Rail Equipment Finance Conference 2024

March 3-6, 2024

2022 REF Attendees

Aaron Efta

Partner

Chapman and Cutler LLP

Aaron Navarro

Senior Director of Sales

Amsted Rail

Adam Schueler

Vice President Capital Markets

The Greenbrier Companies

Adam Simeon

General Director Equipment Distribution

Union Pacific Railroad

Adriene Bailey

Partner - Surface Transportation

Oliver Wyman

Adrienne Molloy

Managing Director

CIC

Alec Tasooji

Senior Vice President

Helaba

Allison Poliniak

Director

Wells Fargo

Andre Avakov

Vice President Land Transport Finance

Helaba

Andrea Bory

Vice President, Supply Chain

American Soda LLC (Solvay)

Andrew Falcone

Vice President

Railroad Financial Corporation

Andrew Kruglinski

Manager - Speaker Relations

Rail Equipment Finance

Andrew Smaltz

Director

Citizens Bank

Andrew Stahl

Owner & President

Stahl Recruiting

Andy Vestergaard

President & CEO

PNW Railcars

Anselm Ott

Expert

McKinsey & Company

Anthony Hatch

Analyst/Consultant

ABH Consulting

Anthony Petrillo

Transportation Manager

Packaging Corporation of America

Anthony Ruggiere

Banking Officer

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Barbara Wilson

Senior Advisor

Railroad Financial Corporation

Barry Nohalty

Senior Vice President

CIT Rail

Bascome Majors

Equity Analyst - Transportation

Susquehanna Financial Group

Ben Elpers

Director Portfolio Management

KBX Rail, LLC

Bernie Ferguson

Senior Vice President and GM

The Greenbrier Companies

Bill De Jong

Principal

Global Equipment Management Services, LLC

Blake Tollefsen

Product Manager

Great American Insurance Group

Bob Cleator

SVP Sales

FreightCar America, Inc.

Bob Ladowski

SVP Head of Asset Management

Truist Equipment Finance

Bob Peters

National Sales Manager

Progress Rail Services

Brad Leesman

Commercial Director

Baystar

Brad Myers

Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer

Amsted Digital Solutions

Brandon Schwartz

VP / North American Sales

National Railway Equipment Co.

Brandon Smith

Senior Vice President

Apple Bank Equipment Finance

Brendan Crystal

Director

Atlas SP Partners

Brendan Perreta

Sales Manager

Curry Rail Services

Brian Comstock

EVP Sales & Marketing

The Greenbrier Companies

Brian DeRusha

Executive Vice President - Asset Management

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Brian Frizzell

President

Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.

Brian Ottinger

Chief Commercial Officer

Infinity Transportation

Brian Trammell

Vice President, Sales

TrinityRail

Bryan Pomeroy

Vice President Leasing

Greenbrier Leasing Company

Bryan Vaughan

Modern Rail Capital (MRC)

Modern Rail Capital (MRC)

Bryant Tenorio

Senior Director of Sales

VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC

Byron Porter

Chief Executive Officer

Hum

Caleb Dostal

Investment Associate

ITE Management

Casey Cathcart

Chairman & CEO

Cathcart Rail

Cecilia Peteuil

Vice President

Credit Agricole CIB

Chris Ashman

Director of Leasing

TCIX Rail

Chris Garmoe

President

Southwest Rail Industries, Inc.

Chris Rieman

Vice President, Debt Capital Markets

ITE Management

Chris Schmalbruch

President & CEO

VTG North America, Inc.

Chris Sullivan

Associate

Riverside Rail

Chris Wittmann

VP, Structured Finance & Business Analytics

Union Tank Car Company

Christopher Bell

Senior Vice President

PNC Equipment Finance

Christos Kytzidis

Managing Director

Key Bank

Claire Murphy

Member

Alvord and Alvord PLLC

Clay Thomas

Attorney

Vedder Price P.C.

Cody Broz

USL Rail Project Manager

Schlumberger

Columbus Johnson

SVP, Originations, Corporate Asset Finance

Pacific Western Bank

Craig Putz

AVP Treasury

TTX Company

Curtis Chandler

President

PFL Petroleum Services Limited

Daniel Gerber

Managing Director

Deutsche Bank

Daniel Mendelejis

Supply Chain Manager

Baystar

Daniel Penovich

Executive Advisor

Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC

David Carter

Vice President - Rail Division

VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC

David Clugg

Vice President Business Development, Customer Support & Marketing

Salco Products, Inc.

David Cohen

VP Operations

PFL Petroleum Services Limited

David Coleman

Managing Director

PNC Bank

David Friedlander

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

David Geist

Vice President and Controller, Leasing

Union Tank Car Company

David Gillespie

Partner

Winston & Strawn LLP

David Horwitz

VP & Dept Head - PM and Procurement

GATX Corporation

David Humphrey

Senior Data Scientist

Railinc

David Murawski

Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing

Union Tank Car Company

David Nahass

President

Railroad Financial Corporation

David Scott

President

CNGmotive Inc.

David Shin

Head of Capital Markets

Amergin Asset Management

David Wanits

Associate

Amergin Asset Management

Deborah Taylor

Executive Recruiter

Edna Rice Executive Recruiters

Deepak Kumar

Marketing Director

New York Air Brake

Derek Berman

Associate

Burnham Sterling

Derek Young

Associate Vice President, Sales & Marketing

FTR Transportation Intelligence

Derry Falligant

Vice President Sales Western Region

Union Tank Car Company

Don L. Gill

Sales Manager

HEMPEL (USA)

Donald Bradley

Senior Vice President

CIT Rail

Donald Graab

General Manager

Triangle Brothers and Associates, LLC

Donald Hitchcock

Director Car Management

Genesee & Wyoming

Donald Low

Chief Executive Officer

Ecofab Covers International

Doreen Kruglinski

Managing Partner

Rail Equipment Finance

Doug Driscoll

VP Fleet Management

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc.

Drew Hildreth

Finance Director

KBX Rail, LLC

Edward Biggs

President

Biggs Appraisal

Edward Flynn

Senior Vice President, Commercial Equipment

RVI Group

Edward Luria

Member

Alvord and Alvord PLLC

Edward Murphy-Schwartz

Associate Director

S&P Global Ratings

Edward Tsai

Managing Director

Wafra Inc.

Elizabeth Jaramillo

VP Asset Management

Key Equipment Finance

Eric Eng

Portfolio Manager

ITE Management

Eric Hanson

Senior Managing Director, Co-Head Financial Institutions, Americas

Macquarie Capital

Eric Marchetto

Chief Financial Officer

TrinityRail

Eric Monger

Vice President

KBX Rail, LLC

Eric Starks

COB

FTR Transportation Intelligence

Farouk Kolaghassi

Director - Pricing & Structuring

PNW Railcars

Freddy Fernandez

Senior Vice President

Banc of America Leasing

Garrett Reed

Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Sasser Family Companies

Gary Harms

Vice President - Structured Finance

TrinityRail

Gerardo Saavedra

Vice President

Pan American Railway

Gil Gibbs

Manager

RTEX Railcar Leasing and Sales, LLC

Gil Lamphere

Managing Director

Lamphere Capital Management

Glen Rees

Director - Rail Business Development

Cummins Inc.

Glenn Davis

President

RESIDCO

Graham Brisben

Chief Executive Officer

PLG Consulting

Greg Hall

Chief Executive Officer

Knoxville Locomotive Works

Greg Schmid

Managing Director Rail Marketing

RESIDCO

Gregory Dalpe

SVP, Freight Business Unit

New York Air Brake

Harry Zander

Senior Advisor

Patriot Rail

Helen Lile

Vice President, Client Services

FTR Transportation Intelligence

Henk Panman

Director

ING Bank

Howard Elmore

Member

Elmore Financial, LLC

Ildiko Szilank

Senior Director and Analytical Manager

S&P Global Ratings

James Magee

President and Chief Executive Officer

Carrbridge Management Corp

James Merz

Sr. Vice President - Equipment Management

Fifth Third Bank

Jamie Goodfellow

VP Structured Finance

Wells Fargo Rail

Jan Marino

Director, Business Development

AllTranstek, L.L.C.

Janai Orozco

USL Procurement & Sourcing Manager

Schlumberger

Jason Ball

Director, OE Freight

New York Air Brake

Jason Huette

Vice President

Southwest Rail Industries, Inc.

Jason Huff

Partner

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

Jason Kuehn

Vice President

Oliver Wyman

Jason Schoo

Associate

Riverside Rail

Jay Frazier

Director

Citizens Asset Finance, Inc

Jay Wilensky

Senior Vice President, Accounting & Finance

Sasser Family Companies

Jeff Blake

Regional Rail Sales

DJJ

Jeff Edelman

Chief Executive Officer

Infinity Transportation

Jeff Hinkle

Vice President

Key Bank

Jeff Kocim

Vice President Lease Syndications

TrinityRail

Jeff Lytle

President

CIT Group

Jeff Walsh

Chief Executive Officer

Sasser Family Companies

Jeremy DeLacerda

President

UTLX Manufacturing LLC

Jesse Crews

Senior Advisor Finance & Commercial

TrinityRail

Jessica Zhao

Senior Associate

Wafra Inc.

Jillian Greenwald

Associate

Vedder Price P.C.

Jim Bell

USL Logistics Sourcing Manager

SLB

Jim Blaze

RR Economist & Contributing Editor

Railway Age

Jim White

Vice President

TrinityRail

Joanna Marek

Chief Financial Officer

The InStar Group LLC

Joe Devoe

Senior Vice President and Manager

Helaba

Joe McKenney

Principal

Vectura Capital Advisors, LLC

Joe Schwallie

Senior Vice President

Boundary Rail

Joe Steltzer

VP, Freight Car Sales and Marketing

Wabtec

Joel Thielen

Associate

Vedder Price P.C.

Johanna Biggs

Accredited Senior Appraiser - Inspector of Rail Equipment

Biggs Appraisal

John Fulvimar

Managing Director

Wells Fargo Securities

John Hurst

Director of Logistics

Covia Corp

John Lampasona

Vice President

Deutsche Bank

John O’Bryan

Senior Vice President, Commercial Equipment

RVI Group

John Saeger

Sales Manager NA Rail

The Timken Company

John Sloan

Director, Structured Finance

CIT

John Ward

Executive Director

National Coal Transportation Association

John-Paul Jones

General Partner/Managing Member

Enrail Partners, LP

Jon Sparks

SVP-Operations

Midwest Railcar Corporation

Jonathan Kantor

Chief Financial Officer

Infinity Transportation

Joseph Gorgonio

Rail Fleet Manager

Imerys Performance Minerals

Josh Chesser

Sr. Vice President & General Manager

Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.

Joshua Yeretsky

Senior Director - Capital Markets

TrinityRail

Julie Mink

President

Tealinc, Ltd.

Juliette van Enckevort

Managing Director

ING Bank

Justin Roberts

VP Corporate Finance & Treasurer

The Greenbrier Companies

Keigo Inao

President & CEO

Marubeni SuMiT Rail Transport Inc.

Keith Moore

SVP Group Head Capital Markets

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Ken Hoexter

Managing Director

Bank of America Securities

Ken Roseberry

Sales

Bluegrass Marketing, LLC

Kenneth Jensen

Director Business Development

Ellwood Crankshaft

Kenneth Pierson

Senior VP & GM, Locomotive

CIT Rail

Kent Montgomery

Executive Vice President & COO

RONSCO INC

Kerry King

Managing Director

Banc of America Leasing

Kevin Bahnline

Senior Director- Rail

RESIDCO

Kevin Cook

President

MRC

Kevin Hillesland

SVP, Structured Finance

GATX Corporation

Kevin McHugh

SVP, Sales

Wells Fargo Rail

Kevin McKeown

Managing Director

Banc of America Leasing

Kevin Sherman

Associate

Credit Agricole CIB

Lawrence Littlefield

Managing Director

Riverside Rail

Lee Fedor

Director

Stella Jones Inc

Leslie Wood

VP International Marketing & Sales

National Railway Equipment Co.

Linda Hexem

VP & Managing Director Structured Finance

GATX Corporation

Lindsay Day

Director, Capital Markets

The Greenbrier Companies

Lorie Tekorius

President & Chief Operating Officer

The Greenbrier Companies

Lucas Weatherhead

Private Fleet Manager

DJJ

Luke Highfill

VP & Controller, Director of Financial Analysis

Midwest Railcar Corporation

Lynn Hiser

Special Projects

Primient

Marci Jenks

Rail Transportation Manager

Eco Material Technologies (Formerly Boral)

Mark Blamires

Equinor Marketing & Trading

Equinor

Mark Gerlach

Vice President

Fifth Third Bank

Mark Iwanski

VP Portfolio Management

SMBC Rail Services LLC

Mark Lones

Transportation Sourcing Leader

Owens Corning Sales, LLC.

Mark McGarrigle

Vice President

Credit Agricole CIB

Mark Stefani

Vice President

The Greenbrier Companies

Martin Metz

Head of Land Transport Finance

Helaba

Matt Elkott

Equity Research Analyst

TD Cowen

Matt Mahoney

Director of Business Development

Marmon Rail

Matt Mollozzi

Attorney

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Matthew Branch

VP, Portfolio & Marketing Mgmt

Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.

Matthew Brand

COO, Investments & Debt Capital Markets

ITE Management

Matthew Long

Managing Director

Progress Rail Services

Matthew Maidl

VP & GM

AZCON/A-Z Railcar

Matthew Tonn

Chief Commercial Officer

FreightCar America, Inc.

Matthew Wallin

VP Structured Finance

GATX Corporation

Merritt Canfield

CEO, Executive Recruiter

Meritus Executive Search Excellence LLC

Michael Allen

Director of Logistics

Primient

Michael Barath

Vice President

Wells Fargo

Michael Canmann

EVP and Chief Financial Officer

CC Industries, Inc. A Henry Crown Company

Michael Cleary

Director Business Developement

Alstom

Michael Cory

President

CFG Consulting Inc.

Michael Draz

Shareholder

Vedder Price P.C.

Michael Fuoti

SVP & Managing Director - Equipment Finance

Apple Bank

Michael Gionfriddo

Managing Director

Bank of America

Michael Heineman

Director of Sales, Energy & Infrastructure North America

Hempel USA

Michael Hube

Syndications Team Lead - SVP

Fifth Third Bank

Michael Kratofil

Director

Fifth Third Bank

Michael Labrum

Managing Director

The Huntington National Bank

Michael Maffei

VP Structured Finance

GATX Corporation

Michael Mahoney

President

RailSolutions LLC

Michael McCarthy

President

AITX

Michael Rone

VP, Product Management

Wells Fargo Rail

Michael Susco

Owner

Ascensor Consulting LLC

Mickey Jett

Counsel

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

Mike Barry

Vice President

Riverside Rail

Mike Watts

VP Sales North America

Amsted Rail

Morihiro Aoki

Executive Director

Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC

Nathaniel Drake

Managing Director

Macquarie Capital

Nick Conrad

President

N.G. Transportation Financing

Nick Muday

EVP - Rail

Wells Fargo Rail

Nicole Morgan

Director, Forecasting & Analysis

TrinityRail

Nobuhiko Takehana

Managing Partner

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Nobuhiro Namba

Assistant Vice President

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

Owen Sidaway

Director - Rail Finance

Citizens Asset Finance, Inc

P. Leigh Scott

Senior Vice President - Marketing & Sales

National Steel Car Limited

Parla Ozgediz

Executive Director

CIBC

Patrick Kurtz

Vice President Portfolio Management

American Industrial Transport, Inc.

Patrick Mazzanti

President

Railroad Appraisal Associates

Patrick Schroeder

Senior Commercial Sourcing Advisor

Marathon Petroleum

Paul Hallauer

Chief Credit Officer

Wintrust Asset Finance Inc.

Paul Kruger

Partner

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Paul Titterton

EVP & President, Rail North America

GATX Corporation

Peter Appel

Managing Director, Rail

ITE Management

Peter Goyer

VP, Asset Manager - Rail

Citizens Asset Finance, Inc

Peter O’Malley

VP, Fleet Operations

ITE Management

Peter Thomas

Corporate VP - Strategy

Wabtec

Phil Thompson

VP - Business Development

PNW Railcars

Philip Baggaley

Managing Director, Sector Lead – U.S. Transportation, Aerospace and Defense

S&P Global Ratings

Philip Pfirrmann

President

Genesis Capital Corp.

Rahul Danak

Vice President

Riverside Rail

Rasesh Shah

CEO & Chairman

Boundary Rail

Richard Anello

Director, Asset Management

Truist Equipment Finance

Richard Fenimore

President/ Managing Member

TCIX Rail

Richard Folio

Executive Vice President, CFO, COO, MOB

Midwest Railcar Corporation

Richard Johnston

Senior Vice President

Peapack Capital Corporation

Richard Kloster

President

Integrity Rail Partners, Inc.

Rick Fenimore II

Senior Account Manager

TCIX Rail

Rick Hart

al Sales Manager

Metro East Industries

Rick Ortyl

VP & Family Owner

Metro East Industries

Rishi Shah

President

Boundary Rail

Rob Kenny

Member

Moore & Van Allen

Rob Oesch

VP Global Marketing & Customer Service

Amsted Rail

Robert Cantwell

Owner / Principal

Railcar Supply Chain Associates

Robert Hogan

Vice President - Commercial

Amergin Asset Management

Robert Pickel

SVP - Marketing & Sales

National Steel Car Limited

Robert Przybylski

Assistant Treasurer

TTX Company

Robert Reitz

Senior Vice President

Banc of America Leasing

Robin Arnold

Logistics Manager

American Soda LLC (Solvay)

Roger Finn

Director

BMO Equipment Finance

Roger Jimenez

CFO, Vice President of Accounting & Finance

Tokai Carbon CB

Roger Kelly

VP Railcar Leasing

Progress Rail Services

Roman Schwartz

Director

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Ronald Sucik

President

RSE Consulting

Ross Corthell

Vice President - Transportation

Packaging Corporation of America

Ross Sylvester

Managing Director

Napier Park Global Capital LLC

Sam Buchholz

Vice President - Locomotive

GATX Corporation

Sander Jansen

Vice President

ING Bank

Sara McCoy

Senior Vice President - Capital Markets

TrinityRail

Sargon Shamoon

Director, Structured Finance

CIT Rail

Scott Christopher

Vice President

Siemens Financial Services

Sean Hankinson

Commercial Advisor

American Industrial Transport, Inc.

Sergio Rebelo

MUFG Distinguised Professor of International finance

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

Shane Picklesimer

Vice President - Sales and Marketing

Transportation Services/Wheelworx

Sharon Fowler

Vice President Gulf Region

Union Tank Car Company

Shiro Matsui

Director, Transportation

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas

Stefan Loeb

Executive Vice President

Watco

Steve Barger

Managing Director

KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.

Steve Buster

Member

Elmore Financial, LLC

Steve Cardone

Manager - Rail Fleet

Covia Corp

Steven Barnett

Vice President - Leasing Company Sales

TrinityRail

Steven Hendricks

President

Everest Railcar Services, Inc

Steven Margetis

Director, Structured Finance

S&P Global Ratings

Steven Sprengard

SVP - Lender Finance

The Huntington National Bank

Steven Unger

Operating Rail Partner

ITE Management

Stuart Biggs

Appraiser

Biggs Appraisal

Sunil Adalja

Executive Director

CIBC

Suril Shah

President

Boundary Rail

Sydney Lynch

Relationship Manager

PNC Bank

Takuo Hayakawa

Managing Partner

Marubeni SuMiT Rail Transport Inc.

Taylor Lewis

The Sherwin-Williams Company

The Sherwin-Williams Company

Ted Baun

Chief Commercial Officer

PNW Railcars

Ted Burbage

Managing Director

KBRA

Thomas Cathcart

President

Cathcart Rail

Thomas Ellman

EVP & Chief Financial Officer

GATX Corporation

Thomas Kaptur

AKT Equipment Lease Consulting

Consultant

Thomas McGraw

Director

Citibank

Thomas Monroe

Senior Vice President - Asset Management

ATEL Capital Group

Thomas Risinger

Analyst

Napier Park Global Capital LLC

Tim Kubiak

President and CEO

Wells Fargo Rail

Tim Stevens

Chief Risk Officer

SMBC Rail Services LLC

Tina Beckberger

SVP Commercial

SMBC Rail Services LLC

Tom Chenoweth

AVP Product Development

National Railway Equipment Co.

Trey Savage

Director

DJJ

Umesh Choksi

President & CEO

The InStar Group LLC

Vince De Luca

Chief Financial Officer

National Steel Car Limited

Wendy Williamson

Asset Manager, Vice President

M&T Bank

William Bullock

Capital Markets

ATEL Capital Group

William Geiger

Senior Vice President

Railroad Financial Corporation

William O’Donnell

Executive Director of Global Sales

Miner Enterprises

William Tefft

SVP Equipment Management

Pacific Western Bank

William Vantuono

Editor-in-Chief

Railway Age

Wouter Radstake

Director Land Transport Research

Helaba

Yo Tanaka

Manager

Marubeni SuMiT Rail Transport Inc.

Yvonne Lufborough

Director-Finance & Administration

Tealinc, Ltd.

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