Trinity Industries Inc. Now, the company has five business groups which are Rail Group, Construction Products Group, Inland Barge Group, Energy Equipment Group and Railcar Leasing & Management Services Group.

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Mr. Biesterfeld joined the Board in 2022. Mr. Biesterfeld has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (“C.H. Robinson”), a global logistics company, since 2019. Prior to his current role at C.H. Robinson, he held the positions of Chief Operating Officer, President of North American Surface Transportation, Vice President of Truckload, and Vice President of Robinson Fresh.  He began his career with Robinson Fresh in 1999. Mr. Biesterfeld has served as a member of the board of directors of C.H. Robinson since 2019.  He graduated from Winona State University, and previously served as a trustee of the Winona State University Foundation.

Bob Biesterfeld

Ms. Lukkundi joined the Board in 2022. Ms. Lakkundi has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development, of Rockwell Automation, Inc., (“Rockwell”), an industrial automation and digital transformation company, since 2021.  She joined Rockwell following a 28-year career with 3M Company, where she most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer and Interim Leader of Technology, Transformation and Services. During her time with 3M, she led global industrial businesses and held various other roles of increasing responsibility and seniority in strategy, research and development, and sales and marketing.  

Ms. Lakkundi serves on the boards of Claroty and MINNDEPENDENT.  Ms. Lakkundi received bachelor degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from the University of Western Ontario.

Veena Lakkundi

Mr. Mitchell joined Trinity in 2007 as President of Trinity Logistics. He was named President of Highway Products in 2010. In 2018, Gregg was named Chairman of Trinity Highway Products and Trinity Logistics. Prior to joining Trinity in 2007, he served as an executive in supply chain for companies such as Glazers Corporation, Gap Inc., and Wal-Mart. Mr. Mitchell graduated with a B.S. degree in Business from Missouri Southern University.

Gregory B. Mitchell

Kevin Poet currently serves as the EVP of Support Services at [Trinity Industries](/org/trinity-industries). Prior to this, Kevin was with Siemens from May 2016 to September 2020 where they held the title of Vice President Operations. Kevin's previous employer was Ford Motor Company from July 2003 to May 2016 where they were the Plant Manager of the Rawsonville Component Plant.

Kevin Poet went to Huron High School and then [Wayne State University](/org/wayne-state-university) for their Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. Afterwards, they got their MBA in Operations Management and Supervision from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

Kevin Poet reports to E. Jean Savage, Chief Executive Officer and President. They work with Sarah R. Teachout - SVP & Chief Legal Officer, Neil J. West - EVP, Production Operations, and Eric R. Marchetto - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Kevin Poet

Jared S. Richardson is the current Vice President and Secretary at [Trinity Industries](/org/trinity-industries). Jared has also previously served as the Assistant Secretary and Senior Counsel at Energy Future Holdings Corp. from September 2004 to December 2009. In this role, they were responsible for representing the company in multiple initiatives in connection with its $45 billion leveraged buyout (LBO) by private equity consortium. This included scenario planning and decision guidance for proxy solicitation efforts, proxy statement preparation, shareholder meeting planning, review and drafting of internal and external communications, and extensive subsidiary restructuring. Additionally, they drafted and reviewed materials for SEC filings concerning corporate governance and related matters, including executive compensation disclosure requirements. 

Richardson has also represented the company in various corporate transactions, including the formation of a joint venture and the sale of non-core businesses. Furthermore, they assisted in recruiting efforts that added four independent directors to the company’s Board of Directors. In terms of subsidiary management, they oversaw more than 140 subsidiaries and developed subsidiary management policy. Jared even led a project team that identified and eliminated over 30 unnecessary corporate entities in one year. Lastly, they have also drafted or revised numerous corporate policies, such as corporate governance guidelines, insider trading policy, and executive stock ownership guidelines.

Jared S. Richardson has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in Political Science from [Brigham Young University](/org/brigham-young-university).

Their manager is Melendy E. Lovett, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative officer.

Jared S. Richardson

Jack Todd

Mr. Todd joined Trinity in 2006, initially serving as Director of Public Affairs for the Construction, Energy, Marine and Components Group. Since 2009, Mr. Todd has held several leadership positions at Trinity overseeing competitive analysis, community relations, public affairs, government relations and external media relations. Prior to joining Trinity, Mr. Todd had a distinguished 20-year career in the U.S. Navy retiring as a Lieutenant Commander. He earned an undergraduate degree in History from [Texas A&M University](/org/texas-a-m-university), and a Master of Arts in Journalism from the [American University](/org/american-university) in Washington DC.

Jack L. Todd

Ms. Savage has been appointed CEO and President for [Trinity Industries](/org/trinity-industries) effective February 17, 2020. She was previously the Vice President of the Surface Mining & Technology division of [Caterpillar](/org/caterpillar-inc), Inc., a position she has held since August 2017. Here she oversaw the division’s end-to-end value chain, ensuring a customer-centric approach in product design, development, manufacturing, and sales. Prior to this, Ms. Savage held leadership roles from 2002 to 2013 in [Caterpillar](/org/caterpillar-inc)’s Progress Rail division, a wholly owned subsidiary of [Caterpillar](/org/caterpillar-inc), Inc. Prior to joining Progress Rail, Ms. Savage worked in a variety of manufacturing and engineering positions for 14 years at Parker Hannifin Corporation. Ms. Savage began her career spending nine years as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserves.


E. Jean Savage

Mr. Lee joined Trinity in 1994 and became Vice President in June of that year. He has served since that time in a variety of roles. John’s primary responsibility during his 20 years at Trinity has been to manage and coordinate Trinity’s acquisitions, divestitures, and other significant transactions. Mr. Lee received his undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and is a licensed CPA.

John M. Lee

Mr. Pardo joined Trinity Industries de Mexico in May, 1996. In 2007, Mr. Pardo was named President of Trinity Industries de Mexico. In this role he was responsible for all governance and compliance matters for all Mexico business, and had full responsibility for all non-rail businesses of Trinity. Mr. Pardo was named Executive Vice President in Mexico for Trinity Industries in 2018.

Luis is a CPA and a member of the Bar of Mexican Public Accountants. In 2009, he completed a post-graduate program for CEOs from the IPADE School of Business.

Luis Pardo

Mr. Ainsworth serves as a member of the Finance and Risk Committee and Corporate Governance and Directors Nominating Committee. From 2019 until his retirement in 2020, Mr. Ainsworth served as Group President of the Energy & Transportation segment for [Caterpillar](/org/caterpillar-inc), Inc., a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. From 2017 until his appointment as Group President in 2019, Mr. Ainsworth was Senior Vice President and Strategic Advisor to [Caterpillar](/org/caterpillar-inc)’s executive committee and was responsible for [Caterpillar](/org/caterpillar-inc)’s Rail Division. From 1993 until 2019, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Progress Rail Services, an integrated and diversified supplier of railroad and transit products and services as well as railcar leasing. Progress Rail Services was acquired by [Caterpillar](/org/caterpillar-inc) in 2006 and Mr. Ainsworth was appointed a Vice President of [Caterpillar](/org/caterpillar-inc) at that time.

Billy P. Ainsworth

Mr. Jordan served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of DURA Automotive Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of automotive components, including control systems, exterior systems and EV/Hybrid lightweight structural systems for original equipment manufacturers and other transportation industries, from 2015 to 2019. Mr. Jordan began his career at General Motors Company (“GM”). During his GM tenures from 1984 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2015, Mr. Jordan held numerous international operations, business development, strategy, marketing and sales, mergers and acquisitions, and product development executive positions ultimately serving as Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Customer Experience. From 2009 to 2013, Mr. Jordan worked for United Technologies Corporation in prominent roles in manufacturing operations, purchasing, technology and engineering and ultimately served as Global Senior Vice President, Operations and Supply Chain, Aerospace Systems. He is a member of the board of directors and the audit committee of Oshkosh Corporation, and also serves on the board of directors of TPI Composites, Inc.

Tyrone M. Jordan

Since joining Trinity in 1995, Mr. Marchetto has held leadership roles including both Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Financial Officer of TrinityRail. As Senior Vice President and Group President of TrinityRail, he has oversight and responsibility for all of TrinityRail's railcar leasing and railcar products segments. Mr. Marchetto has been a key contributor towards the development, growth, and evolution of the railcar manufacturing, leasing, and services businesses into the TrinityRail integrated platform. Mr. Marchetto graduated from [Southern Methodist University](/org/southern-methodist-university) with a BBA/Accounting and a BA/Economics.

Eric R. Marchetto

Mr. Madison joined Trinity in 2016. With over 30 years of equipment leasing and financing experience, prior to joining Trinity his most recent roles were as Executive Vice President of Key Equipment Finance Manufacturer and Vendor Alliances and Vice President and General Manager of Microsoft Financing. Mr. Madison earned a B.A. in Business Administration from the [University of Washington](/org/university-of-washington).

Brian D. Madison

Ms. Lovett joined the Company in 2014 as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. A member of the Company's Board of Directors since 2012, Ms. Lovett resigned her Board position at the time of her appointment as an officer of the Company. Prior to joining Trinity in 2014, she was the Senior Vice President and President of the Education Technology business, for [Texas Instruments](/org/texas-instruments), a major semiconductor manufacturer.

Melendy E. Lovett

Ms. Teachout joined the Company in 2015 as the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. Prior to joining Trinity, Ms. Teachout was a partner in the law firms of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Haynes and Boone, LLP. Ms. Teachout earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.A. from the [University of Iowa](/org/university-of-iowa).

Sarah R. Teachout

Todd Maclin

Mr. Horvath joined Trinity in 2005 and has served as the Senior Director of Tax since 2010. Prior to that he was the Director of tax since joining the company. Prior to Trinity, he was the Director of Tax at Stream International, Inc. and worked in the tax practices of Deloitte & Touche, LLP and [KPMG](/org/kpmg) for 13 years. Mr. Horvath is a CPA and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and his Master’s degree in Tax from the University of Texas at Austin.

Doug Horvath

Mr. McDowell joined Trinity in 2013 as Vice President and Chief Audit Executive and was named Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer in 2017. Prior to joining Trinity, he worked for [Dean Foods](/org/dean-foods) from 2007 to 2013, where he held a variety of management positions and most recently served as Vice President, Internal Audit and Risk Management. Prior to his tenure at [Dean Foods](/org/dean-foods), he served as Vice President, Internal Audit at Centex Corporation. Steve graduated from the University of Missouri and is a Texas CPA.

Steven L. McDowell

Neil J. West

Michael J. Mason

Mr. DelVecchio joined Trinity in 2015 and previously served as Vice President of Total Rewards. David has over 20 years of Human Resources experience and has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University.

David C. DelVecchio

Mr. Howard joined Trinity in February 2016 as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He was previously Vice President of Information Technology at Flowserve Corporation. Prior to his service at Flowserve Corporation, Mr. Howard served as the Manufacturing Information Technology Director for Celanese Chemicals, held several operation and technology-related roles while employed at Alcatel, and served in the [United States Army](/org/united-states-army), 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas. Mr. Howard received an Executive MBA from [The University of Texas at Dallas](/org/the-university-of-texas-at-dallas) and earned a B.S. in Management and Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

W. Relle Howard

Leldon E. Echols

John J. Diez

Dunia A. Shive

Mr. Mutswiri joined Trinity in 2018, and he has over 21 years of experience in both external and internal auditing. He joins Trinity Industries, Inc. from Dr Pepper Snapple Group where he was the Vice President, Corporate Audit and has a combined 12 years public accounting experience with EY and PwC. He holds an MBA, is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner.

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