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Get filing alertsFreightCar America adds rail-sector investment banker to board
Filed June 16, 2026 · Period ending June 16, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Bradley J. Pickard appointed as independent Class II director effective June 10, 2026, expanding board from eight to nine members with six independents maintaining strong governance majority.
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Pickard brings over 30 years of investment banking experience with specific expertise in rail, trucking, and logistics sectors, currently serving as Managing Director at Republic Partners since 2014.
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Summary
FreightCar America expanded its board by appointing Bradley J. Pickard as an independent Class II director effective June 10, 2026. The board now comprises nine directors, six of whom are independent, maintaining a healthy governance structure. Pickard's initial term runs until the company's 2027 annual meeting.
Pickard brings relevant sector expertise as a Managing Director at Republic Partners with over three decades of investment banking experience, including leadership roles at Salomon Brothers, Wasserstein Perella, and Houlihan Lokey. His transaction and advisory background in rail, trucking, and logistics aligns directly with FreightCar's core business of manufacturing railroad freight cars and components. The appointment appears designed to add strategic and transactional capabilities to the board during a period when the rail equipment sector faces cyclical demand pressures.
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Event · Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation
Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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On June 10, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FreightCar America, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Bradley J. Pickard to the Board as a Class II director, effective June 10, 2026. In connection with this appointment, the Board increased its size to nine (9) directors. The initial term of Mr. Pickard's service on the Board will continue until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders in accordance with the Company's Bylaws.
The Board appointed Bradley J. Pickard as a new Class II director effective June 10, 2026, expanding the Board from eight to nine members. His initial term runs until the 2027 annual meeting. This is a standard board expansion to add expertise.
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Mr. Pickard is a Managing Director of Republic Partners, LLC, where he has served since 2014. He brings more than three decades of investment banking experience, including leadership roles at Salomon Brothers, Wasserstein Perella and Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin. He brings extensive transaction and advisory experience in rail, trucking and logistics.
Pickard brings over 30 years of investment banking experience with a focus on rail, trucking, and logistics sectors. He currently serves as Managing Director at Republic Partners since 2014 and previously held leadership positions at major investment banks. His sector-specific expertise aligns with FreightCar America's business in railroad freight cars and components.
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