Terry Heidkamp, Senior Vice President -Operations said, 'We are pleased that Bob has agreed to join FreightCar America. He possesses extensive leadership experience within the rail and automotive industries and has a proven track record of utilizing lean manufacturing processes to achieve significantly improved performance. I look forward to working with Bob to produce similar results at FreightCar America'
Andress joins FreightCar America from Wabtec Corporation, a diversified rail products manufacturer and services provider. In his most recent role, he was vice president of the Global Transit business. Prior to his tenure at Wabtec, he held business and operations leadership roles with companies that included VAE Nortrak and Delphi Automotive.
