Cordel Taps Henderson as Global Head of Rail Solutions
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive EditorErik Henderson has been appointed Global Head of Rail Solutions at Cordel, which produces an artificial intelligence platform for railroad inspection.
Henderson served most recently as Technical Director, GIS Field Services, Robotics and Automation at CSX, driving the automation of asset survey, inspection and inventory across its 20,000-mile network.
Henderson is an expert in Positive Train Control (PTC), asset change management and the use of remote sensing technologies such as LiDAR and UAVs for railroad engineering applications. He spent several years developing and completing the PTC validation and verification process for Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval at CSX.
“We are very excited to welcome Erik to the Cordel leadership team,” Vice President Americas Nick Wayne said. “He has an impressive track record of innovation and success, and he understands railroads’ pain points inside and out—he’s been working on the same problem sets as Cordel for years. The combination of Cordel’s best-in-class purpose-built technology and Erik’s deep operational expertise will have a huge positive impact on our customers and our business in the U.S. and around the world.”
Cordel is part of Maestrano Group plc.
