RGCX expanded its commercial leasing team with the hiring of rail industry veteran, Mike Keasling as vice president of Sales and Marketing.

Based in Chicago, Keasling will take on a national role focused on deepening existing and developing new client relationships across the industry.

“I’m very pleased to welcome a railcar leasing professional of Mike’s caliber to help us further expand our customer relationships and grow our portfolio,” said Nick Tupper, president of RGCX. “Mike’s understanding of the rail market and long-term industry relationships will be great additions to the company.”

Keasling has more than 30 years of experience in the railcar leasing industry. He spent much of his career at CIT as senior vice president of Rail Leasing and worked in various leadership roles at GATX, GE Rail, ARL, U.S. Bank and CAI.

RGCX is a privately held railcar leasing company with a diversified fleet of railcars that operate throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. It offers customers a variety of lease structures and leverages an inhouse advanced railcar management system to manage its fleet efficiently.