CRETE, IL (August 5, 2024) – Holland is excited to announce its new President, Chris Vazzana. 

After twelve years at Holland, current President Jordan Wolf will retire in January 2025, working to transition the role to Chris Vazzana over the next several months. Wolf served 20 years total with Curran Group, Inc., Holland's holding company. Curran Group CEO and President Matt Stillings noted, "I want to recognize Jordan for his leadership over the years. He has built Holland into a strong business with a talented team and stellar reputation." 

Jordan shared his thoughts on retirement with, “Since coming to Holland, my goal all along was to help make Holland a safer place to work. It was to satisfy our goals and it was to remain the confident yet humble company that we strive to be. Over the years, I've been motivated by my teammates, who have grown to be my friends and have done so much to make those goals possible. It's been the honor of my life to lead such a wonderful group with dedicated, talented people.”

Vazzana joins Holland directly from Parker Hannifin, where he was General Manager, Electronic Motion and Controls Division, a multi-million-dollar business with eight facilities in five countries and 800+ employees manufacturing electronics, Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for industrial and mobile products. Prior to that, Chris held management roles of increasing responsibility with General Electric, Rexnord, IDEX and Madison Industries. Additionally, Chris serves on the Board of the Edison Awards, which recognizes innovation. With his new role taking place, Chris shared, “I am both honored and excited to be joining the exceptional Holland team. I hope to build upon the efforts and successes of our team members to drive a bright future.” 

Holland looks forward to continuing to grow as an industry leader under Chris' leadership and thanks Jordan again for his devotion to the company over the years. 

About Holland, L.P.

Holland is a dedicated engineering-based company servicing the railroad industry that has pioneered the delivery of comprehensive and progressive Maintenance of Way and Mechanical solutions since its founding in 1935. Additional information about the company can be found at www.hollandco.com or follow us using #HollandRail on social media.

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Samantha Kozak, Product Marketing Specialist, skozak@hollandco.com