GATX Corporation Announces Appointment of Senior Vice President, Human Resources

GATX Corporation today announced that Katie Lawler has been appointed senior vice president, human resources. Ms. Lawler joins GATX from Newsday, a Tribune Publishing Company, where she served as senior vice president, operations responsible for the company’s production and engineering services departments, as well as leading the human resources function company wide. She joined Tribune Company in 1997 as human resources counsel, and was promoted to increasingly responsible positions within the company, utilizing her expertise in labor relations, organizational development, and human resources. "We are pleased to have Katie at GATX,” said Brian A. Kenney, president and chief executive officer of GATX. "She possesses the skills and experience necessary to drive our effort to provide a motivating and challenging environment for our talented team of employees.” Ms. Lawler received her bachelor of arts from the College of the Holy Cross in 1987 and her juris doctor from the law school at the University of Notre Dame in 1992. COMPANY DESCRIPTION GATX Corporation (NYSE:GMT) provides lease financing and related services to customers operating rail, marine and other targeted assets. GATX is a leader in leasing transportation assets and controls one of the largest railcar fleets in the world. Applying over a century of operating experience and strong market and asset expertise, GATX provides quality assets and services to customers worldwide. GATX has been headquartered in Chicago, Illinois since its founding in 1898 and has traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 1916. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.gatx.com. Investor, corporate, financial, historical financial, photographic and news release information may be found at www.gatx.com.