STB, IANA announce leadership appointments
First week of January brings new board members 263 2 minutes read STB and IANA announced leadership appointments. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Surface Transportation Board gets new member
Robert Primus is officially a member of the Surface Transportation Board. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., officiated the swearing-in ceremony Thursday.
Primus was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Nov. 18. Another nominee, Michelle Schultz, is pending confirmation.
Primus most recently worked as chief of staff to Rep. Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif., after serving as chief of staff for Rep. Mike Capuano, D-Mass., from 2002 to 2018. He began his career in government service with the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., in 1991.
BNSF Group VP Elected IANA Officer Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
BNSF Group Vice President Consumer Products Business Group Tom Williams has been elected Treasurer of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA). He joins Port of Long Beach Deputy Executive Director Dr. Noel Hacegaba, elected Chair; and InTek Freight & Logistics Inc. President Shelli Austin, elected Vice Chair, on IANA’s 2021 Board of Directors and Officers.
Tom Williams
Williams, who joined BNSF predecessor Santa Fe in 1993 as a pricing analyst, has been in his current position since August 2017. He holds bachelor of science and master’s degrees in Business Administration from Indiana University Bloomington and the University of Chicago, respectively, and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.