2025 REF Attendees

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George

Abraham

VP Finance & Treasurer

Modern Rail Capital LLC

Frank

Adcock

AVP Marketing

TTX Company

Kevin

Alexander

Vice President, Supply Chain

Marmon Rail

Brandon

Aman

VP Accounting & Planning

PNW Railcars, Inc.

Daniel

Anderson

VP, Corporate Strategy

Trinity Industries, Inc.

Dagmar

Anker

Associate Attorney

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Peter

Appel

Managing Director, Rail

ITE Management

Robin

Arnold

Logistics Manager

Solvay American Soda

Paul

Aspengren

Director of Sales

Miner Enterprises Inc.

Ben

Assaf

Executive Vice President

Compass Capital Corporation

Cinzia

Atkinson

TransmetriQ - a Railinc Brand

TransmetriQ - a Railinc Brand

Nina

Austin

Managing Director

PNC Capital Markets

Michelle

Baker

Chief Transformation Officer

A. Stucki Company

Jason

Ball

Director, OE Freight

New York Air Brake

Michael

Barath

Vice President

Wells Fargo

Drew

Barnes

Business Development

TGS Cedar Port Railroad

Steve

Barnett

Vice President, Sales

Trinity Industries

Jeffrey

Barry

Vice President - Business Development

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Scott

Bauer

President

SB Railcar LLC

Tiffany

Bauer

VP Operations

SB Railcar LLC

Ted

Baun

Chief Commercial Officer

PNW Railcars

Barbara

Behrends-Troost

Director

KfW IPEX-Bank

Emir

Belgil

Associate

Atlas SP Partners

Chris

Bell

Vice President-Commercial

Amergin Asset Management

Daniel

Belloso

Director

MUFG Bank

Mavis

Best

Transportation Manager

South Dakota Soybean Processors

Johanna

Biggs

Accredited Senior Appraiser - Inspector of Rail Equipment

Biggs Appraisal

Stuart

Biggs

Appraiser

Biggs Appraisal

Ed

Biggs

President

Biggs Appraisal

Andy

Blumenstock

Managing Director

Hilco Global

Donald

Bradley

Senior Vice President

CIT Rail

Matthew

Branch

VP, Portfolio & Marketing Mgmt

Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co.

Robert

Bremmer

VP Product Management

Wabtec

Karl

Brown

Sr. Financial Analyst - Structured Finance

TrinityRail

Cody

Broz

USL Rail Project Manager

Schlumberger

Nick

Bruns

Capital Markets RM

Fifth Third Bank

Sam

Buchholz

Vice President - Locomotive

GATX Corporation

William

Bullock

Capital Markets

ATEL Capital Group

Brendan

Bush

Director

Societe Generale

Tim

Byerly

Director Barge & Rail

SA Recycling

Bob

Cantwell

Principal

Rail Supply Chain Associates

Juan

Cazorla

Executive Vice President & Group Head

Regions Bank

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

President & CEO

The InStar Group LLC

Edward

Christian

Partner

Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP

Bob

Cleator

SVP Sales

FreightCar America, Inc.

David

Clugg

Vice President Business Development, Customer Support & Marketing

Salco Products, Inc.

Nick

Conrad

President

N.G. Transportation Financing

Chuck

Coyle

Director, Rail Services

New York Air Brake

Jacob

Creech

Vice President, Sales

A. Stucki Company

Miranda

Cross

North American Rail Leader

Cummins Inc.

Brendan

Crystal

Director

Atlas SP Partners

Brian

Cunkelman

President

Strato, Inc.

Lindsay

Day

Director, Capital Markets

The Greenbrier Companies

Rick

DEmilia

SVP

Wilmington Trust

Blake

DeNoyer

Rail Practice Leader

Lockton

Brian

DeRusha

Executive Vice President - Asset Management

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Angela

DeVito

VP/EF Syndications

PNC

Michael

Draz

Shareholder

Vedder Price P.C.

Jeff

Edelman

Chief Executive Officer

Infinity Transportation

Aaron

Efta

Partner

Chapman and Cutler LLP

Dan

Egan

Co-Chief Executive Officer

RVI Group

Andrew

Evans

Vice President โ€“ Strategic Analysis

Wells Fargo Rail

Amanda

Favot

Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

National Steel Car Limited

Bernie

Ferguson

Senior Vice President and GM

The Greenbrier Companies

Mark

Fetta

Treasury Manager

TTX Company

Roger

Finn

Director

BMO Equipment Finance

Kevin

Flanagan

CFO

Strato

Matt

Fleming

Vice President

TGS Cedar Port

Thomas

Forbes

Executive Vice President & Chief Sales Officer

Wintrust Commercial Finance

John

Fulvimar

Managing Director

Wells Fargo Securities

Michael

Fuoti

SVP & Managing Director - Equipment Finance

Apple Bank

Ryan

Gahring

Senior Sourcing Manager, Rail

LyondellBasell

Jessica

Gavarkovs

VP, Capital Markets

ITE Management

Daniel

Gerber

Managing Director

Deutsche Bank

Noelle

Giacomino

Director

Indurante & Associates, Inc.

Brad

Giffin

SVP Mechanical Operations

CIT Rail

Jeff

Gill

Head of Sales

Boundary Rail

Michael

Gionfriddo

Managing Director

Bank of America

Spence

Glotzbach

Head of Procurement

CSX Transportation

Jamie

Goodfellow

VP Structured Finance

Wells Fargo Rail

Joseph

Gorgonio

Rail Fleet Manager

Imerys Performance Minerals

Donald

Graab

General Manager

Triangle Brothers and Associates, LLC

Jessica

Gray

Senior Advisor

Guggenheim Partners

Paul

Hallauer

Chief Credit Officer

Wintrust Asset Finance Inc.

Joshua

Hamlin

Sales Manager - North America Rail

The Timken Company

Sean

Hankinson

Principal

Adaptive Rail Solutions Ltd.

Eric

Hanson

Executive Director

Macquarie Capital

Gary

Harms

Vice President - Structured Finance

TrinityRail

Brian

Harris

Director Rail

RESIDCO

Michael

Heineman

Director of Sales, Energy & Infrastructure North America

Hempel USA

Steven

Hendricks

President

Everest Railcar Services, Inc

Luke

Highfill

VP & Controller, Director of Financial Analysis

Midwest Railcar Corporation

Dru

Hinman

Commercial Strategy Director

KBX Logistics

Nico

Hintze

Director Origination, Rail

KfW IPEX-Bank

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

Randy

Houk

Managing Director

PNC Bank

Jason

Huette

President

Southwest Rail Industries, Inc.

David

Humphrey

Senior Data Scientist

Railinc

Patrick

Hurst

Senior Vice President Risk & Investment Portfolio

TrinityRail

Rick

II

Senior Account Manager

TCIX Rail

Edward

IV

Sales Manager

Biggs Appraisal

Eric

Jemison

Director, Fleet Portfolio Management

GATX Corporation

Justin

Jinright

SVP

PNC Bank

Columbus

Johnson

SVP, Originations, Corporate Asset Finance

Pacific Western Bank

James

Johnson

Financial Analyst

Trinity Industries

Jensen

Jones

VP, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Experience

CF Rail Services

Raman

Kadevari

Sr. Director Strategic Sourcing

CalPortland Cement Company

Jonathan

Kantor

Chief Financial Officer

Infinity Transportation

Daniel

Karpierz

Manager, Portfolio and Marketing

Chicago Freight Car

Pit

Kauffmann

Vice President

Deutsche Bank

Griffin

Keeler

Director

Napier Park Global Capital LLC

Rosemary

Kelley

Senior Managing Director, Business Development

KBRA

Roger

Kelly

VP Railcar Leasing

Progress Rail Services

Mike

Kelly

Vice President, Sales

Chicago Freight Car

Chris

Kerr

VP-Structured Finance

TrinityRail

Kerry

King

Managing Director

Banc of America Leasing

Anna

Knutson

Manager - Capital Markets

The Greenbrier Companies

Kendrick

Kramer

VP of Business Development

Stratus Folio

Tim

Kubiak

President and CEO

Wells Fargo Rail

Val

Kucherenko

Director, Railway Education

Michigan State University

Robert

Kudler

Senior Associate

Societe Generale

Edward

Kurcz

Manager of Sales North America

Williams Hayward Protective Coatings, Inc

Ed

Kurcz

Chief Financial Officer

Williams Hayward Protective Coatings, Inc.

Wayne

Kurcz

President & CEO

Williams Hayward Protective Coatings, Inc.

Patrick

Kurtz

Vice President Portfolio Management

American Industrial Transport, Inc.

Christos

Kytzidis

Managing Director

Key Bank

Michael

Labrum

Managing Director

The Huntington National Bank

John

Lampasona

Vice President

Deutsche Bank

William

Leary

Managing Partner

Alaska Railroad Corporation

Michael

Lepri

Senior Director, ABS Commercial

KBRA

Michael

Lewicki

Marketing Director

RESIDCO

Matt

Lewis

Managing Director

Regions Bank

Larry

Littlefield

Managing Director

Riverside Rail

Rocky

Loessin

VP of Sales and Marketing

Strato, Inc.

Mark

Lones

Transportation Sourcing Leader

Owens Corning Sales, LLC.

Matthew

Long

Managing Director

Progress Rail Services Corporation

Emilio

Loschiavo

Chief Financial Officer

National Steel Car Limited

Vince

Luca

Chief Financial Officer

National Steel Car Limited

Sydney

Lynch

Relationship Manager

PNC Bank

Jeff

Lytle

President

CIT Rail

Brian

Madison

Senior Vice President

Greenbrier Companies

Bascome

Majors

Equity Analyst - Transportation

Susquehanna Financial Group

Derek

Marcello

SVP - Head of Asset Management

Regions Equipment Finance Corp

Patrick

Mazzanti

President

Railroad Appraisal Associates

Mark

McGarrigle

Vice President

Credit Agricole CIB

Maeve

McGreenery

Associate

Amergin Asset Management

Dan

McKew

President

Bridge Funding Group

John

McLain

Risk

ITE Management

Josh

Mehaffey

North America Rail Business Manager

Sherwin-Williams Co

Josh

Mehaffey

Sales Manager, Freight Rail North America

Sherwin-Williams Co

Daniel

Mendelejis

Supply Chain Manager

Baystar

James

Merz

Sr. Vice President - Equipment Management

Fifth Third Bank

Rick

Meyer

Managing Director

Rushton Atlantic, LLC

Julie

Mink

President

Tealinc, Ltd.

Adrienne

Molloy

Managing Director

Credit Industriel et Commercial

Rose

Montano

RFC

RFC

Manny

Montenegro

Manager - Sales & Marketing

Eagle Railcar Services

Charley

Moore

Chief Commercial Officer

Trinity Industries

Nicole

Morgan

Director, Forecasting & Analysis

TrinityRail

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

Adam

Moyer

Director Procurement

CSX Transportation

Nick

Muday

EVP-Structured Finance Portfolio

Wells Fargo Rail

Thomas

Munns

Manager of Procurement

CSX Transportation

David

Murawski

Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing

Union Tank Car Company

Jill

Musa

Attorney

Vedder Price

John

Napierkowski

VP Commercial Equip Underwriting, Risk Management

RVI Group

Aaron

Navarro

Senior Director of Sales

Amsted Rail

Vitaly

Nesterenko

Managing Director

John W. Bristol

Larry

Nogueira

Vice President

U.S. Bank

Barry

Nohalty

MD/SVP Structured Finance

CIT Rail

Jennifer

Norkus

Partner

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Tim

O'Brien

Senior Vice President

Bank of America

William

O'Donnell

Executive Director of Global Sales

Miner Enterprises

William

O'Donnell

Executive Director of Sales

Miner Enterprises

Paddy

O'Neill

Principal

Glynn Lane Consulting

Rob

Oesch

VP Global Marketing & Customer Service

Amsted Rail

Henk

Panman

Director

ING Bank

Jon

Perez

AVP FP&A

TTX Company

Brendan

Perretta

Sales Manager

Curry Rail Services

Bob

Peters

Sales Manager

A Stucki

Anthony

Petrillo

Transportation Manager

Packaging Corporation of America

Geoffrey

Phillips

Senior Vice President, Operations

GATX Corporation

Gregg

Phillips

Product Manager

Railinc

Shane

Picklesimer

Vice President - Sales and Marketing

Wheelworx

Kenneth

Pierson

Senior VP & GM, Locomotive

CIT Rail

Nick

Plumeau

Senior Associate

Credit Agricole CIB

Bryan

Pomeroy

Vice President Leasing

Greenbrier Leasing Company

Ron

Port

CEO

A. Stucki Company

Byron

Porter

Chief Executive Officer

Hum

Gary

Quinton

Account Manager

Hempel (USA)

Nick

Randall

CEO

FreightCarAmerica

Dillon

Redding

Of Counsel

Womble Bond Dickinson

Chris

Rieman

Vice President, Debt Capital Markets

ITE Management

Stefano

Rieppi

AVP EQUIPMENT, FLEET AND CAPACITY PLANNING

NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Michael

Riordan

Chief Financial Officer

FreightCar America, Inc.

Justin

Roberts

VP Corporate Finance & Treasurer

The Greenbrier Companies

Matt

Roberts

Market Analyst

KBX Logistics

Gary

Rogers

Sr. Manager, OE Freight Sales

New York Air Brake

Semi

Roiha

CEO / Partner

Skinest Railway Services OU

Michael

Rone

VP, Product Management

Wells Fargo Rail

Brandon

Rosten

Vice President

Pacific Steel & Recycling

Todd

Schanzlin

Treasurer

TTX Company

Jeff

Schmutte

Regional Marketing Manager

David J. Joseph Co.

Patrick

Schroeder

Senior Commercial Sourcing Advisor

Marathon Petroleum

Joe

Schwallie

Senior Vice President

Boundary Rail

Leigh

Scott

SVP - Marketing & Sales

National Steel Car Limited

David

Sellers

Consultant - Special Projects

Greenbrier

Rasesh

Shah

CEO & Chairman

Boundary Rail

Rishi

Shah

President

Boundary Rail

Suril

Shah

President

Boundary Rail

David

Shin

Head of Capital Markets

Amergin Asset Management

Andrew

Sisti

Managing Director - Capital Markets

RESIDCO

Pilar

Skall

Director - Land-Based Transportation

KfW IPEX-Bank

John

Sloan

Director, Structured Finance

CIT

Brian

Smalley

Executive Vice President

National Steel Car

Steven

Sprengard

SVP - Lender Finance

The Huntington National Bank

Joseph

Stack

Director Business Development - Rail North America

Cummins CSSNA

Eric

Staczek

SVP - Syndications

Fifth Third Bank

Erin

Stammer

VP Credit

PNW Railcars, Inc.

Eric

Starks

COB

FTR Transportation Intelligence

Jonathan

Starks

CEO/CIO

FTR

Robert

Steen

Director

Princeton Consultants, Inc

Mason

Stierwalt

Director, Forecasting & Analysis

TrinityRail

Jonas

Struthers

Owner

FeNIX FSL Inc.

Michael

Susco

Owner

Ascensor Consulting LLC

Donald

Swartz

President

Indurante & Associates, Inc.

Ed

Tai

Principal

Eagle Point

Kohei

Takahashi

SVP

PNW Railcars, Inc.

Phil

Tassel

Director of Transportation

Pacific Steel & Recycling

Will

Tefft

SVP Asset Manager

EverBank

Phil

Thompson

VP - Business Development

PNW Railcars

Joanna

Thompson

Supply Chain Manager

Marathon Petroleum Company

Paul

Titterton

EVP & President, Rail North America

GATX Corporation

Blake

Tollefsen

Product Manager

Great American Insurance Group

Luis

Tolosa

Vice President Energy & Infrastructure Americas

Hempel (USA) Inc.

w

Tonn

Chief Commercial Officer

FreightCar America

Joseph

Towers

FTR

FTR

Thorb

Towles

Founder & CEO

Titan Management Group

Andy

Vestergaard

President & CEO

PNW Railcars

Helen

Virgone

Director

Bank of America

Mike

Wall

Director, Structured Finance

GATX

Matthew

Wallin

VP Structured Finance

GATX Corporation

Ken

Walters

Managing Director / Group Head

Apple Bank Equipment Finance

John

Ward

Executive Director

National Coal Transportation Association

Rob

Wheatley

CRO

VLS Environmental Solutions

Todd

Wherry

Chief Credit Officer

Wintrust Commercial Finance

Laci

Whitley

VP & Corporate Counsel

Midwest Railcar Corporation

Jay

Wilensky

Senior Vice President, Accounting & Finance

Sasser Family Companies

Ryan

Williams

Head of Rail

Armadillo Materials

Trey

Wilson

Vice President, Sales

Amsted Rail

Chris

Wittmann

VP, Structured Finance & Business Analytics

Union Tank Car Company

Leslie

Wood

Managing Director

All Aboard Global Enterprise LLC

Aimee

Wright

Controller

Amergin Asset Management

Joshua

Yeretsky

Senior Director - Capital Markets

TrinityRail

Michael

Yovkovich

President

RESIDCO

Jessica

Zhao

Senior Associate

Wafra Inc.