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3/14/2025
Rail News: Railroading People
People news from Pinsly Railroad and Wooster Products

Pinsly Railroad Co. has promoted Steve Laird to vice president of commercial, and Jared Sleeth to assistant vice president of business development. Laird will be responsible for marketing and pricing, as well as commercial administration. He joined Pinsly in August 2022 as AVP sales and marketing for Pinsly’s Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad. Prior to Pinsly, Laird spent over four years at Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and 16 years with CSX. In his new role, Sleeth will be responsible for commercial development of Pinsly’s Grenada Railroad, including sales and marketing, development, planning and reporting, and customer communications. He joined Pinsly in January 2020 as director of sales and marketing. Prior to Pinsly, Sleeth worked for New Orleans Public Belt Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad.
Wooster Products, an anti-slip safety stair treads and walkway product supplier, has hired Sean Brown as regional sales manager for the central and western United States and Canadian territories. Wooster anti-slip products are used in transportation venues. Most recently, Brown worked for a radio station. “Sean has a long history of building customer relationships, training and educating reps and distributors, and keeping multiple projects moving forward simultaneously,” said Wooster Products Sales and Marketing Manager Tim Brennan in a press release.