CSX Corp., Jacksonville, Fla., on May 21 announced the appointment of Farrukh A. Bezar as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, effective May 29. He will report to CSX President and CEO Jim Foote.
Bezar joins CSX with over 25 years of strategic leadership experience in the transportation and logistics industry. He most recently served as founder and managing partner of Lynwood Partners, a transportation and logistics advisory firm. He also served in senior leadership roles within the transportation and logistics functions at Clarendon, Booz Allen Hamilton, and A.T. Kearney. Bezar previously held sales and marketing positions at the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Co., and served as a financial analyst with Chase Manhattan Bank.
Bezar received a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Northwestern University and an MBA in Management, Marketing, and Transportation from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.