FreightCar America Inc

William D. Gehl, 77, has served as a director since May 2007 and as Chair of the Board from January 2013. Effective May 1, 2024, Mr. Gehl will resign as Chair of the Board and become Lead Independent Director of the Board. He is a member of our Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. He is currently Chairman and owner of Interstate Batteries of Southeastern Wisconsin, a distributor of automotive and other batteries. He was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gehl Company, a publicly held manufacturer of compact construction equipment, from April 2003 until April 2009. Prior to that time, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Gehl Company since November 1992, Chairman of Gehl Company since April 1996, and a director of Gehl Company since 1987. During the past six years, Mr. Gehl has been a member and Chairman of the board of directors of Astec Industries, Inc. (a publicly held manufacturer of roadbuilding and construction equipment). He brings to our Board, among other things, his background as the chief executive officer of a public company for over 17 years and general management, marketing and financial experience, as well as MBA and law degrees. He is a member of the Wisconsin and Florida state bars.

Jesús Salvador Gil Benavides, 60, has served as a director since October 2020. Mr. Gil has over 30 years of experience in metal fabrications, and over 20 years of experience in the railcar manufacturing industry. From October 2020 to January 2024, Mr. Gil served as the Vice President of Operations for the Company. From 2005 to 2017, Mr. Gil held various roles with Grupo Industrial Monclova, S.A. de C.V. (“Grupo Industrial”), a corporation operating in railcar manufacturing, offshore platform fabrication, mining, industrial gases and energy. During this time, he also served as a member of Grupo Industrial’s board of directors. From 1997 to 2005, Mr. Gil worked for Trinity Industries de Mexico as Plant Manager at the Monclova plant and the General Manager of Monclova-Sabinas. In 2018, he finished a one-year Advanced Executive Management Program (AD-2) at the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresa (IPADE) in Monterrey, Mexico. In 1988, he obtained a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, and in 1986 he received his bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey. Mr. Gil brings to our Board extensive and specific experience in the railcar industry.

Rodger L. Boehm, 64, has served as a director since May 2022 and is the chairman of our Compensation Committee and a member of our Audit Committee. Until his retirement in September 2017, Mr. Boehm was a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, Inc. He spent 31 years at the premier management consulting firm in a variety of roles with increasing responsibility, beginning in 1986. Mr. Boehm led client service for leading global institutions, primarily focused on Fortune 500 companies. His client service focused on long-term global growth and performance improvement, helping companies to significantly improve their cost, revenue and service performance. Mr. Boehm’s background in strategic leadership in the industrial sector ranges from developing a global growth strategy for an agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer to improving the enterprise marketing capabilities for a leading global industrial conglomerate. Before McKinsey, he was a quality control engineer with Jones & Laughlin Steel from 1982 to 1984. He currently serves on the board of Ruggable and Hyliion and was formerly a board member for Meritor and Home Chef. Mr. Boehm earned a Bachelor of Science in materials engineering from Purdue University in 1982 and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University in 1986. Mr. Boehm brings to our Board deep and broad experience in strategic leadership in the industrial sector.