GENEVA, IL, USA — David Withall, Chief Executive Officer of Miner Enterprises, Inc. since 1999, has died after a brief illness. He was 78 years old.
During his tenure as the fourth CEO and Chairman of the privately owned, 129-year-year-old manufacturing company, based in Geneva, IL, Withall oversaw a dynamic period of innovation, diversification and growth for Miner. A leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of railcar components—including draft gears, brake beams, side bearings, running boards, outlet gates and rapid discharge systems—Miner products are utilized by railroads and freight car builders the world over. [...]