KESWICK, S.A.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genesee & Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd (GWA) today announced the appointment of Luke C. Anderson as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 2, 2017.
Mr. Anderson was previously Chief Financial Officer of Australian mining company OZ Minerals Limited (ASX:OZL) since 2015 and, prior to that, was Chief Executive Officer and President of Unimin Corporation, one of North America’s largest industrial minerals and mining concerns. He brings more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership, corporate development, financial management and sales and marketing roles within major international resource companies.
“With two decades as a successful leader in the global mining industry, Luke has the ideal background to lead GWA,” said Jack Hellmann, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), which owns GWA in a 51%-49% partnership with fund manager Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA). “His vision for the customer-centric railroad will only strengthen GWA’s existing reputation for outstanding service and help us accelerate our growth in the opportunity-rich Australian environment.”
Anderson succeeds David Brown, G&W’s Chief Operating Officer who has served as interim GWA Managing Director since last December, when GWA acquired Glencore’s Hunter Valley rail business for $1.14 billion and issued a 48.9% equity stake to MIRA.
GWA is Australia’s third-largest rail service provider, with approximately 600 employees, 100 locomotives and 2,300 wagons, and manages 3,700 kilometers of track, including the 2,200-km Tarcoola-to-Darwin line.
About G&W
Genesee & Wyoming owns or leases 122 freight railroads worldwide that are organized in 10 operating regions with approximately 8,000 employees and 3,000 customers.
- G&W’s eight North American regions serve 41 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces and include 115 short line and regional freight railroads with more than 13,000 track-miles.
- G&W’s Australia Region provides rail freight services in New South Wales, including in the Hunter Valley coal supply chain, the Northern Territory and South Australia, and operates the 1,400-mile Tarcoola-to-Darwin rail line. The Australia Region is 51.1% owned by G&W and 48.9% owned by a consortium of funds and clients managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets.
- G&W’s U.K./Europe Region is led by Freightliner, the U.K.’s largest rail maritime intermodal operator and second-largest rail freight company. Operations also include heavy-haul in Poland and Germany, intermodal services connecting Northern European seaports with key industrial regions in Germany, and regional rail services in the Netherlands and Belgium.
G&W subsidiaries provide rail service at more than 40 major ports in North America, Australia and Europe and perform contract coal loading and railcar switching for industrial customers.