R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC has announced the appointments of Nathan Henderson as president of R. J. Corman Railroad Services, LLC and Noel Rush as senior vice president commercial development, effective immediately. Henderson and Rush will continue to report to R. J. Corman Railroad Group President and CEO, Ed Quinn.
“As a company, we look forward to seeing the accomplishments that each of these men will have in their new positions,” stated Quinn. “I am certain that they each possess the appropriate skills and will provide invaluable headship while serving in these roles. Following these successful transitions, we plan to announce the restructuring of leadership personnel within the emergency response department of R. J. Corman Railroad Services.”
In his new role, Henderson will oversee the daily operations and development of the Railroad Services company, which offers railroad construction, emergency response and maintenance of way services.
After a 14 year career with CSX Transportation, Henderson joined R. J. Corman in January 2011. He has served in several leadership roles at R.J. Corman, including vice president of material sales, vice president of strategic sales and marketing, and most recently as chief commercial officer. He has an extensive background in safety performance, customer-focused delivery, service quality and regulatory compliance.
Henderson earned an MBA from Morehead State University. He serves on the Associates Advisory Board for the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and was recently reelected to the board of the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC).
Henderson said, “I am looking forward to this new opportunity. In fulfilling this new position I am committed to providing our customers the top of the line services that they have come to expect from R. J. Corman. Additionally, I will emphasize the company’s overall operating efficiency and work toward ongoing expansion, while keeping safety as our priority.”
R. J. Corman thanked Eric West, the previous president of R. J. Corman Railroad Services, for the influential role he played in the joining of R. J. Corman Derailment Services and R. J. Corman Railroad Construction last year. West will remain with R. J. Corman where he will serve as the general manager of facilities.
As senior vice president commercial development, Noel Rush will assume responsibility for further developing the company’s corporate marketing strategies, client services, executive relationships and government affairs.
Rush has worked at R. J. Corman for 20 years, serving as president of R. J. Corman Derailment Services, vice president of finance and administration, and vice president risk management. In these roles, he was responsible for overseeing the company’s finance department, its fleet and potential acquisitions, building operating and capital budgets and coordinating with corporate counsel. He also helped to establish the R. J. Corman Storm Team, which he led for nearly 15 years.
Rush earned a bachelor of arts in political science from The University of the South.
“I am prepared and eager to bring thoughtful and energetic leadership to the company’s commercial development,” Rush remarked. “While I am serving in this role, we will continue to work to deliver a suite of increasingly proficient services which our clients value and regard as the best and safest in the industry. We will also strive to uphold R. J. Corman’s long history of successful strategic partnerships with our customers, state and local government agencies, and the communities in which we operate.”