Rasesh Shah

President

Rail Group

Rash Shah is President of the Rail Group of The Andersons, Inc. Rash began his career with The Andersons in 1978. He held various positions within the engineering and maintenance department before being named Director of Engineering and Maintenance in 1991. Between 1996 and 2000 he served as the Vice President and General Manager of Engineering and Maintenance and then President of that group. In 2001, he was named to his current position of President of the Rail Group.

Rash graduated from The University of Toledo in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He also earned a master’s degree in industrial engineering in 1982 and an MBA in 1986 from The University of Toledo. He was honored as Distinguished Engineering Alumnus
in 2007.

He is a member of the National Freight and Transportation Association and the North American Freight Car Association. He is on the board of Iowa Northern Railway Company. In the community, he is a Board Member and Vice Chair of the Northwest Ohio Regional Growth Partnership, Owens Community College Foundation, Board of Toledo/Lucas County Library Legacy Foundation, Vice Chair of Mercy St. Vincent Hospital Foundation and is a past Board Member of St. Charles Mercy Hospital Foundation. He serves on the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Business Advisory Council. Served on Lansing Trade Group’s Board for four years.

About The Andersons, Inc.
The Andersons, Inc. is a diversified company rooted in agriculture. Founded in Maumee, Ohio, in 1947, the company conducts business across North America in the grain, ethanol, and plant nutrient sectors, railcar leasing, turf and cob products, and consumer retailing. For more information, visit The Andersons online at www.andersonsinc.com.

The Rail Group ranks in top 10 among privately-owned fleets in the U.S. It provides a variety of services to the rail industry including fleet management, leasing, repair and custom fabrication. It repairs, sells, manages, and leases a fleet of almost 23,000 various types of railcars and locomotives. The group has railcar repair facilities across the country. It also offers fleet management services to private railcar owners and operates a custom steel fabrication business.