Intermodal Association of North America (IANA)

The board of directors of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has announced the results of its officers election.

The board elected Stephen Branscum, group vice-president of consumer products at BNSF Railway Company, as chairman for 2010. He succeeds Greg Stefflre.

The board named David Howland, vice-president at Optimodal LLC, its vice-chairman, and Steve Rubin, president of Seacastle Chassis Inc, its treasurer.

There are also five new directors and one director who was re-elected. They each begin a three-year term this month. They are:

• James Hertwig, president of CSX Intermodal (Rail Division);

• Thomas Kelly, executive vice-president and COO of MOL (America) Inc (Water Division);

• Kevin Lhotak, president of Reliable Transportation Specialists Inc (Motor Carrier Division);

• Barry Michaels, assistant vice-president for Premium Operations, Union Pacific Railroad Company (At-Large);

• Val Noel, president of Pacer Cartage Inc (At-Large); and

• Phil Shook, director of Intermodal at CH Robinson Worldwide (IMC Division).