BNSF Names Wise Vice President, Network Strategy
08 Gennaio 2010 - 4:05PM
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Dean Wise has been named vice president, Network Strategy,
responsible for BNSF Railway Company's Haulage Management,
Interline Management, Network Strategy Development, Public-Private
Partnerships and Short Line Business Development functions,
effective Feb. 1, 2010. He will report to Matt Rose, chairman,
president and chief executive officer. Wise succeeds Pete
Rickershauser who will retire on April 30, 2010.
"BNSF and the rail industry has benefitted from Pete's vast
industry knowledge amassed throughout his 40-year career in this
industry. He has done an outstanding job managing the increasingly
complex strategic details of the railroad's network reach and BNSF
relationships with our interline connections. We wish him well in
his retirement," said Rose. "We were fortunate to identify such a
strong successor. Dean brings a wealth of experience and
transportation knowledge to our company, and we are pleased to have
him become part of the BNSF team."
Rickershauser began his railroad career with several Conrail
predecessor railroads; he also worked for both Norfolk Southern and
Southern Pacific. He joined BNSF in 1996 as vice president,
Marketing, and moved into his current position in 1999.
Wise joins BNSF from Norbridge, Inc., a recognized consultancy
in the freight, transport and logistics industry where he is a
partner. Prior to joining Norbridge, Wise served as vice president
for Mercer Management Consulting, now Oliver Wyman, responsible for
its North American surface transportation consulting practice.
Wise's prior experience also included management positions at
Temple Barker & Sloane, Inc., Conrail, and Southern Pacific
Transportation Company. Wise holds an A.B. degree (Bachelor of
Arts) from Colgate University and a master's degree from Harvard
University.
A subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE:
BNI), BNSF Railway Company operates one of the largest North
American rail networks, with about 32,000 route miles in 28 states
and two Canadian provinces. BNSF is among the world's top
transporters of intermodal traffic, moves more grain than any other
American railroad, carries the components of many of the products
we depend on daily, and hauls enough low-sulfur coal to generate
about ten percent of the electricity produced in the United States.
BNSF is an industry leader in Web-enabling a variety of customer
transactions at www.bnsf.com.
Contact: Suann Lundsberg (817) 867-6275
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