Colorado-based OmniTRAX, one of North America’s largest privately held rail and real estate companies, recently named David Garin as board of directors chairman. Garin has worked for Class I railroads for 35 years and has held multiple leadership roles at BNSF where he oversaw sales and marketing for the company’s industrial products.
OmniTRAX also elected OmniTRAX CEO Dean Piacente to the board of directors. Piacente has been CEO since 2021, managing the daily operations of the company’s railroads, terminal services, transload services, acquisition, and industrial development. He has more than 30 years of dynamic financial planning, analysis, and multicommodity expertise.
Garin replaces Cameron Scott and Piacente replaces Michael Brothers whose terms end this month. Scott has been named The Broe Family board of directors chairman, and Brothers has been named to The Broe Family board. The Broe Group is OmniTRAX’s parent company.
“OmniTRAX’s record-setting performance can be traced to a bold vision laid out four years ago and the disciplined execution of that business plan,” Pat Broe, The Broe Group founder, said. “David, Dean, and outgoing chair Cameron Scott have been critical in shaping our strategy and pacing our record-setting trajectory. These new elections secure the knowledge, relationships, and leadership that have been invaluable to our growth.”