MARS elects O'Kray president, Blinn VP

The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) introduced its 2024 Executive Committee at its recent winter meeting held in Lombard, Illinois.

The elected officers for 2024 are: Matt O'Kray of Transtar, president; Steve Blinn of Norfolk Southern Railway, first vice president; and Luke Jones of GATX Corp., second vice president. The Immediate past president is Kathy Bathurst, a marketing and sales professional.

Tony Kazakevicius, director of sales and marketing for Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad, was named to the committee, as well.

MARS also announced that its next major gathering will be the organization's summer meeting, which will be held July 8-9 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.