Management and Technology Honored as 2002 Premier 100 IT Leader
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (Nasdaq:GNWR - news) announced today that
it has appointed Robert Grossman to the position of Executive Vice
President, Government & Industry Affairs, Shayne Magdoff as Senior Vice
President, Administration and Human Resources and Scott F. Ziegler to
the position of Vice President, Operational Finance. Mr. Grossman
formerly was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Emons
Transportation Group, Inc., a firm acquired by GWI on February 22, 2002.
Mr. Ziegler was Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary of Emons. Both will be headquartered in York, Pa. Ms. Magdoff
has worked for GWI since 1987 and has been Vice President Administration
and Human Resources since 1996. She is based at Genesee & Wyoming
Railroad Services in Rochester, New York.
"We are pleased that Robert Grossman and Scott Ziegler have joined
Genesee & Wyoming," commented Mortimer B. Fuller, Chairman and CEO of
GWI. "Robert's experience, knowledge and reputation in our sector of the
rail industry adds significant depth to our senior management team. By
the same measure, Scott Ziegler will strengthen our accounting and
finance department. Shayne Magdoff is a key member of our administrative
team. Her promotion acknowledges the importance of Human Resources in
our fast growing company."
Mike Meyers, Vice President Information Management and Technology, has
been recognized by IDG's Computerworld as one of the business world's
Premier 100 IT Leaders. The award recognizes Meyers for exceptional
technology leadership, innovative approaches to business challenges, and
effective execution of comprehensive IT strategies. GWI has grown
dramatically over the past four years and Meyers has implemented
scalable information systems to ensure that GWI's information technology
will support the company's continuing growth.
GWI is a leading owner and operator of short line and regional freight
railroads in the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico and Bolivia,
and provides freight car switching and rail-related services to
industrial companies in the United States. The Company operates in five
countries on three continents over 8,000 miles of owned or leased track.
It also operates over an additional 2,700 miles under track access
arrangements.
Web site: http: //www.gwrr.com
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Genesee &
Wyoming's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking
statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of
such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk
Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most
recently ended fiscal year.
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Sue Fuller or Sharon Clarke, +1-203-629-3722
sclarke@gwrr.com