CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) announced today that, effective
December 1, 2015, Georgia L. Vlamis is appointed Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In joining FreightCar America, Ms.
Vlamis will serve as a key member of the Company’s leadership team, with
responsibility for all aspects of the Company’s legal affairs. She will
be based at the Company’s Chicago, Illinois headquarters.
Vlamis, 55, joins FreightCar America from Motorola Solutions, Inc., a
data communications and telecommunications equipment provider, which she
joined in 1995. Ms. Vlamis most recently served as Motorola’s Vice
President and Head of Litigation, Antitrust, Regulatory & Product
Safety. Earlier in her tenure, she served as Vice President and Lead
Counsel for Motorola’s government and enterprise business sector and as
Senior Counsel and Director for two of Motorola’s business units. Prior
to joining Motorola, Ms. Vlamis was a Partner with the law firm of
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon and an Associate at Sidley & Austin in
Chicago.
“Georgia is a great addition to our executive team,” said Joe McNeely,
President and Chief Executive Officer of FreightCar America. Mr. McNeely
added, “She is a highly accomplished attorney with a breadth of
senior-level experience in both legal and business roles. We are
delighted to see her join FreightCar America.”
FreightCar America, Inc. manufactures a wide range of railroad freight
cars, supplies railcar parts and leases freight cars through its JAIX
Leasing Company subsidiary. FreightCar America designs and builds
high-quality railcars, including coal cars, bulk commodity cars, covered
hopper cars, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars, mill gondola cars,
coil steel cars and boxcars. It is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
and has facilities in the following locations: Cherokee, Alabama;
Danville, Illinois; Grand Island, Nebraska; Johnstown, Pennsylvania; and
Roanoke, Virginia. More information about FreightCar America is
available on its website at www.freightcaramerica.com.
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FreightCar America, Inc.
Thomas P. McCarthy, 800-458-2235
Source: FreightCar America, Inc.