2025 REF Attendees

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Michael

Allen

Primient

Director of Logistics

Adam

Alpert

Head of Risk Management & Trading

ITE Management

Brandon

Aman

VP Accounting & Planning

PNW Railcars, Inc.

Dennis

Amick

Manager

Railcar Leasing Specialists

Andrew

Anderson

Director, Product Management

Progress Rail

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Robin

Arnold

Logistics Manager

American Soda LLC (Solvay)

Nicholas

Arnold

Director, Structured Finance and Analysis

The Greenbrier Companies

Ben

Assaf

Executive Vice President

Compass Capital Corporation

Cinzia

Atkinson

Business Solutions Manager

TransmetriQ - a Railinc Brand

Xavier

Auge

Executive Director

Mizuho Americas

Michelle

Baker

Chief Transformation Officer

A. Stucki Company

Jason

Ball

Director, OE Freight

New York Air Brake

Tina

Beckberger

Chief Commercial Officer

AITX

Barbara

Behrends-Troost

Director

KfW IPEX-Bank

Emir

Belgil

Vice President

Atlas SP Partners

Mayur

Bhutani

Senior Analyst

S&P Global

Ed

Biggs

President

Biggs Appraisal

Mark

Bisci

Director

MetLife

Jim

Blaze

Contributing Editor

Railway Age

George

Bonner

Transportation & Logistics Consultant

Wildwood Trading Group

Brian

Bourgeois

Program Manager

Mississippi Export Railroad

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Ross

Briggs

Board Member

Instar

Karl

Brown

Sr. Financial Analyst - Structured Finance

TrinityRail

Cody

Broz

USL Rail Project Manager

Schlumberger

Cody

Broz

Supplier Manager Logistics Team Lead

SLB

Chris

Buchanan

Partner

Reed Smith

Tim

Byerly

Director Barge & Rail

SA Recycling

Merritt

Canfield

CEO, Executive Recruiter

Meritus Executive Search Excellence

Robert

Cantwell

Owner / Principal

Railcar Supply Chain Associates

David

Carter

Executive Vice President

VLS Environmental Solutions

Curtis

Chandler

President

PFL Petroleum Services Limited

Jonathan

Chappell

Senior Managing Director - Surface Transportation & Marine Transportation Equities

Evercore ISI

Nate

Chilton

Director - Railcar Leasing and Sales

Tealinc LLC

Jody

Chisholm

Business Manager, Rail Freight

Sherwin Williams

Umesh

Choksi

Chairman

The Instar Group

Edward

Christian

Partner

Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP

Michael

Cleary

Director Business Development

Alstom Transport

Wade

Clevenger

VP-Locomotive Operations

Metro East Industries, Inc.

David

Clugg

Vice President Business Development, Customer Support & Marketing

A. Stucki Company

Dan

Corley

Rail Consultant

Westlake

Miranda

Cross

North American Rail Leader

Cummins Inc.

Brendan

Crystal

Director

Atlas SP Partners

Jameson

Culp

Analyst

RenWave Kore

Curtis

Dallas

Solution Sales Executive

Tunnel Radio of America

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Lindsay

Day

AVP, Capital Markets

The Greenbrier Companies

Angela

DeVito

VP/EF Syndications

PNC

Jeff

Dicosola

Sales Manager

Great American Insurance Group, Specialty Equipment

Kimberly

DiNapoli

Vice President, Sales

TrinityRail

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Doug

Driscoll

VP Assets and Procure to Pay

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc.

Kaye

Ea

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Helaba

Dan

Egan

Co-Chief Executive Officer

RVI Group

Juliette

Enckevort

Managing Director

ING Bank

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Calvin

Everson

Vice President, Business Development

Compass Rail

Rick

Fenimore II

Senior Account Manager

TCIX Rail

Thomas

Fennessey

Managing Director

MUFG Bank, Ltd

Mark

Fetta

Treasury Manager

TTX Company

Matthew

Findlay

Director Hydrogen Locomotive COE

CPKC

Samuel

Finelli

Managing Director, Asset Management

Truist Global Asset Finance

Kevin

Flanagan

CFO

Strato

Matt

Fleming

Vice President

TGS Cedar Port

Thomas

Forbes

Executive Vice President & Chief Sales Officer

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Jay

Frazier

Director

Citizens Bank

Ryan

Gahring

Senior Sourcing Manager, Rail

LyondellBasell

Reilly

Gardner

Pricing and Structuring Analyst

PNW Railcars

Jessica

Gavarkovs

VP, Capital Markets

ITE Management

Spence

Glotzbach

Head of Procurement

CSX Transportation

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Jeff

Griffin

Managing Director

Eldridge

Paul

Hallauer

Chief Credit Officer

Wintrust Asset Finance Inc.

Brian

Harris

Director Rail

RESIDCO

Brian

Hauer

Director

RenWave Kore

Michael

Hayman

Director of Operations Finance

CSX

Michael

Heineman

Director of Sales, Energy & Infrastructure North America

Hempel USA

Steven

Hendricks

President

Everest Railcar Services, Inc

MICHAEL

Irwin

MD

MUFG

Mark

Iwanski

VP Portfolio Management

AITX

David

Izard

Head of Transportation, Corporate & Investment Banking

Fifth Third Bank

Thomas

JACKSON

Vice President of Marketing & General Manager

The Greenbrier Companies

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

James

Johnson

Financial Analyst

Trinity Industries

Jensen

Jones

VP, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Experience

CF Rail Services

Edgar

Jose

VP - Latin America, Americas Rail, US AAM

The Timken Company

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Raman

Kadevari

Sr. Director Strategic Sourcing

CalPortland Cement Company

Noriyuki

Kadota

Section Manager

Mitsubiishi HC Capital Inc.

Daniel

Karpierz

Manager, Portfolio and Marketing

Chicago Freight Car

Griffin

Keeler

Director

Napier Park Global Capital

Roger

Kelly

VP Railcar Leasing

Progress Rail

Mike

Kelly

Vice President, Sales

Chicago Freight Car

Wayne

Kennedy

Chief Consultant

Kennedy Consulting

Rob

Kenny

Partner

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Richard

Kloster

President

Integrity Rail Partners, Inc.

Anna

Knutson

Manager - Capital Markets

The Greenbrier Companies

Jeff

Kocim

Vice President, Lease Syndications

Trinity Industries Leasing Company

Igor

Koyfman

Director

S&P Global

Cory

Kruyf

Senior Leasing Manager

The Greenbrier Companies

Tim

Kubiak

President and CEO

Wells Fargo Rail

Robert

Kudler

Vice President

Societe Generale

Jason

Kuehn

Vice President

Oliver Wyman

Patrick

Kurtz

Vice President Portfolio Management

American Industrial Transport, Inc.

Elisa

Lajonchere

Managing Director

Credit Agricole CIB

William

Leary

Managing Partner

Alaska Railroad Corporation

Alex

Leuschner

Web Developer

AL Web Design

Larry

Littlefield

Managing Director

Riverside Rail

Michael

Maffei

VP & Exec Director, Structured Finance

GATX

Jim

Magee

Carrbridge Managemernt Corp

Carrbridge Managemernt Corp

Matthew

Maidl

VP & GM

AZCON/A-Z Railcar

Bascome

Majors

Equity Analyst - Transportation

Susquehanna Financial Group

Joanna

Marek

CFO

The InStar Group LLC

Boris

Marinic

GM Sales

Miner Enterprises

Jan

Marino

Director, Business Development

AllTranstek, L.L.C.

Mark

Marron

Managing Director- Transportation

MUFG Bank

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Maeve

McGreenery

Associate

Amergin Asset Management

Kevin

McHugh

SVP, Sales

Wells Fargo Rail

Joel

McNeil

Executive Vice President

Brookville Equipment Corporation

Nick

Meer

Managing Director

JP Morgan Asset Management

Daniel

Mendelejis

Supply Chain Manager

Baystar

Julie

Mink

President

Tealinc, Ltd.

Adrienne

Molloy

Managing Director

Crédit Industriel et Commercial

Rose

Montano

Manager - Speaker Relations

Rail Equipment Finance Co.

Kent

Montgomery

President

RONSCO INC

Charley

Moore

Chief Commercial Officer

Trinity Industries

Nate

Morse

Principal, Head of Strategic Credit

Eagle Point Credit

Rebecca

Moss

Asset Backed Finance

Fifth Third

Laurence

Mosse

Senior Consultant

Burnham Sterling & Company LLC

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

John

Napierkowski

VP Commercial Equip Underwriting, Risk Management

RVI Group

Vitaly

Nesterenko

Managing Director

John W. Bristol

Paddy

O'Neill

Principal

Glynn Lane Consulting

Robert

OConnor

SVP - Commercial Lending

First Horizon Bank

Rob

Oesch

VP Global Marketing & Customer Service

Amsted Rail

Felismina

Oliveira

Vice President Enterprise Resources

Norfolk Southern Corp

Rick

Ortyl

VP & Family Owner

Metro East Industries

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Kalash

Pandey

Managing Director

Goldman Sachs

Henk

Panman

Director

ING Bank

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Alexander

Peiffer

Chief Operating Officer

Intramotev

Jon

Perez

AVP FP&A

TTX Company

Brendan

Perretta

Sales Manager

Curry Rail Services

Bob

Peters

Sales Manager

A Stucki

Marcie

Peters

President and CEO

United Salt Corporation

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

Bryan

Pomeroy

Vice President Leasing

Greenbrier Leasing Company

Byron

Porter

Chief Executive Officer

Hum

Dan

Quero

VP Sales – Tank Car Repair Facilities

Cathcart Rail

Wouter

Radstake

Director Land Transport Research

Helaba

Tyler

Ragsdale

President

VSP Technologies

Sergio

Rebelo

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N/A

Stefano

Rieppi

AVP EQUIPMENT, FLEET AND CAPACITY PLANNING

NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY

David

Riggleman

CEO, Managing Partner

Delta Financial Group

Matt

Roberts

Market Analyst

KBX Logistics

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Michael

Rone

VP, Product Management

Wells Fargo Rail

Brandon

Rosten

Vice President

Pacific Steel & Recycling

Gerardo

Saavedra

Vice President

Pan American Railway Co

Imtiaz

Saboor

Director, Business Development

Interoceanic Corporation

Francisco

Salinas

Treasurer - U.S.A.

CEMEX

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Edgar

San Jose

VP - Americas Rail

Timken

Pedro

Santos

Chief Technology Officer

HGmotive Inc.

Trey

Savage

Director

Nucor Steel

Tim

Schitter

SVP Sales

The Greenbrier Companies

Nadine

Schmitt

Group Manager CRM Transport Financing

Helaba

Jeff

Schmutte

Regional Marketing Manager

David J. Joseph Co.

David

Scott

President

HGmotive Inc.

Leigh

Scott

SVP - Marketing & Sales

National Steel Car Limited

David

Sellers

Consultant - Special Projects

Greenbrier

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Sanford

Sexhus

Vice President- Surface Transportation

Oliver Wyman

Rishi

Shah

President

Boundary Rail

Rachael

Sheeter

Analyst

Napier Park Global Capital

David

Shin

Head of Capital Markets

Amergin Asset Management

Tom

Smith

General Manager

Edw. C. Levy Co.

Mizumo

Sonoda

Staff Member

Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc.

Brent

Spahr

Operations Manager

Edw C Levy Mill Materials Management

Joseph

Stack

Director Business Development - Rail North America

Cummins CSSNA

Eric

Staczek

SVP - Syndications

Fifth Third Bank

Andrew

Stahl

Founder & Owner

Andrew Stahl Executive Recruiters, LLC

Erin

Stammer

VP Credit

PNW Railcars, Inc.

Joachim

Steck

Director

Helaba

Robert

Steen

Director

Princeton Consultants, Inc

Joe

Steltzer

VP Commercial - Freight Car

Wabtec

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Chris

Sullivan

Associate

Riverside Rail

Katharine

Suprenuk

President of Leasing and Manufacturing

Union Tank Car Company

Ed

Tai

Principal

Eagle Point

Nozomu

Tanimoto

Business Manager

JA Mitsui Leasing CO.

Phil

Tassel

Director of Transportation

Pacific Steel & Recycling

Manuel

Tatavak

President

ERAIL COMMERCE LLC

Marcia

Tauriella

VP Global Sourcing

A Stucki Company

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Blake

Tollefsen

Product Manager

Great American Insurance Group

Luis

Tolosa

Vice President Energy & Infrastructure Americas

Hempel (USA) Inc.

Joseph

Towers

FTR

FTR

Todd

Tranausky

Logistics Procurement Manager

AMERICAS STYRENICS LLC

Stephanie

Vanegas

Vice President

SMBC

William

Vantuono

Editor-in-Chief

Railway Age

Bryan

Vaughan

Vice President - Sales & Marketing

Modern Rail Capital (MRC)

Helen

Virgone

Director

Bank of America

Mike

Wall

Director, Structured Finance

GATX

Jeremy

Waller

Managing Director

Societe Generale London branch

Ken

Walters

Managing Director / Group Head

Apple Bank Equipment Finance

Chris

Warner

Director of Locomotive

TRANS-GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INC

Jamal

Washington

VP of Sales

eRAIL Commerce

Managing Partner

Company Inc.

Annie

Weets

Vice President, Asset Management

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance, Inc.

Kevin

Wheat

Rail Operations Manager

AmSty

Rob

Wheatley

CRO

VLS Environmental Solutions

Todd

Wherry

Chief Credit Officer

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Laci

Whitley

VP & Corporate Counsel

Midwest Railcar Corporation

Mark

Williams

Senior Vice President

United Salt Corporation

Kristen

Wright

Key Account Manager

Wabtec Corporation

Aimee

Wright

Controller

Amergin Asset Management

Emily

Young

Attorney

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Jessica

Zhao

Senior Associate

Wafra Inc.