Business News: Genesee & Wyoming Appoints Two New Directors to Board; Announces Upcoming Board Changes

DARIEN, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W)(NYSE:GWR) announced today the appointment of Bruce J. Carter and Cynthia L. Hostetler to its Board of Directors (the “G&W Board”). These appointments expand the G&W Board to 12 directors, 11 of whom are independent directors.

Mr. Carter has extensive public company board experience in Australia and currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Bank of Queensland Limited, SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited and Aventus Capital Limited. Mr. Carter is also Chairman of the Australian government-owned ASC Pty Ltd (formerly Australian Submarine Corporation). He also chairs the South Australian Premier’s Climate Change Council. Mr. Carter has served as a Director of G&W’s Australian subsidiary, Genesee & Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd since 2011. He was a founding Managing Partner of Ferrier Hodgson, Adelaide from 1992 to 2012 and previously was a Partner of Ernst & Young, Australia.”

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