County Line Rail Appoints Former ExxonMobil Rail Leader Bryan Boaz as Chief Commercial Officer to Drive National Expansion

HOUSTON, TX – [11/10/25] – CLR (formerly County Line Rail) announced the appointment of Bryan Boaz as Chief Commercial Officer. Boaz brings more than two decades of railroad operations and commercial leadership experience, positioning CLR to execute its national expansion strategy as a strategic infrastructure partner for North America's evolving rail network.

Bryan Boaz, Chief Commercial Officer

"Bryan is one of those rare industry leaders who has excelled on both sides of the business—railroad operations and shipper commercial strategy," said Ben Brosseau, CEO of CLR. "He started as a conductor at Kansas City Southern and went on to lead ExxonMobil's North American rail program through some of the most challenging periods in recent history. That combination of ground-level railroad knowledge and strategic commercial execution is exactly what we need as we scale CLR into a national platform."

PROVEN LEADERSHIP ACROSS RAILROAD OPERATIONS AND COMMERCIAL STRATEGY

Most recently, Boaz led Gulf Coast Rail Operations for ExxonMobil's Supply Chain organization, managing key Canadian assets and maintaining oversight of more than 100 agreements for railcar switching, storage, and transloading across North America. He successfully navigated multiple hurricanes, mainline outages, labor shortages, and the COVID-19 pandemic by proactively rerouting shipments—enabling ExxonMobil to maintain supply continuity while competitors faced significant service challenges.

Boaz's railroad foundation was built at Kansas City Southern, where he started as a conductor and advanced through operational leadership roles including Trainmaster. In this role, he transformed the railroad's poorest performing subdivision—the eastern half of the Meridian Speedway, a critical East-West corridor connecting Los Angeles to Atlanta—into the safest, most on-time, and overall best performing subdivision in just six months. He later served as Director of International Business Development, playing a key role in the Rosenberg Subdivision rebuild and leading major commercial initiatives across Mexico with KCSM. He also held logistics and commercial roles for Enbridge Energy and two of their trading companies, overseeing rail logistics and then more than 20 million barrels of merchant tank storage and blending operations.

A multi-generational railroader, Boaz currently serves on the U.S. Surface Transportation Board's Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC) and previously chaired the American Petroleum Institute's Rail Subcommittee.

RETURNING TO RAILROADING'S ENTREPRENEURIAL ROOTS

"The opportunity at CLR was a chance to do what I do best: pure railroading without the red tape," said Boaz. "The rail industry is evolving rapidly as Class I carriers focus on improving system velocity, which creates tremendous opportunity for strategic infrastructure partners. Our vision is to develop facilities along high-traffic mainline corridors that allow railroads to execute 'hook and haul' operations more efficiently—we handle the switching and blocking; they handle the line haul. This model reduces transit time and enhances customer experience.

"We've already rebranded to CLR—'Built for What's Next'—to reflect our nati

onal ambitions. We're expanding east of the Mississippi River and developing operational storage and blocking yards in strategic locations with multiple Class I service options. Three to five years from now, I see CLR as a recognized infrastructure provider that adds measurable value to North America's rail network."

ABOUT CLR

CLR (formerly County Line Rail) develops, owns, and operates rail infrastructure including transload facilities, storage yards, and operational rail facilities that serve both Class I railroads and rail shippers. With a focus on strategic locations and operational excellence, CLR is building a national platform designed to improve transit times and support the evolving needs of the rail industry. Check out CLR’s new website for more information: (www.clrail.com)

MEDIA CONTACT:

Jay Kennedy | CLR | 713.825.4847 | jkennedy@countylinerail.com