie is involved in a number of industry associations and serves on the Board of several privately owned businesses. He graduated from Denison University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and went on to earn his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
