CSX appointed key leaders in the Sales and Marketing organization as the company continues to focus on enhancing customer relationships and encouraging profitable growth. Dean M. Piacente has been named vice president-intermodal; Clark Robertson, vice president-chemicals; and Tim McNulty, vice president-agriculture; all reporting to Fredrik J. Eliasson, executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer. Bill Clement, who previously headed intermodal, has left the company and is pursuing other interests.

Piacente, who joined CSX in 1987, assumes the intermodal leadership role from his position as vice president-chemicals. In addition, he has served in other senior sales and marketing capacities and as vice president-finance. Robertson, who joined CSX in 2010, moves to vice president-chemicals from his prior role as assistant vice president-regional development.

McNulty, who joined CSX in 1985, is promoted to vice president-agriculture, which will now include the company's phosphate and fertilizer market, in addition to shipments of grain and ethanol. McNulty has been instrumental in the development of CSX's ethanol unit train network and has an established record of building strong teams, supporting customer needs and enhancing growth and efficiency.