The Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers Announces the Appointment of new Directors and new Officers.

The Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers Announces the Appointment of new Directors and new Officers.

Published on June 29, 2015

The Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers is pleased to announce the election of Paul Brum, Gord Strilchuk and Scott Diercks to its Board of Directors.

 

Paul Brum is President and CEO of Universal Rail Systems.  Paul brings 30 years of railway experience and stands at the helm of his team and a cross section of Canada’s most visible and prominent railway construction projects.

Gord Strilchuk is Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer for the PNR RailWorks Signals & Communications Division, which performs construction, installation and maintenance of railway signals and communication equipment across Canada.

Scott Diercks is Director of Marketing and Business Development at Loram Maintenance of Way.  Scott has more than 20 years of progressively responsible experience in the rail industry.

 

The Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers would also like to welcome the election of Officers, Paul Nimigon as President and Mario Peloquin and Doug Reece as Vice Presidents.

 

Paul Nimigon is Vice President Rail Transportation for MMM Group Ltd.  Paul joined MMM in July 2005 as a partner and has more than 39 years’ experience with Canadian Pacific Railway, CANAC Inc. and MMM Group.

Mario Peloquin is Vice President Transformation for Thales Canada Transportation Solutions.  Mario has worked in the Transit and Rail Industry for over 30 years.

Doug Reece is Director Marketing and Business Development at Procor Limited.  Doug has over 30 years of rail industry experience.

 

“We are extremely pleased to have such a great balance of transit and freight representation on our board. The expertise that these directors will bring to the association is invaluable and will contribute to the unprecedented and ongoing growth of CARS,” said Sylvia Newell, Executive Director of CARS.

 

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