Darrell Ford

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer UPS

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Darrell Ford has been Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of UPS since 2021, responsible for human resources at a company that employs about 460,000 people, most of them in the United States and many under collective bargaining agreements. He came to UPS after running human resources at two other large industrial companies, as chief human resources officer of DuPont from 2018 to 2020 and of Xerox from 2015 to 2018. He is one of the outside hires brought onto chief executive Carol Tomé’s leadership team, and has now been chief human resources officer of three large public companies in a row.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of UPS since 2021.
• Chief Human Resources Officer of DuPont, 2018 to 2020.
• Chief Human Resources Officer of Xerox Corporation, 2015 to 2018.

Professional Journey

Ford was chief human resources officer of Xerox Corporation from 2015 to 2018 and of DuPont from 2018 to 2020, according to UPS’s annual report.

He joined UPS in 2021 as executive vice president and chief human resources officer, reporting to chief executive Carol Tomé. UPS’s 2025 annual report says the company has about 460,000 employees excluding seasonal staff, about 370,000 of them in the United States, and is party to numerous collective bargaining agreements.

He remains one of the executives reporting directly to the chief executive under the operating model UPS introduced on 1 September 2026, alongside chief financial officer Brian Dykes and chief legal and compliance officer Norman Brothers.

Education

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