Genesee & Wyoming Appoints Hunter C. Smith to Board of Directors
March 30 2015 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) (NYSE:GWR) announced today
the appointment of Hunter C. Smith to its Board of Directors,
effective March 27, 2015.
“Hunter brings nearly 25 years of experience in international
management, finance and risk management, which will be a tremendous
asset to G&W as it continues to expand its global footprint,”
G&W Chairman Mortimer B. Fuller III said. “We are pleased to
have him join us and look forward to his contributions.”
Mr. Smith currently serves as vice president of finance for
Celgene Corporation’s Inflammation and Immunology business unit,
which has grown from 60 people in two countries to 550 people in 14
countries in two years’ time. Prior to that, he held various roles
during a 14-year tenure at Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG), a global
agribusiness and food company, including chief financial officer of
two distinct business units, corporate treasurer and chief risk
officer. Previously, he served as a director at UBS AG and started
his career at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company.
Mr. Smith has a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University
and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York
University.
About G&W
G&W owns or leases 120 freight railroads worldwide that are
organized in 11 operating regions with 7,700 employees and more
than 2,500 customers.
- G&W’s nine North American regions
serve 41 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces and include 113
short line and regional freight railroads with more than 13,000
track-miles.
- G&W’s Australia Region provides
rail freight services in New South Wales, the Northern Territory
and South Australia and operates the 1,400-mile Tarcoola-to-Darwin
rail line.
- G&W’s U.K./Europe Region is led by
Freightliner, the U.K.’s largest rail maritime intermodal operator
and second-largest rail freight company. Operations also include
heavy-haul in Poland and Germany and cross-border intermodal
services connecting Northern European seaports with key industrial
regions throughout the continent.
G&W subsidiaries provide rail service at more than 40 major
ports in North America, Australia and Europe and perform contract
coal loading and railcar switching for industrial customers.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release and
presentation regarding Genesee & Wyoming's business which are
not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve
risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk
Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most
recently ended fiscal year.
Media:G&W:Michael Williams,
203-202-8900mwilliams@gwrr.com
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