The Board of Directors of American Railcar Industries, Inc. (ARI) has appointed John O'Bryan president and chief executive officer. The Board had appointed O'Bryan president and interim chief executive officer on January 1, 2018.
"We are pleased to appoint John as president and chief executive officer of ARI. John joined ARI as chief commercial officer in June 2017 and has already made great strides in building a leading sales team. John has demonstrated significant leadership and has deep industry expertise with 29 years of experience. We are confident in John's ability to lead ARI to continued success,” said Chairman of ARI’s Board of Directors, SungHwan Cho.
Prior to joining ARI, O'Bryan was president and CEO of American Railcar Leasing, president of Mitsui Rail Capital, and chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Rescar.