People in the News (January 2007)

Class I appointments

• BNSF Railway Co. named Jeff Moreland executive vice president, public affairs; Roger Nober, EVP, law and secretary; Mary Jo Keating, VP-corporate relations; Mark Kotter, VP-customer integration; and Nate Murray, general manager of the Southwest Division.
• Norfolk Southern Corp. promoted Daniel Mazur to VP-strategic planning. ... Canadian National Railway Co. named Vee Kachroo assistant VP-sales and marketing, forest products.
• Kansas City Southern named Darin Selby AVP-sales and marketing, coal business unit.

People in transit

• The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority named John Catoe Jr. general manager.
• Phoenix’s Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority named Christopher Curcio deputy executive director of finance; and Carol Ketcherside, deputy executive director of planning. ... The Transportation Security Administration named Paul Lennon GM for the mass transit sector.

Small-road rosters

• Pan Am Railways named David Fink president to succeed Thomas Steiniger, who retired; Sydney Culliford, EVP; Michael Bostwick, senior VP-marketing and sales; Edwin Motte, VP-transportation; Roger Bergeron, VP-special projects; John Steiniger, AVP-engineering; and James Olson, AVP-mechanical.
• The Watco Cos. Inc. named Mike Hamilton GM of The Great Northwest, and Palouse River and Coulee City railroads.

Federal committee

• Congressman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) was elected chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; John Mica (R-Fla.) will serve as the committee’s top-ranking Republican leader.

Supply side

• Safetran Systems Corp. named Charles Ross president to succeed George Kline, who retired.
• Schaefer Equipment named Barry Anderson VP and GM.
• TTX Co. named Thomas Wells EVP; and Patrick Casey, VP-fleet management.
• GATX Corp. named James Earl VP and chief operating officer; and Clifford Porzenheim, VP of strategic growth.
• Railinc named James Clarke VP of corporate services and chief financial officer.
• Koppers Inc. named John Heller GM of procurement, railroad products and services division.
• ENSCO Inc. named Kevin Kesler VP of the applied technology and engineering division.
• Kelso Technologies Inc. named Steven Cozine VP, corporate development and shareholder relations.
• American Railcar Industries Inc. named Rich Armbruster VP of procurement.