Board of Directors

Over 140 Years of Experience

Industry, business and market focused, our board of directors is actively engaged in guiding the direction of our company.

  • Jon Hemingway

    Chairman

    Mr. Hemingway attended the University of Washington graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. in Business Administration and becoming licensed as a Certified Public Accountant and real estate broker, all in 1979. In 1982, he graduated from the University of Washington Law School.

  • Fernando Chico

    Member

    Mr. Chico has a B.A. in Business Administration from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago. Thirty years ago he founded a brokerage firm which later became Grupo Financiero Inbursa...

  • Frederick Smith

    Member

    Mr. Smith began working for Seattle Stevedoring on a part-time basis while attending college. In 1962, after graduation from the University of Washington Law School, he joined Seattle Stevedoring as general counsel. In 1968, he was promoted to Vice President and subsequently to President in 1979.

  • Deedra Walkey

    Member

    Ms. Walkey attended Smith College graduating in 1986. In 1991 she graduated cum laude from Boston College Law School and joined the Seattle firm of Bogle & Gates after working for Ropes & Gray in Boston...

  • Andres Chico

    Member

    Mr. Chico holds a BA in Finance from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, and an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University...

  • Stephen Bolze

    Member

    Stephen R. Bolze attended Duke University graduating magna cum laude with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He earned a MBA from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business. Mr. Bolze is currently a Senior Managing Director...

  • Sebastien Sherman

    Member

    Sebastien Sherman is a Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Infrastructure and leads the group’s coverage of the Transportation, Utilities and Renewables sectors. He serves on the board of SSA Marine Inc.

  • Raymond Conner

    Member

    Mr. Ray Conner joined the Carrix board of directors in 2019. Prior to joining the board of directors for Carrix, Mr. Conner served as vice chairman of The Boeing Company and a member of the Boeing Executive Council...

  • Robert Knight

    Member

    Robert M. Knight, Jr. has served as a Director since April 2020 and is a member of the Compensation Committee. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Union Pacific Corporation, a transportation company that primarily operates one of the largest railroads in North America, from 2004 until his retirement in 2019. Previously he served on the Boards of Grupo Ferroviario Mexicano and TTX Company where he was Lead Director and Chair of TTX’s Compensation and Audit Committees. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Kansas State University and an MBA from Southern Illinois University.