CSX Changes Top Rail Executives

Ronald J. Conway has been named president of CSX Transportation in the first of a series of executive changes at both the corporate and subsidiary levels of CSX.

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	Ronald J. Conway
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	A.R. "Pete" Carpenter

Conway takes over the helm from A.R. “Pete” Carpenter, who had been president for eight years and is moving to the new post of vice chairman at CSX. Both men will report directly to CSX Chairman John W. Snow.

In the July 16 announcement, Snow noted other changes, including the creation of a corporate office of the chairman. Also, functions of the corporate and rail staffs would be consolidated under the new office, whose top managers will include Carpenter; Mark F. Aron, executive vice president of law and public affairs; Paul R. Goodwin, executive vice president of finance; and Andrew B. Fogarty, executive vice president of corporate services.

Conway, 55, made the move from senior vice president of operations at Conrail to executive vice president at CSX in 1998. He was brought in as CSX began preparations to integrate Conrail’s operations upon its scheduled breakup, which occurred June 1, with CSX and Norfolk Southern dividing the properties in a $10.2 billion deal.

Carpenter, 57, began his railroad career as a brakeman with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, a predecessor of CSX Transportation. He was named president in 1992.

Among his first acts as president, Conway made several appointments:

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Dale R. Hawk — senior vice president of the automotive services group. He was already overseeing the group.

Paul D. Sandler — senior vice president of corporate services. He was vice president of the company’s Florida business unit.

Gary M. Spiegel — senior vice president of operations. He had been vice president of network operations.

oth Hawk and Sandler have more than 25 years of experience at CSX Transportation and its predecessors. Spiegel was hired by the company in 1998 after spending 28 years at Conrail.