Robert Starzel - Rail Industry Leader and News Exec - Joins Pacer International's Board of DirectorsRobert F. Starzel joins Pace
January 04 2006 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Pacer International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PACR), the North America
logistics and transportation provider, has appointed senior rail
industry and newspaper executive Robert F. (Bob) Starzel to its
Board of Directors, effective January 4. Most recently chairman of
the San Francisco Newspaper Company, which owns The Examiner,
Starzel served as senior representative of the chairman of the
Union Pacific Railroad from 2000-2004. Prior to that, he was UPRR's
senior vice president, since 1998, and earlier served as the
railroad's vice president, Western region. In 1996, at the time of
Southern Pacific Transportation Company's merger with the UPRR,
Starzel was vice chairman of SPTC, having joined the company in
1988. From 1991 - 2005, Starzel served as a member of the Board of
Directors of the California Chamber of Commerce. His appointment
coincides with the resignation from the Board of Marc Becker, a
director representing Apollo Management IV, LP (Apollo), Pacer's
equity sponsor from 1999 to 2004. Strengthening Strategic
Relationships Don Orris, Pacer's chairman and chief executive
officer, said, "Bob Starzel has long been a central figure in the
North American rail industry, with close ties to the Union Pacific
and other railroads and transportation modes. Pacer will benefit
from his guidance and expertise as we seek to further strengthen
our strategic relationships with the leading North American
railroads and transportation providers." Orris extended special
appreciation to outgoing director Becker. "Marc remained on the
Board to help ensure a smooth transition even after the sale of
Apollo's final shares in the company in November 2004. Apollo's
long support of Pacer, and the guidance of its various directors,
have helped ensure that we are well positioned for further growth
and leadership in the intermodal and logistics markets as a
publicly traded corporation," he said. About Pacer International
Pacer International, a leading non-asset based North America
third-party logistics and freight transportation provider, offers a
broad array of logistics and other services through its
subsidiaries and divisions to facilitate the movement of freight
from origin to destination. Its wholesale services include
Stacktrain (cost-efficient, two-tiered rail transportation for
containerized shipments) and cartage (local trucking) services; and
its retail services include intermodal marketing, truck brokerage,
trucking services, warehousing and distribution, international
freight forwarding, and supply-chain management services. Pacer
International is headquartered in Concord, California. Its
principal business units Pacer Stacktrain and Pacer Global
Logistics are headquartered in Concord CA and in Dublin OH,
respectively. Web sites: www.pacer-international.com,
www.pacerstack.com, and www.pacerglobal.com.
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