Ed Jenkins Named CSXT Vice President, Market Strategy
E-Business
"Ed has led remarkable innovations in e-business tools
and customer analytics that have helped propel CSX's service insights and
service culture and, in these areas, has set industry standards. His work has helped CSX gain genuine and
constant customer engagement and insight," said Gooden. "As a result,
the company is much more skilled in anticipating and addressing the needs and
expectations of current and future customers.
These skills will be essential as our service grows in volume and complexity,
and I am very pleased to have Ed and his team in place to help take us
forward."
Over a nearly 30-year career at CSX, Jenkins has held
positions in operations, sales and marketing and strategy. He was appointed
assistant vice president, market strategy and e-business in 2004 after having
been named assistant vice president, corporate development and strategic
planning in 2000. Jenkins spent several
years in management consulting and holds a bachelor's degree in marketing
management from Virginia Tech and a master of management in transportation,
finance and marketing from Northwestern
University .
CSX, based in Jacksonville ,
Florida , is a premier
transportation company. It provides rail, intermodal and rail-to-truck
transload services and solutions to customers across a broad array of markets,
including energy, industrial, construction, agricultural, and consumer
products. For more than 185 years, CSX has played a critical role in the
nation's economic expansion and industrial development. Its network connects
every major metropolitan area in the eastern United States , where nearly
two-thirds of the nation's population resides. It also links more than 240
short line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports with major
population centers and small farming towns alike. More information about CSX
Corporation and its subsidiaries is available at www.csx.com. Like us on
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/OfficialCSX) and follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/CSX).
Contact:
Melanie Cost
904-359-1702