The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) elected its 2016 slate of officers at the annual winter meeting earlier in January.
Michael Jones, Transportation Manager, North Dakota Mill, Grand Forks, N.Dak., has been named President; Michael Barth, Vice President Transportation and Logistics, United Sugars, Moorhead, Minn., has been named First Vice President; and Harry Zander, Senior Vice President, Element Rail Finance, Chicago, Ill., has been named Second Vice President. Also joining the MARS Executive Committee is first-time member Kathy Bathurst, Senior Account Manager, with CSX Transportation in Oak Brook, Ill.
Another record of more than 650 registrations were received for the recent two-day 2016 Winter Meeting in Lombard, Ill., where the officers were elected. The MARS 2016 Annual Summer Meeting will be held July 11–12 at the Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, Wis.