The Future of Rail & Intermodal
This series of fireside chats examines the landscape after COVID-19 and try to provide some insights on where carriers, shippers, and intermodal service providers see things going as we head in 2021. There is enormous uncertainty across sectors about what volumes will do in the months ahead after two sub-par volume years. This session will strive to provide attendees with a baseline by which to set their expectations going forward.
Phil Yeager - Hub Group, Inc., President and COO
Phil Yeager was named President and Chief Operating Officer of Hub Group in 2019, after serving as Chief Commercial Officer since 2018. Phil formerly held the role of Executive Vice President, Account Management and Intermodal Operations since 2016 as well as Vice President of Account Management and Business Development since 2014. Phil joined Hub Group in 2011 as the Director of Strategy and Acquisitions. Prior to joining Hub Group, Phil served as Assistant Vice President of Commercial Banking at BMO Harris Bank, and as an investment banking analyst for Lazard Freres & Co.
In addition to his responsibilities at Hub Group, Phil also serves on the boards of the University of Denver’s Transportation Institute, the Northwestern University Transportation Center Business Advisory Council and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital-Chicago.
Phil earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Ross Corthell - Packaging Corporation of America, VP of Transportation
Ross Corthell is Vice President of Transportation for Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) where he has responsibilities for the safe and efficient operations of PCA’s trucking and short line railroad divisions. Additionally, Mr. Corthell oversees the procurement, performance and supplier relationships of transportation vendors supporting PCA’s mill and Corrugated operations.
Mr. Corthell serves as Chair of the NIT League Rail Committee and currently serves on the Board of Directors for NIT League and the National Freight Transportation Association (NFTA) and has held previous board seats for the Idaho Trucking Association and various volunteer boards.
Mr. Corthell holds a BS from the University of Nevada, Reno, an MBA from Boise State University and has completed executive education in global supply chain management at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He resides in Highland Park, IL.
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