Genesee & Wyoming CEO and leadership

John C. Hellmann, President and Chief Executive Officer, joined the Company in January 2000 and served as Chief Financial Officer through April 2005. He was named President in May 2005 and Chief Executive Officer in June 2007. Previously, Mr. Hellmann worked in investment banking at Lehman Brothers, Inc., in the Emerging Communications Group, and at Schroder & Co. Inc., in the Transportation Group. He also worked for Weyerhaeuser Co. in Japan and the People’s Republic of China.

Mr. Hellmann is a graduate of Princeton University and received an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Tianbing Qian joined G&W in September 2019. He was previously Senior Vice President/Chief Digital Information Officer for Ports America, where he modernized IT platforms across terminal operations, safety, equipment management and workforce management, since May 2015. Prior to that, he held senior IT management positions with Celestica International and Freescale Semiconductor.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in control engineering from Huazhong University of Science & Technology and two master’s degrees - one in systems engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University and another in computer science from the University of Iowa - as well as a Ph.D. in operations management from the University of Iowa.

Edward Aston is a Chief Executive Officer UK/Europe at GENESEE & WYOMING INC and is based in Coughton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom. He has worked as General Manager at Wincanton, Deputy General Manager at Tesco, and UK Managing Director at Northgate PLC. Edward attended BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY between 1988 and 1990 and Staffordshire University between 1985 and 1988.

John C. Hellmann, President and Chief Executive Officer, joined the Company in January 2000 and served as Chief Financial Officer through April 2005. He was named President in May 2005 and Chief Executive Officer in June 2007. Previously, Mr. Hellmann worked in investment banking at Lehman Brothers, Inc., in the Emerging Communications Group, and at Schroder & Co. Inc., in the Transportation Group. He also worked for Weyerhaeuser Co. in Japan and the People’s Republic of China.

Mr. Hellmann is a graduate of Princeton University and received an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.