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American Railcar industries appoints new president and CEO NEWSWIRE

By Angela Cotey | February 7, 2018

| Last updated on November 3, 2020

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ST. CHARLES, Mo — American Railcar Industries’ board of directors has appointed John O’Bryan as the company’s president and CEO. The board had appointed O’Bryan as president and interim CEO on Jan. 1.

“We are pleased to appoint John as President and Chief Executive Officer of ARI. John joined ARI as Chief Commercial Officer in June 2017 and has already made great strides in building a leading sales team,” says American Railcar’s Chair, SungHwan Cho. “John has demonstrated significant leadership and has deep industry expertise with 29 years of experience. We are confident in John’s ability to lead ARI to continued success.”

Prior to joining ARI, O’Bryan was president and CEO of American Railcar Leasing, a leading railcar leasing company with more than 35,000 railcars under management. He was also president of Mitsui Rail Capital, a railcar leasing company; and chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Rescar, a rail services company providing repair and logistics services at over 90 locations.

— An American Railcar Industries news release. Feb. 5, 2018.

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