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Union Pacific Railroad recently named Tony Chacon vice president-Mexico and automotive operations; Barry Michaels, VP-intermodal operations; and Roger Lambeth, superintendent of transportation services for the Livonia service unit. The appointments are effective June 1.

Chacon will succeed Robert Naro, who is retiring. Chacon will be responsible for overseeing automotive and international operations, directing network operations for automotive service products, managing border operations and dealing with Ferrocarrill Mexicano S.A. de C.V.  He has held various mechanical, transportation, and sales and marketing and positions at UP.

Michaels will succeed Dennis Jacobson, who retired. Michaels will be responsible for directing intermodal facilities and network operations. He previously held numerous managerial roles in transportation and intermodal operations.

Most recently general director of regional operations for the Southern Region, Lambeth will be responsible for a unit encompassing more than 800 track miles in Louisiana and Texas.

In addition, UP named Pat O'Malley VP-tax; Bryan Clark, assistant VP; and Philip Schultz, general director tax-financial reporting. The finance department appointments also take effect June 1.

O’Malley will succeed Bernie Gutschewski, who retired. O’Malley has more than 25 years of experience with UP’s tax department, including the past nine years leading the federal tax area as AVP.

Clark will succeed O’Malley and lead the federal tax area. Clark has more than 16 years of tax department experience and most recently led an initiative to develop and implement a tax financial reporting group.

Schultz — who has 14 years of tax department experience, most recently as senior director-federal tax planning — will succeed Clark.