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Article: Amtrak Picks Successor To Its Fired President
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- The Washington Post
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- August 30, 2006
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Amtrak's board of directors yesterday selected Alexander Kummant,
a veteran railroad and industrial executive, as its president and
chief executive.
Kummant will assume the job Sept. 12. He will take over for David
L. Gunn, who was fired last November. Kummant previously was a
regional vice president of the Union Pacific Railroad. Most
recently, he was executive vice president and chief marketing
officer of Komatsu America Corp., a construction equipment
manufacturer. David J. Hughes has been acting Amtrak president since
Gunn left.
Amtrak Chairman David M. Laney said Kummant had the credentials
and experience to lead "a changing Amtrak that is more customer-
focused and fiscally ...