Freight railroad firm CSX Executive Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Fredrik Eliasson has announced the promotion of Michael Rutherford to vice president—industrial products, effective immediately.
In this role, Rutherford will lead all sales and marketing activities for the Jacksonville, Florida-based company’s recently expanded industrial products portfolio, which includes housing and construction materials, forest products, metals, minerals, military equipment and machinery.
“Michael brings more than 17 years of cutting-edge sales and marketing experience to his new role, including eight years in a variety of business-critical positions at CSX,” Eliasson says. “During that time, he has earned a reputation as an effective communicator and strategic thinker who drives bottom-line results by advancing our market intelligence efforts and driving customer service improvements.”
Prior to his current role, Rutherford served as assistant vice president—industrial products as well as the director of CSX’s “Voice of the Customer” customer insights team and director of marketing in which he helped launch the UMAX interline container program. He also was named director of strategic planning in 2008. Before joining CSX, Rutherford served at major consumer products companies Adidas and Johnson & Johnson.
For nearly 190 years, CSX has provided rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural and consumer products.
In this role, Rutherford will lead all sales and marketing activities for the Jacksonville, Florida-based company’s recently expanded industrial products portfolio, which includes housing and construction materials, forest products, metals, minerals, military equipment and machinery.
“Michael brings more than 17 years of cutting-edge sales and marketing experience to his new role, including eight years in a variety of business-critical positions at CSX,” Eliasson says. “During that time, he has earned a reputation as an effective communicator and strategic thinker who drives bottom-line results by advancing our market intelligence efforts and driving customer service improvements.”
Prior to his current role, Rutherford served as assistant vice president—industrial products as well as the director of CSX’s “Voice of the Customer” customer insights team and director of marketing in which he helped launch the UMAX interline container program. He also was named director of strategic planning in 2008. Before joining CSX, Rutherford served at major consumer products companies Adidas and Johnson & Johnson.
For nearly 190 years, CSX has provided rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural and consumer products.
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