CSX names Rutherford VP Industrial Products
Written by Kyra Senese, Managing Editor
CSX has promoted Michael Rutherford to vice president-industrial products, effective immediately.
Under his new role, Rutherford will oversee sales and marketing activities for the company’s industrial products portfolio, which representatives say includes housing and construction materials, forest products, metals, minerals, military equipment and machinery.
“Michael brings more than 17 years of cutting-edge sales and marketing experience to his new role, including 8 years in a variety of business-critical positions at CSX,” Executive Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Fredrik Eliasson said. “During that time, he has earned a reputation as an effective communicator and strategic thinker who drives bottom-line results by advancing our market intelligence efforts and driving customer service improvements.”
Rutherford has previously served as assistant vice president-industrial products, holding the role of director for CSX’s “Voice of the Customer” customer insights team and director of marketing prior to that, a time during which he is said to have helped launch the UMAX interline container program.
Prior to joining CSX, Rutherford held positions at Adidas and Johnson & Johnson before being selected in 2008 as CSX’s director of strategic planning.
He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Georgetown University and an MBA in international business from SDA Bocconi University.
