2023 REF Attendees

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Alphabetical Attendees

Matt

Adams

Manager - Sales

Vulcan Materials Company

Michael

Allen

Primient

Director of Logistics

Dennis

Amick

Manager

Railcar Leasing Specialists

Richard

Anello

Director, Asset Management

Truist Equipment Finance

Nicholas

Arnold

Director, Structured Finance and Analysis

The Greenbrier Companies

Chris

Ashman

Director of Leasing

TCIX Rail

Xavier

Auge

Executive Director

Mizuho Americas

Andre

Avakov

Vice President Land Transport Finance

Helaba

Anouskha

Bachraz

Investment Principal

JP Morgan

Adriene

Bailey

Partner - Surface Transportation

Oliver Wyman

Jason

Ball

Director, OE Freight

New York Air Brake

Steve

Barger

Managing Director

KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.

Steven

Barnett

Vice President - Leasing Company Sales

TrinityRail

Mike

Barry

Vice President

Riverside Rail

Christopher

Bell

Senior Vice President

PNC Equipment Finance

Jim

Bell

USL Logistics Sourcing Manager

SLB

Cody

Birdwell

President

Iron Horse Terminals

Mark

Bisci

Director

MetLife

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)

Ross

Briggs

Board Member

Instar

Graham

Brisben

Chief Executive Officer

PLG Consulting

Karl

Brown

Sr. Financial Analyst - Structured Finance

TrinityRail

Cody

Broz

USL Rail Project Manager

Schlumberger

Ted

Burbage

Managing Director

KBRA

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

Daniel

Carr

Head of Asset Finance

NAB

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

Joshua

Chesser

Director of Sales

Midland Manufacturing

John

Cho

Managing Director - Head of ABS

Societe Generale

Umesh

Choksi

Chairman

The Instar Group

Scott

Christopher

Vice President

Siemens Financial Services

Michael

Cleary

Director Business Development

Alstom Transport

David

Clugg

Vice President Business Development, Customer Support & Marketing

A. Stucki Company

Adam

Conrad

Managing Director

Marathon Asset Mgt

Dan

Corley

Rail Consultant

Westlake

Ross

Corthell

Vice President - Transportation

Packaging Corporation of America

Michael

Cory

President

CFG Consulting Inc.

Edwin

Cothron

CEO

Belvedere Terminals

Guillaume

Courant

Rail Equipment Specialist

Rio Tinto

Johnny

Cross

Commercial Operations Manager, Rail Services

Schnitzer Southeast LLC

Brendan

Crystal

Director

Atlas SP Partners

Gregory

Dalpe

SVP, Freight Business Unit

New York Air Brake

Rahul

Danak

Director

Riverside Rail

Lindsay

Day

The Greenbrier Companies

The Greenbrier Companies

Olivier

Desfontaines

Global Head of Rail Sector

Credit Agricole CIB

Joseph

Devoe

Senior Vice President and Manager

Helaba

Doug

Driscoll

VP Assets and Procure to Pay

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc.

Charles

Dupin

Director of North American Sales

Miner Enterprises

Kaye

Ea

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Helaba

Matt

Elkott

Equity Research Analyst

TD Cowen

Ben

Elpers

Director Portfolio Management

KBX Rail, LLC

Juliette

Enckevort

Managing Director

ING Bank

Rick

Fenimore II

Senior Account Manager

TCIX Rail

Freddy

Fernandez

Senior Vice President

Banc of America Leasing

Rudy

Figueroa

SVP, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC

Christopher

Finan

Vice President

Key Equipment Finance

Thomas

Forbes

Executive Vice President & Chief Sales Officer

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Lafayette

Ford

Managing Director

Fifth Third Securities

Jay

Frazier

Director

Citizens Bank

Brian

Frizzell

President

Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.

Carlo

Garcia

Senior Strategic Planning Advisor

TotalEnergies

David

Geist

Vice President and Controller, Leasing

Union Tank Car Company

Mark

Gerlach

Vice President

Fifth Third Bank

Donald

Gill

Director - Market Development

Curry Rail Services

Spence

Glotzbach

Head of Procurement

CSX Transportation

Paul

Hallauer

Chief Credit Officer

Wintrust Asset Finance Inc.

Akira

Hamamura

Assistant Vice President

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Brian

Harris

Director Rail

RESIDCO

Takuo

Hayakawa

Managing Partner

Marubeni SuMiT Rail Transport Inc.

Houston

Haymon

Senior Vice President

PSC Group

Michael

Heineman

Director of Sales, Energy & Infrastructure North America

Hempel USA

Kareem

Hekal

Vice President - ABS

Societe Generale

Steven

Hendricks

President

Everest Railcar Services, Inc

Kenneth

Heydorn

Co-President

Kasgro Rail Corp

Denise

Hilton

USL Logistics Rail Sourcing Manager

SLB

Lynn

Hiser

Special Projects

Primient

Nathan

Ho

Associate

Bank of America Securities

Matthew

Houser

Vice President - Business Development

Cummins Inc

Keigo

Inao

President & CEO

Marubeni SuMiT Rail Transport Inc.

Kento

Ishihara

Assistant to General Manager

Sumitomo Corporation

Mark

Iwanski

VP Portfolio Management

AITX

David

Izard

Head of Transportation, Corporate & Investment Banking

Fifth Third Bank

Mickey

Jett

Counsel

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

Naima

Jinnah

COO, ITE Labs

ITE Management

Columbus

Johnson

SVP, Originations, Corporate Asset Finance

Pacific Western Bank

Bill

Jong

Principal

Global Equipment Management Services, LLC

Raman

Kadevari

Sr. Director Strategic Sourcing

CalPortland Cement Company

Noriyuki

Kadota

Chief Project Manager

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

Thomas

Kaptur

AKT Equipment Lease Consulting

Consultant

Ryan

Keane

Senior Managing Director

Fundamental Advisors

Griffin

Keeler

Director

Napier Park Global Capital

Matt

Keepman

SVP Sales & Marketing

Duos Technologies

Roger

Kelly

VP Railcar Leasing

Progress Rail Services

Mike

Kelly

Vice President, Sales

Chicago Freight Car

Rob

Kenny

Partner

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Richard

Kloster

President

Integrity Rail Partners

Jeff

Kocim

Vice President Lease Syndications

TrinityRail

Farouk

Kolaghassi

Director - Pricing & Structuring

PNW Railcars

Michael

Kratofil

Director

Fifth Third Bank

Tim

Kubiak

President and CEO

Wells Fargo Rail

Robert

Kudler

Vice President

Societe Generale

Jason

Kuehn

Vice President

Oliver Wyman

Ryan

Kuhl

Associate

S&P Global

Rikako

Kuroda

Member

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

Patrick

Kurtz

Vice President Portfolio Management

American Industrial Transport, Inc.

Robert

Ladowski

Head of Asset Management

Truist Equipment Finance

Elisa

Lajonchere

Managing Director

Credit Agricole CIB

Kelly

Lane

Senior Vice President, Director of Asset Management

BciCapital, Inc.

Brad

Leesman

Commercial Director

Baystar

Jose

Liberti

Clinical Professor of Finance

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Matthew

Liszt

Head of Marketing

ITE Management

Lawrence

Littlefield

Managing Director

Riverside Rail

Gina

LoCacciato

VP, Customer Experience, Marketing & Strategic Partnerships

Chicago Freight Car

Stefan

Loeb

Executive Vice President

Watco

Tucker

Long

Associate

The Longwood Group

Yvonne

Lufborough

Director-Finance & Administration

Tealinc, Ltd.

Michael

Maffei

VP & Exec Director, Structured Finance

GATX

Jim

Magee

Chief Executive Officer

Carrbridge Managemernt Corp

Matt

Mahoney

Director of Business Development

Marmon Rail

Bascome

Majors

Equity Analyst - Transportation

Susquehanna Financial Group

Leigh

Mann

VP, Investor Relations

Trinity Industries

Joanna

Marek

CFO

The InStar Group LLC

Jan

Marino

Director, Business Development

AllTranstek, L.L.C.

Mark

Marron

Managing Director- Transportation

MUFG Bank

Tim

Massey

Account Executive, Engineering & Track Services

Progress Rail

Shiro

Matsui

Director, Transportation

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas

Sayaka

Matsumura

Project Manager

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

Bastien

Maybon

Vice President

Oaklins Canada

Bruce

McAdams

CEO

Bridgeway

Sara

McCoy

Senior Vice President - Capital Markets

TrinityRail

Haley

McCoy

Manager Treasury

TTX Company

Mark

McGreenery

CEO

Amergin Asset Management

Kevin

McHugh

SVP, Sales

Wells Fargo Rail

Daniel

Mendelejis

Supply Chain Manager

Baystar

Adam

Miller

Director - Structured Finance

Wells Fargo Rail

Toshiya

Minatozaki

General Manager

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Julie

Mink

President

Tealinc, Ltd.

Chris

Mnichowski

President

CMF Leasing Inc

Rebecca

Moss

Asset Backed Finance

Fifth Third

Nick

Muday

EVP-Structured Finance Portfolio

Wells Fargo Rail

Robert

Mullen

Key Account Manager

Wabtec

David

Murawski

Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing

Union Tank Car Company

Katherine

Murphy

Paralegal

Alvord and Alvord PLLC

Edward

Murphy-Schwartz

Associate Director

S&P Global Ratings

Sebastien

Nadeau

Managing Partner

Oaklins Canada

John

Napierkowski

VP Commercial Equip Underwriting, Risk Management

RVI Group

Vitaly

Nesterenko

Managing Director

John W. Bristol

Jason

Nicol

Manager, OE Freight Sales

New York Air Brake

Dana

Niven

Manager, Client Services, Commercial Equipment

RVI Group

John

O'Bryan

Senior Vice President, Commercial Equipment

RVI Group

Robert

O'Connor

SVP - Commercial Lending

First Horizon Bank

Tim

O'Donnell

AVP - Sales

Amsted Rail

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

Henk

Panman

Director

ING Bank

Sam

Peetsold

Associate

Marathon Asset Management

Carson

Pester

Asset Manager - Rail

CHS Inc

Mike

Peters

Chief Mechanical Officer, North America

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc.

Bob

Peters

Sales Manager

A Stucki

Robert

Pickel

SVP - Marketing & Sales

National Steel Car Limited

Shane

Picklesimer

Vice President - Sales and Marketing

Transportation Services/Wheelworx

Andrew

Pillsbury

Partner

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Jeffrey

Plut

Co-President & CFO

Kasgro Rail Corp

Rob

Pokallus

Director

Marathon Asset Management

Allison

Poliniak

Director

Wells Fargo

Robert

Przybylski

Assistant Treasurer

TTX Company

Wouter

Radstake

Director Land Transport Research

Helaba

Anna

Ray

VP Sales and Marketing

SDAC Rail Services, LLC

Sergio

Rebelo

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Noe

Rocha

Logistics Commercial Manager - Rail

LyondellBasell

Nicole

Ross

Managing Director

Literal North, LLC

Gerardo

Saavedra

Vice President

Pan American Railway Co

Francisco

Salinas

Treasurer

CEMEX

Pedro

Santos

Chief Technology Officer

HGmotive Inc.

Trey

Savage

Director

DJJ

Douglas

Schaffer

SVP

PNC Bank

Max

Schlubach

VP Business Development

Interoceanic Corporation

Jason

Schoo

Associate

Riverside Rail

Mario

Schubert

Senior Vice President

Helaba

Brandon

Schwartz

VP / North American Sales

National Railway Equipment Co.

Roman

Schwartz

Director

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Timothy

Schwarz

CFO

Belvedere Terminals

P.

Scott

Senior Vice President - Marketing & Sales

National Steel Car Limited

David

Scott

President

HGmotive Inc.

Rachael

Sheeter

Analyst

Napier Park Global Capital

Kevin

Sherman

Associate

Credit Agricole CIB

David

Shin

Head of Capital Markets

Amergin Asset Management

Adam

Simeon

General Director Equipment Distribution

Union Pacific Railroad

Andrew

Smaltz

Director

Citizens Bank

Beth

Smith

EVP, Freight Car, Leasing and Recycling

Progress Rail Services

Paul

Snoddy

VP, Sales

FreightCar America, Inc.

Anthony

Sorrentino

Analyst

Davidson Kempner

Erin

Stammer

VP Credit

PNW Railcars, Inc.

Larry

Stanley

Senior Vice President

Greenbrier Leasing Company

Joe

Steltzer

VP Commercial - Freight Car

Wabtec

Tim

Stevens

Chief Risk Officer

SMBC Rail Services LLC

David

Stroud

Commercial Operations Director

Schnitzer Southeast LLC

Chris

Sullivan

Associate

Riverside Rail

Don

Swartz

President

Indurante & Associates, Inc.

Mark

Swearingen

Credit Officer

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Nobuhiko

Takehana

Managing Partner

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank

Yo

Tanaka

Manager

Marubeni SuMiT Rail Transport Inc.

Deborah

Taylor

Executive Recruiter

Edna Rice Executive Recruiters

Anthony

Taylor

Regional Corporate Rail Logistics Manager

Vulcan Materials Company

William

Tefft

SVP Equipment Management

Pacific Western Bank

Lorie

Tekorius

President & Chief Operating Officer

The Greenbrier Companies

Peter

Thomas

Corporate VP - Strategy

Wabtec

Blake

Tollefsen

Product Manager

Great American Insurance Group

Todd

Tranasusky

VP of Rail and Intermodal

FTR

Mark

Trollinger

Chief Investment Officer

BciCapital, Inc.

Steven

Unger

Operating Rail Partner

ITE Management

William

Vantuono

Editor-in-Chief

Railway Age

Emily

Varges

Senior Associate

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Bryan

Vaughan

Vice President - Sales & Marketing

Modern Rail Capital (MRC)

Adam

Vogelsong

Vice President

Wilmington Trust Company

Matt

Wallin

VP Structured Finance

GATX Corporation

Kenneth

Walters

Managing Director

Apple Bank

Jiaoren

Wang

Associate Director, Transportation and Commercial Finance

Kroll Bond Rating Agency

David

Wanits

Associate

Amergin Asset Management

Chris

Warner

Director of Locomotive

TRANS-GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INC

Jennifer

Wasylyk

Partner, Attorney

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Yuki

Watanabe

Secondee Associate

PNW Railcars, Inc.

Annie

Weets

Vice President, Asset Management

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance, Inc.

Nathan

Weinhoff

Analyst

ITE Management

Rob

Wheatley

CRO

VLS Environmental Solutions

Jim

White

Vice President

TrinityRail

Wendy

Williamson

Asset Manager, Vice President

M&T Bank

Jeff

Wilson

President

AllTranstek, L.L.C.

Andrea

Worthing

Senior Business Controller

Solvay

Josh

Yeretsky

Vice President - Capital Markets

Trinity Industries

Jessica

Zhao

Senior Associate

Wafra Inc.