ITI Board of Directors Elects Two New Members and Mark A. Yeager Named ITI Board Vice Chairman

DENVER, CO, October 26, 2011 – During its fall business meeting, the Board of Directors of the Intermodal Transportation Institute (ITI) at the University of Denver announced the election of two new members. Elected to three-year terms were James W. Benz and Gary R. Long.

Mr. Benz is Chief Operating Officer of Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. (GWI), a position he has held since 2005. Previously, he was President of GWI’s Rail Link Region for eight years, an operation he founded in 1987. Following its acquisition by GWI in 1996, he built this business into one of the company’s largest operating units. His more than 35 years of railroad industry experience also includes positions with the Seaboard Coast Line and CSX Transportation. Mr. Benz has a BS degree in business administration from the University of Tennessee, and he completed Harvard University’s Advanced Management Program.

Mr. Long is President and Chief Executive Officer of OmniTRAX, Inc., where he has overall responsibility for OmniTRAX and the companies under its management. He joined OmniTRAX with extensive experience and expertise within the marine, port, rail, and truck supply chains. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President – Commercial and Supply Chain Management for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and as President and Chief Operating Officer for its Distribution Auto Services subsidiary. Additionally, he held executive positions with AMLI Holding, Inc., Allied Holdings/Alexis Group, and Norfolk Southern Corporation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Virginia Tech University.

“We are very pleased to welcome these new ITI Board members,” said George C. Woodward, President of the ITI Board of Directors and President of Clouds Hill Capital, Inc. “Their extensive range of industry experience brings tremendous value to our leadership, which now numbers more than 50 members. It also speaks to the broad support ITI is receiving from key business management leaders from all modes of transportation as the challenges of creating global, supply-chain efficiencies continue to grow. As ITI continues to gain prominence, its industry-focused, educational programs are attracting more and more companies and their employees to this very important field of transportation and supply-chain management study.”

In addition, Mark A. Yeager has accepted the executive leadership position of Vice Chairman of the ITI Board of Directors, appointed by ITI Board Chairman Stephen G. Branscum (Group Vice President, Consumer Products Business Unit, BNSF Railway Company). Mr. Yeager (Vice Chairman, President, and Chief Operating Officer of Hub Group, Inc.) will continue to serve as the Chairman of the ITI Board Communications Committee. He is a strong supporter of the ITI Executive Masters Program through sponsoring Hub Group employees to the program and supporting the Phillip C. Yeager Scholarship Fund.

About ITI

The Intermodal Transportation Institute at the University of Denver offers an Executive Masters Program that awards a Master of Science in Intermodal Transportation Management from the University of Denver. This graduate degree program prepares transportation industry managers for the increasingly complex, global business environment where knowledge of finance, quantitative processes, supply chain, transportation law, and public policy issues as well as freight, passenger, and intermodal transportation operational strategies are critical management tools for success. For more information on the ITI Executive Masters Program call: 303-871-4702 or visit: www.du.edu/transportation.