Railway Supply Institute Elects Three to RSI Governing Board

Washington, DC, September 27 - At its Annual Meeting on September 18, held in conjunction with Railway Interchange 2011 in Minneapolis, MN, the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) elected three railway supply industry executives to its Board of Directors and announced the Board's 2012 officers.

The candidates elected to RSI Governing Board in 2012 are:

• Patrick J. Casey, Vice President Fleet Management - TTX Company - Director
• Jim Frantz, President & CEO, Graham-White Manufacturing Co. - Director
• John Paljug, President, Invensys Rail Corporation - Director

Each of these Directors will bring a unique perspective and will be a valuable addition to the RSI Board, said RSI President Tom Simpson. I am pleased that the RSI Board has continued the tradition of nominating people from the different disciplines within the supply community to better represent RSI's divergent membership base, he concluded.

RSI's 2012 Officers are:

• Mike Mitrovich, President, MPL Technology, Inc. - Chair
• Robert K. Matthews, VP Rail and Recycling Services, Stella-Jones Inc. - Vice Chair
• Fred Sasser, Chair, Chicago Freight Car Leasing Co. - Secretary / Treasurer

About The Railway Supply Institute (RSI)
The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) is the premier trade association for the rail supply industry, representing the nation's leading companies involved in the manufacture of products and services in the freight car, locomotive, maintenance-of-way, communications and signaling, and transit industries. Since its founding in 1908 RSI and its predecessor organizations have delivered comprehensive marketing, government relations, business development, and standards and technology services to its membership and advocated exclusively on behalf of supplier interests in multiple industry coalitions, legislative bodies and regulatory organizations. For more information visit RSI's website or call 202-347-4664.