2022 REF Attendees

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Sunil

Adalja

Executive Director

CIBC

Michael

Allen

Director of Logistics

Primient

Richard

Anello

Director, Asset Management

Truist Equipment Finance

Morihiro

Aoki

Executive Director

Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC

Peter

Appel

Managing Director, Rail

ITE Management

Robin

Arnold

Logistics Manager

American Soda LLC (Solvay)

Chris

Ashman

Director of Leasing

TCIX Rail

Andre

Avakov

Vice President Land Transport Finance

Helaba

Philip

Baggaley

Managing Director, Sector Lead โ€“ U.S. Transportation, Aerospace and Defense

S&P Global Ratings

Kevin

Bahnline

Senior Director- Rail

RESIDCO

Adriene

Bailey

Partner - Surface Transportation

Oliver Wyman

Jason

Ball

Director, OE Freight

New York Air Brake

Michael

Barath

Vice President

Wells Fargo

Steve

Barger

Managing Director

KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.

Steven

Barnett

Vice President - Leasing Company Sales

TrinityRail

Mike

Barry

Vice President

Riverside Rail

Ted

Baun

Chief Commercial Officer

PNW Railcars

Tina

Beckberger

SVP Commercial

SMBC Rail Services LLC

Christopher

Bell

Senior Vice President

PNC Equipment Finance

Jim

Bell

USL Logistics Sourcing Manager

SLB

Derek

Berman

Associate

Burnham Sterling

Edward

Biggs

President

Biggs Appraisal

Johanna

Biggs

Accredited Senior Appraiser - Inspector of Rail Equipment

Biggs Appraisal

Stuart

Biggs

Appraiser

Biggs Appraisal

Jeff

Blake

Regional Rail Sales

DJJ

Mark

Blamires

Equinor Marketing & Trading

Equinor

Jim

Blaze

Contributing Editor

Railway Age

Andrea

Bory

Vice President, Supply Chain

American Soda LLC (Solvay)

Donald

Bradley

Senior Vice President

CIT Rail

Matthew

Branch

VP, Portfolio & Marketing Mgmt

Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.

Matthew

Brand

COO, Investments & Debt Capital Markets

ITE Management

Graham

Brisben

Chief Executive Officer

PLG Consulting

Cody

Broz

USL Rail Project Manager

Schlumberger

Sam

Buchholz

Vice President - Locomotive

GATX Corporation

William

Bullock

Capital Markets

ATEL Capital Group

Ted

Burbage

Managing Director

KBRA

Steve

Buster

Member

Elmore Financial, LLC

Merritt

Canfield

CEO, Executive Recruiter

Meritus Executive Search Excellence LLC

Michael

Canmann

EVP and Chief Financial Officer

CC Industries, Inc. A Henry Crown Company

Robert

Cantwell

Owner / Principal

Railcar Supply Chain Associates

Steve

Cardone

Manager - Rail Fleet

Covia Corp

David

Carter

Executive Vice President

VLS Environmental Solutions

Casey

Cathcart

Chairman & CEO

Cathcart Rail

Thomas

Cathcart

President

Cathcart Rail

Curtis

Chandler

President

PFL Petroleum Services Limited

Tom

Chenoweth

AVP Product Development

National Railway Equipment Co.

Josh

Chesser

Sr. Vice President & General Manager

Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.

Umesh

Choksi

President & CEO

The InStar Group LLC

Scott

Christopher

Vice President

Siemens Financial Services

Michael

Cleary

Director Business Developement

Alstom

Bob

Cleator

SVP Sales

FreightCar America, Inc.

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

Brian

Comstock

EVP Sales & Marketing

The Greenbrier Companies

Nick

Conrad

President

N.G. Transportation Financing

Kevin

Cook

President

MRC

Ross

Corthell

Vice President - Transportation

Packaging Corporation of America

Michael

Cory

President

CFG Consulting Inc.

Jesse

Crews

Chief Investment Officer - retired

Trinity Industries - retired

Brendan

Crystal

Director

Atlas SP Partners

Gregory

Dalpe

SVP, Freight Business Unit

New York Air Brake

Rahul

Danak

Vice President

Riverside Rail

Glenn

Davis

President

RESIDCO

Lindsay

Day

Director, Capital Markets

The Greenbrier Companies

Jeremy

DeLacerda

President

UTLX Manufacturing LLC

Brian

DeRusha

Executive Vice President - Asset Management

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Joe

Devoe

Senior Vice President

Helaba

Caleb

Dostal

Senior Associate

ITE Management

Nathaniel

Drake

Managing Director, Financial Institutions, Americas

Macquarie Capital

Michael

Draz

Shareholder

Vedder Price P.C.

Doug

Driscoll

VP Fleet Management

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc.

Jeff

Edelman

Chief Executive Officer

Infinity Transportation

Aaron

Efta

Partner

Chapman and Cutler LLP

Matt

Elkott

Equity Research Analyst

TD Cowen

Thomas

Ellman

EVP & Chief Financial Officer

GATX Corporation

Howard

Elmore

Member

Elmore Financial, LLC

Ben

Elpers

Director Portfolio Management

KBX Rail, LLC

Juliette

Enckevort

Managing Director

ING Bank

Eric

Eng

Portfolio Manager

ITE Management

Andrew

Falcone

Vice President

Railroad Financial Corporation

Derry

Falligant

Vice President Sales Western Region

Union Tank Car Company

Lee

Fedor

Director

Stella Jones Inc

Richard

Fenimore

President / Managing Member

TCIX Rail

Rick

Fenimore II

Senior Account Manager

TCIX Rail

Bernie

Ferguson

Senior Vice President and GM

The Greenbrier Companies

Freddy

Fernandez

Senior Vice President

Banc of America Leasing

Roger

Finn

Director

BMO Equipment Finance

Edward

Flynn

Senior Vice President, Commercial Equipment

RVI Group

Richard

Folio

Executive Vice President, CFO, COO, MOB

Midwest Railcar Corporation

Sharon

Fowler

Vice President Gulf Region

Union Tank Car Company

Jay

Frazier

Director

Citizens Asset Finance, Inc

David

Friedlander

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Brian

Frizzell

President

Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.

John

Fulvimar

Managing Director

Wells Fargo Securities

Michael

Fuoti

SVP & Managing Director - Equipment Finance

Apple Bank

Chris

Garmoe

Senior Advisor

Southwest Rail Industries, Inc.

William

Geiger

Senior Vice President

Railroad Financial Corporation

David

Geist

Vice President and Controller, Leasing

Union Tank Car Company

Daniel

Gerber

Managing Director

Deutsche Bank

Mark

Gerlach

Vice President

Fifth Third Bank

Gil

Gibbs

Managing Member

RTEX Railcar Leasing and Sales, LLC

Don

Gill

Sales Manager

HEMPEL (USA)

David

Gillespie

Partner

Winston & Strawn LLP

Michael

Gionfriddo

Managing Director

Bank of America

Jamie

Goodfellow

VP Structured Finance

Wells Fargo Rail

Joseph

Gorgonio

Rail Fleet Manager

Imerys Performance Minerals

Peter

Goyer

VP, Asset Manager - Rail

Citizens Asset Finance, Inc

Donald

Graab

General Manager

Triangle Brothers and Associates, LLC

Jillian

Greenwald

Attorney

Vedder Price P.C.

Greg

Hall

Chief Executive Officer

Knoxville Locomotive Works

Paul

Hallauer

Chief Credit Officer

Wintrust Asset Finance Inc.

Sean

Hankinson

Principal

Adaptive Rail Solutions Ltd.

Eric

Hanson

Executive Director

Macquarie Capital

Gary

Harms

Vice President - Structured Finance

TrinityRail

Rick

Hart

al Sales Manager

Metro East Industries

Anthony

Hatch

Analyst/Consultant

ABH Consulting

Takuo

Hayakawa

Managing Partner

Marubeni SuMiT Rail Transport Inc.

Michael

Heineman

Director of Sales, Energy & Infrastructure North America

Hempel USA

Steven

Hendricks

President

Everest Railcar Services, Inc

Linda

Hexem

VP & Managing Director Structured Finance

GATX Corporation

Luke

Highfill

VP & Controller, Director of Financial Analysis

Midwest Railcar Corporation

Drew

Hildreth

Finance Director

KBX Rail, LLC

Kevin

Hillesland

SVP, Structured Finance

GATX Corporation

Jeff

Hinkle

Vice President

Key Bank

Lynn

Hiser

Special Projects

Primient

Donald

Hitchcock

Director Car Management

Genesee & Wyoming

Ken

Hoexter

Managing Director

Bank of America Securities

Robert

Hogan

Vice President - Commercial

Amergin Asset Management

David

Horwitz

VP & Dept Head - PM and Procurement

GATX Corporation

Michael

Hube

Syndications Team Lead - SVP

Fifth Third Bank

Jason

Huette

President

Southwest Rail Industries, Inc.

Jason

Huff

Partner

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

David

Humphrey

Senior Data Scientist

Railinc

John

Hurst

Director of Logistics

Iron Oak Energy Solutions

Keigo

Inao

President & CEO

Marubeni SuMiT Rail Transport Inc.

Mark

Iwanski

VP Portfolio Management

AITX

Sander

Jansen

Vice President

ING Bank

Elizabeth

Jaramillo

VP Asset Management

Key Equipment Finance

Marci

Jenks

Rail Transportation Manager

Eco Material Technologies (Formerly Boral)

Kenneth

Jensen

Director Business Development

Ellwood Crankshaft

Mickey

Jett

Counsel

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

Roger

Jimenez

CFO, Vice President of Accounting & Finance

Tokai Carbon CB

Columbus

Johnson

SVP, Originations, Corporate Asset Finance

Pacific Western Bank

Richard

Johnston

Senior Vice President

Peapack Capital Corporation

John-Paul

Jones

General Partner/Managing Member

Enrail Partners, LP

Bill

Jong

Principal

Global Equipment Management Services, LLC

Jonathan

Kantor

Chief Financial Officer

Infinity Transportation

Thomas

Kaptur

AKT Equipment Lease Consulting

Consultant

Roger

Kelly

VP Railcar Leasing

Progress Rail Services

Rob

Kenny

Member

Moore & Van Allen

Kerry

King

Managing Director

Banc of America Leasing

Richard

Kloster

President

Integrity Rail Partners, Inc.

Jeff

Kocim

Vice President Lease Syndications

TrinityRail

Farouk

Kolaghassi

Director - Pricing & Structuring

PNW Railcars

Michael

Kratofil

Director

Fifth Third Bank

Paul

Kruger

Partner

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Andrew

Kruglinski

Manager - Speaker Relations

Rail Equipment Finance

Doreen

Kruglinski

Managing Partner

Rail Equipment Finance

Tim

Kubiak

President and CEO

Wells Fargo Rail

Jason

Kuehn

Vice President

Oliver Wyman

Deepak

Kumar

Marketing Director

New York Air Brake

Patrick

Kurtz

Vice President Portfolio Management

American Industrial Transport, Inc.

Christos

Kytzidis

Managing Director

Key Bank

Michael

Labrum

Managing Director

The Huntington National Bank

Bob

Ladowski

SVP Head of Asset Management

Truist Equipment Finance

John

Lampasona

Vice President

Deutsche Bank

Gil

Lamphere

Managing Director

Lamphere Capital Management

Brad

Leesman

Commercial Director

Baystar

Taylor

Lewis

The Sherwin-Williams Company

The Sherwin-Williams Company

Helen

Lile

Vice President, Client Services

FTR Transportation Intelligence

Lawrence

Littlefield

Managing Director

Riverside Rail

Stefan

Loeb

Executive Vice President

Watco

Mark

Lones

Transportation Sourcing Leader

Owens Corning Sales, LLC.

Matthew

Long

Managing Director

Progress Rail Services

Donald

Low

Chief Executive Officer

Ecofab Covers International

Vince

Luca

Chief Financial Officer

National Steel Car Limited

Yvonne

Lufborough

Director-Finance & Administration

Tealinc, Ltd.

Edward

Luria

Member

Alvord and Alvord PLLC

Sydney

Lynch

Relationship Manager

PNC Bank

Jeff

Lytle

President

CIT Rail

Michael

Maffei

VP Structured Finance

GATX Corporation

James

Magee

President and Chief Executive Officer

Carrbridge Management Corp

Matt

Mahoney

Director of Business Development

Marmon Rail

Michael

Mahoney

President

RailSolutions LLC

Matthew

Maidl

VP & GM

AZCON/A-Z Railcar

Bascome

Majors

Equity Analyst - Transportation

Susquehanna Financial Group

Eric

Marchetto

Chief Financial Officer

TrinityRail

Joanna

Marek

Chief Financial Officer

The InStar Group LLC

Steven

Margetis

Director, Structured Finance

S&P Global Ratings

Jan

Marino

Director, Business Development

AllTranstek, L.L.C.

Shiro

Matsui

Director, Transportation

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas

Patrick

Mazzanti

President

Railroad Appraisal Associates

Michael

McCarthy

President

AITX

Sara

McCoy

Senior Vice President - Capital Markets

TrinityRail

Mark

McGarrigle

Vice President

Credit Agricole CIB

Thomas

McGraw

Director

Citibank

Kevin

McHugh

SVP, Sales

Wells Fargo Rail

Joe

McKenney

Principal

Vectura Capital Advisors, LLC

Kevin

McKeown

Managing Director

Banc of America Leasing

Daniel

Mendelejis

Supply Chain Manager

Baystar

James

Merz

Sr. Vice President - Equipment Management

Fifth Third Bank

Martin

Metz

Head of Land Transport Finance

Helaba

Julie

Mink

President

Tealinc, Ltd.

Adrienne

Molloy

Managing Director

Credit Industriel et Commercial

Matt

Mollozzi

Attorney

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Eric

Monger

Vice President

KBX Rail, LLC

Thomas

Monroe

Senior Vice President - Asset Management

ATEL Capital Group

Kent

Montgomery

President

RONSCO INC

Keith

Moore

SVP Group Head Capital Markets

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Nicole

Morgan

Director, Forecasting & Analysis

TrinityRail

Nick

Muday

EVP-Structured Finance Portfolio

Wells Fargo Rail

David

Murawski

Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing

Union Tank Car Company

Claire

Murphy

Member

Alvord and Alvord PLLC

Edward

Murphy-Schwartz

Associate Director

S&P Global Ratings

Brad

Myers

Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer

Amsted Digital Solutions

David

Nahass

President

Railroad Financial Corporation

Nobuhiro

Namba

Assistant Vice President

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

Aaron

Navarro

Senior Director of Sales

Amsted Rail

Barry

Nohalty

MD/SVP Structured Finance

CIT Rail

John

O'Bryan

Senior Vice President, Commercial Equipment

RVI Group

William

O'Donnell

Executive Director of Global Sales

Miner Enterprises

Peter

O'Malley

VP, Fleet Operations

ITE Management

Rob

Oesch

VP Global Marketing & Customer Service

Amsted Rail

Janai

Orozco

Founder - Executive Advisor

VXN Supply Chain Solutions

Rick

Ortyl

VP & Family Owner

Metro East Industries

Anselm

Ott

Expert

McKinsey & Company

Brian

Ottinger

Chief Commercial Officer

Infinity Transportation

Parla

Ozgediz

Executive Director

CIBC

Henk

Panman

Director

ING Bank

Daniel

Penovich

Executive Advisor

Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC

Bob

Peters

Sales Manager

A Stucki

Cecilia

Peteuil

Vice President

Credit Agricole CIB

Anthony

Petrillo

Transportation Manager

Packaging Corporation of America

Philip

Pfirrmann

President

Genesis Capital Corp.

Robert

Pickel

SVP - Marketing & Sales

National Steel Car Limited

Shane

Picklesimer

Vice President - Sales and Marketing

Transportation Services/Wheelworx

Kenneth

Pierson

Senior VP & GM, Locomotive

CIT Rail

Allison

Poliniak

Director

Wells Fargo

Bryan

Pomeroy

Vice President Leasing

Greenbrier Leasing Company

Byron

Porter

Chief Executive Officer

Hum

Robert

Przybylski

Assistant Treasurer

TTX Company

Craig

Putz

AVP Treasury

TTX Company

Wouter

Radstake

Director Land Transport Research

Helaba

Sergio

Rebelo

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N/A

Garrett

Reed

Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Sasser Family Companies

Glen

Rees

Director - Rail Business Development

Cummins Inc.

Robert

Reitz

Senior Vice President

Banc of America Leasing

Chris

Rieman

Vice President, Debt Capital Markets

ITE Management

Thomas

Risinger

Analyst

Napier Park Global Capital LLC

Justin

Roberts

VP Corporate Finance & Treasurer

The Greenbrier Companies

Michael

Rone

VP, Product Management

Wells Fargo Rail

Ken

Roseberry

Sales

Bluegrass Marketing, LLC

Anthony

Ruggiere

Banking Officer

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Gerardo

Saavedra

Vice President

Pan American Railway

John

Saeger

Sales Manager NA Rail

The Timken Company

Trey

Savage

Director

DJJ

Chris

Schmalbruch

President & CEO

VTG North America, Inc.

Greg

Schmid

Managing Director Rail Marketing

RESIDCO

Jason

Schoo

Associate

Riverside Rail

Patrick

Schroeder

Senior Commercial Sourcing Advisor

Marathon Petroleum

Adam

Schueler

Vice President Capital Markets

The Greenbrier Companies

Joe

Schwallie

Senior Vice President

Boundary Rail

Brandon

Schwartz

VP / North American Sales

National Railway Equipment Co.

Roman

Schwartz

Director

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

P.

Scott

Senior Vice President - Marketing & Sales

National Steel Car Limited

David

Scott

President

HGmotive Inc.

Rasesh

Shah

CEO & Chairman

Boundary Rail

Rishi

Shah

President

Boundary Rail

Suril

Shah

President

Boundary Rail

Sargon

Shamoon

Director, Structured Finance

CIT Rail

Kevin

Sherman

Associate

Credit Agricole CIB

David

Shin

Head of Capital Markets

Amergin Asset Management

Owen

Sidaway

Director - Rail Finance

Citizens Asset Finance, Inc

Adam

Simeon

General Director Equipment Distribution

Union Pacific Railroad

John

Sloan

Director, Structured Finance

CIT

Andrew

Smaltz

Director

Citizens Bank

Brandon

Smith

Senior Vice President - Asset Management Leader

Apple Bank Equipment Finance

Jon

Sparks

SVP-Operations

Midwest Railcar Corporation

Steven

Sprengard

SVP - Lender Finance

The Huntington National Bank

Andrew

Stahl

Owner & President

Stahl Recruiting

Eric

Starks

COB

FTR Transportation Intelligence

Mark

Stefani

Vice President, Portfolio & Risk

The Greenbrier Companies

Joe

Steltzer

VP, Freight Car Sales and Marketing

Wabtec

Tim

Stevens

Chief Risk Officer

SMBC Rail Services LLC

Ronald

Sucik

President

RSE Consulting

Chris

Sullivan

Managing Principal

Riverside Rail

Michael

Susco

Owner

Ascensor Consulting LLC

Ross

Sylvester

Managing Director

Napier Park Global Capital LLC

Ildiko

Szilank

Senior Director and Analytical Manager

S&P Global Ratings

Nobuhiko

Takehana

Managing Partner

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Yo

Tanaka

Manager

Marubeni SuMiT Rail Transport Inc.

Alec

Tasooji

Senior Vice President

Helaba

Deborah

Taylor

Executive Recruiter

Edna Rice Executive Recruiters

William

Tefft

SVP Equipment Management

Pacific Western Bank

Lorie

Tekorius

President & Chief Operating Officer

The Greenbrier Companies

Bryant

Tenorio

Sr. Director of Sales & Marketing

VLS Environmental Solutions, LLC.

Joel

Thielen

Shareholder

Vedder Price P.C.

Clay

Thomas

Attorney

Vedder Price P.C.

Peter

Thomas

Corporate VP - Strategy

Wabtec

Phil

Thompson

VP - Business Development

PNW Railcars

Paul

Titterton

EVP & President, Rail North America

GATX Corporation

Blake

Tollefsen

Product Manager

Great American Insurance Group

Matthew

Tonn

Chief Commercial Officer

FreightCar America, Inc.

Brian

Trammell

Vice President, Sales

TrinityRail

Edward

Tsai

Managing Director

Wafra Inc.

Steven

Unger

Operating Rail Partner

ITE Management

William

Vantuono

Editor-in-Chief

Railway Age

Bryan

Vaughan

Modern Rail Capital (MRC)

Modern Rail Capital (MRC)

Andy

Vestergaard

President & CEO

PNW Railcars

Matthew

Wallin

VP Structured Finance

GATX Corporation

Jeff

Walsh

Chief Executive Officer

Sasser Family Companies

David

Wanits

Associate

Amergin Asset Management

John

Ward

Executive Director

National Coal Transportation Association

Mike

Watts

VP Sales North America

Amsted Rail

Lucas

Weatherhead

Private Fleet Manager

DJJ

Jim

White

Vice President

TrinityRail

Jay

Wilensky

Senior Vice President, Accounting & Finance

Sasser Family Companies

Wendy

Williamson

Asset Manager, Vice President

M&T Bank

Barbara

Wilson

Senior Advisor

Railroad Financial Corporation

Chris

Wittmann

VP, Structured Finance & Business Analytics

Union Tank Car Company

Leslie

Wood

Managing Director

All Aboard Global Enterprise LLC

Joshua

Yeretsky

Senior Director - Capital Markets

TrinityRail

Derek

Young

Associate Vice President, Sales & Marketing

FTR Transportation Intelligence

Harry

Zander

Senior Advisor

Patriot Rail

Jessica

Zhao

Senior Associate

Wafra Inc.