MANAGEMENT
Executive Officers and Directors
The following table identifies our executive officers and
directors and indicates their ages and current positions:
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Name
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Age
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Position
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William A. Furman
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
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Robin D. Bisson
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Senior Vice President Marketing and Sales and President of
Greenbrier Railcar, Inc.
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William L. Bourque
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Vice President International Marketing
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Larry G. Brady
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Linda M. Olinger
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Vice President, Corporate Controller
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Mark J. Rittenbaum
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Senior Vice President and Treasurer
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James T. Sharp
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President of Greenbrier Leasing Corporation
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Timothy A. Stuckey
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President of Gunderson Rail Services, Inc.
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Norriss M. Webb
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Executive Vice President and General Counsel
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L. Clark Wood
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President of Manufacturing Operations
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Victor G. Atiyeh
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Director
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Duane C. McDougall
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Director
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A. Daniel ONeal, Jr.
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Director
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Charles J. Swindells*
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Director
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C. Bruce Ward
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Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gunderson,
Inc.
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Donald A. Washburn
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Director
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Benjamin R. Whiteley
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Effective September 1, 2005
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Set forth below is biographical information for our executive
officers and directors.
William A. Furman,
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director. Mr. Furman has held these positions since 1994.
Mr. Furman is also Managing Director of TrentonWorks
Limited, a manufacturing subsidiary, and has held this position
since March 1995. Mr. Furman was Chief Executive Officer of
Gunderson, Inc., a manufacturing subsidiary, from 1990 to 2000
and was Vice President of Greenbrier, or its predecessor
company, from 1974 to 1994. Prior to 1974, Mr. Furman was
Group Vice President for the Leasing Group of TransPacific
Financial Corporation, and earlier he was General Manager of the
Finance Division of FMC Corporation. Mr. Furman serves as a
director of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., a steel recycling
and manufacturing company.
Robin D. Bisson,
Senior Vice President Marketing and
Sales. Mr. Bisson has held this position since 1996 and has
been President of Greenbrier Railcar, Inc., a subsidiary that
engages in railcar leasing, since 1991. Mr. Bisson was Vice
President of Greenbrier Railcar, Inc. from 1987 to 1991 and has
been Vice President of Greenbrier Leasing Corporation, a
subsidiary that engages in railcar leasing, since 1987.
William L. Bourque,
Vice President International
Marketing. Mr. Bourque has held this position since 1999.
Prior to that appointment, he served as Vice President Marketing
of Greenbrier Leasing Corporation and Vice President of
Greenbrier Intermodal.
Larry G. Brady,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company. Prior to becoming Senior Vice President
in 1998, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since
1994. Mr. Brady has been Senior Vice President of
Greenbrier Leasing Corporation since he joined the Company in
1991.
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Linda M. Olinger,
Vice President Corporate Controller.
Ms. Olinger has held this position since January 2004.
Prior to becoming Vice President, she was Corporate Controller
since 2000.
Mark J. Rittenbaum,
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
of the Company. Mr. Rittenbaum has held this position since
2001. Prior to becoming Senior Vice President, he was Vice
President and Treasurer since 1994. Mr. Rittenbaum is also
Vice President of Greenbrier Leasing Corporation and Greenbrier
Railcar, Inc., positions he has held since 1993 and 1994.
James T. Sharp,
President of Greenbrier Leasing
Corporation. Mr. Sharp has held this position since
February 2004, prior to which he served as Vice President of
Marketing and Operations of the Company since 1999 and was Vice
President of Sales from 1996 to 1999.
Timothy A. Stuckey,
President of Gunderson Rail Services,
Inc. Mr. Stuckey has held this position with our repair and
refurbishment subsidiary since May 1999, prior to which he
served as Assistant Vice President of Greenbrier Leasing
Corporation since 1987.
Norriss M. Webb,
Executive Vice President and General
Counsel. Mr. Webb has held this position since 1994. He is
also Vice President, Secretary and a director of Gunderson, Inc.
Mr. Webb was Vice President of the Company from 1981 to
1994.
L. Clark Wood,
President of Manufacturing
Operations. Mr. Wood has held this position since April
1998, and he has also been Chief Executive Officer and a
director of Gunderson, Inc. since 2000, and Chief Executive
Officer of TrentonWorks Limited since June 1995. Mr. Wood
was President of Gunderson, Inc. from 1990 to 1999.
Victor G. Atiyeh,
Director. Mr. Atiyeh has been a
principal in Victor Atiyeh & Co., international trade
consultants, since 1987. He was Governor of the State of Oregon
from January 1979 to January 1987. Prior to being elected
governor, Mr. Atiyeh was President of Atiyeh Brothers a
private retail company. He also serves as a director and Vice
Chairman of Cedars Bank located in Los Angeles, California.
Duane C. McDougall,
Director. Mr. McDougall served
as President and Chief Executive officer of Willamette
Industries, Inc., an international forest products company, from
1998 to 2002. Prior to becoming President and Chief Executive
Officer, he served as Chief Operating Officer and also Chief
Accounting Officer during his 21-year tenure with Willamette
Industries, Inc. He also serves as a director of West Coast
Bancorp, InFocus Corporation and Cascade Corporation. The board
of directors has determined that Mr. McDougalls
simultaneous service on three audit committees in addition to
the Companys audit committee will not impair his ability
to effectively serve as a member of the Companys audit
committee.
A. Daniel ONeal, Jr.
, Director.
Mr. ONeal also has been a director of Gunderson since
1985. From 1973 until 1980, Mr. ONeal served as a
commissioner of the Interstate Commerce Commission and, from
1977 until 1980, served as its Chairman. From 1989 until 1996 he
was Chief Executive Officer and owner of a freight
transportation services company. He has been Chairman of
Washington States Freight Mobility Board since being
appointed by the Governor in 1998. As of November 1, 2003,
Mr. ONeal is a member of the Washington State
Transportation Commission, which serves as the board of
directors for the State of Washington Transportation department.
Charles J. Swindells
, Director, effective
September 1, 2005. Mr Swindells served as United
States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa from 2001 to 2005.
Before becoming Ambassador, Mr. Swindells was Vice Chairman
of US Trust Company, N.A.; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Capital Trust Management Corporation; and Managing
Director/Founder of Capital Trust Company. He also served as
Chairman of World Wide Value Fund, a closed-end investment
company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Mr. Swindells was one of five members on the Oregon
Investment Council overseeing the $20 billion Public
Employee Retirement Fund Investment Portfolio and was a member
of numerous non-profit boards of trustees, including serving as
Chairman of the Board for Lewis & Clark College in
Portland, Oregon.
C. Bruce Ward,
Director. Mr. Ward is also
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gunderson, Inc.
Mr. Ward has served as Chairman of Gunderson, Inc. since
1990 and was President and Chief Executive
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Officer from 1985 to 1989. Mr. Ward is a former director of
Stimson Lumber Company, a privately-held forest products company.
Donald A. Washburn,
Director. Mr. Washburn was
appointed as a director in August 2004. Mr. Washburn served
as Executive Vice President of Northwest Airlines, Inc., an
international airline, from 1995 to 1998. Prior to becoming
Executive Vice President, he served as Senior Vice President for
Northwest Airlines, Inc. from 1990 to 1995. Mr. Washburn
served in several positions from 1980 to 1990 including
Executive Vice President for Marriott Corporation, an
international hospitality operation. He also serves as a
director of LaSalle Hotel Properties, Key Technology, Inc.,
Amedisys, Inc., as well as several privately held companies and
nonprofit corporations.
Benjamin R. Whiteley,
Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Whiteley is retired Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Standard Insurance Company, an Oregon based life
insurance company where he served in a number of capacities over
44 years ending in 2000. Mr. Whiteley has served
previously as a director of several publicly held companies.
Executive officers are designated by the board of directors.
There are no family relationships among any of our executive
officers or directors. One of our wholly-owned subsidiaries,
Gunderson, Inc., employs Ms. Julie Ward, the daughter of
Mr. C. Bruce Ward, who is one of our directors and is
Chairman of Gunderson, Inc. During fiscal 2004, Ms. Ward
earned approximately $65,800 in salary and bonus.
Employment Agreement with Mr. Furman
On April 20, 2005, we entered into an employment agreement
with Mr. Furman, our President and Chief Executive Officer.
The employment agreement provides that we will pay
Mr. Furman a base salary of $550,000 per year (subject to
increase by the compensation committee of the board of
directors), an annual performance-based cash bonus up to 150% of
his base salary, and an annual retirement benefit of $407,000
commencing in November 2004 and continuing until Mr. Furman
reaches age 70. Either party may terminate the employment
agreement at any time upon written notice.
The employment agreement contains a two-year noncompete clause
limiting Mr. Furmans activities with competing
businesses upon termination. In the event of his termination
following a change in control, Mr. Furman will be entitled
to a lump sum severance amount equal to three times his base
salary and average bonus, accrued salary and vacation, and
continuation for three years of specified employee benefits. We
have also granted Mr. Furman registration rights for a
period of five years following termination of employment, as
long as he continues to hold at least 10% of our outstanding
shares of common stock and desires to sell at least 500,000 of
such shares.
Stockholders Agreement
Mr. James and Mr. Furman were parties to a
Stockholders Agreement, dated July 1, 1994. Pursuant
to the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, the Estate and
Mr. Furman each have a right of first refusal with respect
to the sale of shares by the other party, which right may be
exercised within 60 days following notice from the other
party. Pursuant to the settlement agreement with the Estate,
each of the Estate and Mr. Furman waived their respective
rights of first refusal for purposes of the purchases by us on
May 12, 2005 with the net proceeds of the equity offering.
The settlement created a new right of first refusal in favor of
Mr. Furman and us, pursuant to which the Estate must
provide both Mr. Furman and us with seven days
advance notice of any intended sale. Assuming that neither
Mr. Furman nor we exercise our rights of first refusal in
such an instance, the Estate must then consummate any intended
transfer within specified time periods. The Stockholders
Agreement will be terminated following the disposition of all of
the shares of our common stock held by the Estate or
Mr. Furman.
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