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John O'Bryan is based in Greater St. Louis Area. He has worked as Chief Financial Officer at Rescare, Dir:Global Sales at Sea-Land Service, and President at Mitsui Rail Capital. John studied at Jacksonville University, University of Chicago Booth School of Business between 2013 and 2014, and UNF.

Norman Thomas Linebarger (born January 24, 1963) is an American businessman in the diesel engine industry.

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.

Anthony J. Allott has been one of our Directors since June 2006 and our Chairman of the Board since April 2019. Mr. Allott has also been our Chief Executive Officer since March 2006. Mr. Allott was our President from August 2004 through March 2019. Mr. Allott was also our Chief Operating Officer from May 2005 until March 2006. From May 2002 until August 2004, Mr. Allott was our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining us, Mr. Allott was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc., or AET, a manufacturer of flexible packaging, since July 1996. From July 1994 until July 1996, Mr. Allott was Vice President and Treasurer of AET. From 1992 until July 1994, Mr. Allott was Corporate Controller and Director of Financial Reporting of Ground Round Restaurants. Prior to that, Mr. Allott was a certified public accountant with Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Thomas Wells is a President/CEO at TTX Company.

Robert 'Bob' Bauer is a Board Member at ALAMO GROUP INC, Board Member at L.B. Foster, and President/CEO at L.B. Foster. He works or has worked as Pres:Liebert Division at Vertiv and Pres:Refrigeration Div at Emerson Climate Technologies.

Widely experienced executive with history of building organizations, growing revenues, and exceeding targets in steel, energy, and railroad manufacturing industries. Skilled in strategic planning, operations streamlining, team building, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. Leads company to next level of success both in periods of growth and during market downturns.Achiever and problem-solver who always asks for more responsibility when there are difficulties to overcome. Leads by example to drive team engagement and productivity. Sets company vision and creates cultures of support and accountability to ensure achievement of all business targets for both public and privately-owned organizations.Multi-talented operations leader who drives success in startups, sales, acquisitions, downturns, upturns, IPOs, M&A, divestitures, new product launches, and customer experience in union and non-union environments. Focused on best practice awareness and management to ensure operational excellence across global enterprises. Continuous learner, able to apply business acumen to multiple industries.Highlighted AchievementsDirected multiple, $100M+ construction startups for global agricultural/food leader Cargill.Built Cargill's tubular manufacturing business, brought division to success, and led team through sale to French and German buyer.Led $120M-$400M acquisitions and integrations of 3 foreign & domestic manufacturing competitors.Worked with Chairman of the Board to achieve top-ranked NA performance for American Railcar, and leading expansion into India and Russia.Developed new international business footprint for railroad product manufacturer Greenbrier; doubled global sales by gaining market dominance in Romania, Ukraine, and Turkey, as well as capturing 70% of Saudi Arabia market.