KCS Announces New Sales and Marketing Appointments in Energy and Short Line Relations, Intermodal Operations
July 26 2017 - 9:44AM
Business Wire
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) today announced the
appointments of Ginger Adamiak as vice president sales and
marketing for the energy and short line relations business unit and
Darin Selby as vice president intermodal operations. Mr. Selby
replaces Morris Godwin who has announced his retirement effective
September 1. Ms. Adamiak and Mr. Selby report to executive vice
president and chief marketing officer Brian Hancock.
“Morris has laid a foundation of excellence for intermodal
operations and his expertise will be missed. We wish him and his
wife the very best in retirement,” said Mr. Hancock. “Both Ginger
and Darin bring a wealth of cross-functional experience and proven
performance to their new roles. I am confident that they will lead
their respective teams well, as we continue to focus on our goal of
customer-focused service.”
Ms. Adamiak has 30 years of experience in sales and marketing,
banking, treasury, investor relations, structured financing,
leasing and market analysis, including 20 years in transportation.
She joined the company in 2006 as director investor relations. She
was promoted to assistant vice president marketing in 2011 and
assistant vice president finance in 2015. Prior to joining KCS, she
spent nine years with GATX Corporation. She has also held financial
positions with Household International and Continental Bank. Ms.
Adamiak holds a master of business administration in finance and
economics from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of
Management and a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Mr. Selby has 24 years of railroad experience in sales and
marketing, customer service and transportation. He joined the
company in 2001 as assistant trainmaster and has held progressive
roles in customer service and sales and marketing. Most recently,
he served as vice president sales and marketing for the energy
business unit, also overseeing short line partner relations. Prior
to joining the company, he spent eight years with OmniTRAX’s
Central Kansas Railway. He holds a master of business
administration and a bachelor of science in business management
from Emporia State University.
Mr. Godwin will continue to serve as an advisor until his
retirement. He has over 30 years of transportation experience,
mostly in the intermodal business. He joined the company in 2007
and was promoted to his current role as vice president intermodal
operations in 2012. Previously, he worked for Norfolk Southern,
American President Lines, Unicon International, Trism Specialty
Carriers and Pacer Stacktrain.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation
holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico
and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern
Railway Company, serving the central and south central U.S. Its
international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A.
de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port
cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent
interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean
freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS' North
American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary
components of a railway network linking the commercial and
industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
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Kansas City SouthernC. Doniele Carlson,
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