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U.S. Secretary Norman Mineta Joins Advisory Board of Carolinks; Former Administration Official and Vice Chairman of Hill & Knowlton, Inc. To Advise New $250 Million Inter-Modal Operation

Posted on: Wednesday, 9 August 2006, 12:00 CDT

Secretary Norman Mineta, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation and Vice Chairman of Hill & Knowlton, Inc., has joined the Advisory Board of Carolinks, the Charleston-based inter-modal company poised to launch its $250 million barge and rail operation transporting containers from the Port of Charleston to a new inland port.

Speaking of his new appointment, Secretary Mineta said, "Having represented the Silicon Valley in Congress for over 20 years, I got to know Lucy Duncan-Scheman when she was representing a number of Valley high-tech firms. Her extensive technical knowledge coupled with her great sense of the legislative process made her an effective representative of those companies."

"Lucy is now taking those same skill sets to start a new company that fits in with the necessity of reducing congestion on the land side by utilizing the water side to efficiently move containers safely, reliably and at less cost. I am proud to be associated with her efforts and of the other very highly qualified people serving on the Advisory Board of Carolinks."

Carolinks, led by Founder, President and CEO Lucy Duncan-Scheman, has developed a much- needed plan for a partnership between rail and barge to reduce dwell time at the port and speed containers inland faster than at present. The operation is scheduled to begin in 2007 and will create over 200 new jobs, and many more in ancillary activities.

Lucy Duncan-Scheman said, "I am honored to be able to work with Secretary Mineta. I have followed his career from Congress to Lockheed Martin to his excellent service at the helm of two Presidential Cabinets. As the U.S. transitions from a knowledge based economy to a distribution based economy, no one understands this dynamic better than Secretary Mineta. He understands the importance of moving cargo more rapidly away from ports and is keenly aware of the safety issues involved as well. Secretary Mineta has long been an advocate of private sector investment in public infrastructure, and his role on our advisory board will ensure the success of our business model."

Secretary Mineta will join the Carolinks advisory board along with Senator Daschle, former Democratic Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Raymond, Chairman and CEO of Horizon Lines, "Humpy" Wheeler, a leading figure in NASCAR, Margaret A. Gilliam, CFA, a former Wall Street securities analyst covering retail and related industries and now running her own consulting firm, Gilliam & Co., and the Honorable Steven S. Honigman, former general counsel of the United States Navy and now a partner in Fox, Horan & Camerini.

Secretary Mineta's distinguished career includes 20 years in the U.S. House of Representatives representing the heart of California's Silicon Valley, the chair of the National Civil Aviation Review Commission and cabinet service under the last two United States presidents. Secretary Mineta joined the administration of President George W. Bush in January 2001 and was the longest serving Secretary of Transportation in the history of that cabinet post. He also served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton. Prior to joining the Clinton Administration, he was vice president of Lockheed Martin.

Source: Business Wire

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