Patriot Rail & Ports appoints new Chief Commercial Officer, Paul D. Tonsager

Jacksonville, FL - Patriot Rail and Ports announced the appointment of Paul D. Tonsager as chief commercial officer.

Tonsager will oversee all commercial efforts related to the transportation, services, and ports business units across Patriot Company’s growing business platform. More specifically, his scope of responsibilities will cover the growth of industrial development projects, as well as M&A activities and further leverage strategic organizational capabilities by aligning and refocusing the commercial group.

“Paul brings a wealth of knowledge to the organization for both the rail and port side. His depth of experience in this industry will help us build upon our

momentum as an industry leader, execute our current ventures, and plan for new commercial opportunities in the future,” said John Fenton, Patriot’s chief executive officer. “We are excited to have an executive of his caliber join our team.”

Tonsager comes to Patriot from CN Rail, where he most recently was responsible for US Business Development and Shortline engagement. Prior to that he ran CN Worldwide North America, Marketing and Sales for CN’s 31 warehouse and distribution facilities, Aquatrain, and CN’s Machinery and Dimensional business. Tonsager has broad international experience, moving to Shanghai to launch and develop CN’s presence in Asia. He previously worked for Maersk and Crowley Maritime.

Tonsager received a BA in Marketing from Miami University of Ohio and an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.