It's a remarkable fact that since 1932 when the office was created, the NFTC has had just 7 presidents. (Prior to that time, Chairman James A. Farrell also served as de facto NFTC President.) The NFTC President is the CEO and COO of the organization, directing the day to day activities of the staff in pursuit of the organization's goals. He or she is also a member of the NFTC Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors convenes and chairs board meetings, setting goals and overall direction of the organization. The Chairman must be from an NFTC member company. NFTC Presidents (1932-present) 1932 – 1950 Eugene P. Thomas 1950 – 1962 William S. Swingle 1962 – 1962 John Akin 1963 – 1979 Robert M. Norris 1979 – 1988 Richard W. Roberts 1988 - 2000 Frank Kittredge 2001 – present Bill Reinsch NFTC Chairmen (1914-present) 1914 – 1943 James A. Farrell, President of United States Steel Cooperation 1943 – 1945 Eugene P. Thomas, Vice President of United States Steel Cooperation 1945 – 1947 John Abbink, President of the McGraw-Hill International Corporation 1947 – 1957 Robert F. Loree, Vice President of Morgan Guaranty Trust 1957 – 1962 George W. Wolf, President of United States Steel Cooperation 1962 – 1963 James A. Farrell Jr., President of Farrell Lines 1963 – 1969 E. S. Hoglund, Executive for GM 1969 – 1976 Robert J. Dixson, President of Johnson & Johnson 1976 – 1979 James M. Roche, Chairman and CEO of GM 1979 – 1981 J. Kenneth Jamieson, Chairman and CEO of Exxon 1981 – 1984 William S. Anderson, Chairman of National Cash Register Corp (NCR) 1984 – 1987 Robert Frederick, President and COO of RCA 1987 – 1989 No Chairman 1989 – 1991 Charles Hugel, Chairman of Asea Brown Boveri and RJR Nabisco 1991 – 1993 Donald Fites, Chairman and CEO of Caterpillar 1993 – 1995 Patrick Ward, President and CEO of Caltex Petroleum 1995 – 1998 James Perrella, President and CEO of Ingersoll-Rand (a founding company) 1999 – 2001 Richard Swift, President and CEO of Foster Wheeler 2001-2004 Michael Jordan, CEO, EDS 2005-2007 Dinesh Paliwal, CEO, ABB North America 2008-2010 John Mullen, CEO, DHL Express 2011– present Ambassador Alan Wolff, Senior Counsel McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

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