Two new directors at Textainer Bermudian-headquartered Textainer Group Holdings Ltd elected two directors to its board and bid farewell to one at the annual meeting of shareholders. The company, one of the worlds largest lessors of intermodal freight containers, welcomed James Earl and Cynthia Hostetler as class two directors, while long-serving director Hennie Van der Merwe retired from the board. In addition, Olivier Ghesquiere was re-elected as a class two director at the annual meeting. Mr Earl was an executive with NYSE-listed GATX Corporation from 1988 to 2018, ultimately serving as executive vice-president, president of its Rail International division and CEO of GATX''s American Steamship Company, the company said. He also serves on the board of NYSE-listed Harsco Corporation. Mr Earl has a bachelor of science degree from Washington University in St Louis and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Textainer said Ms Hostetler serves as a trustee of Invesco Ltd and is a member of the boards of TriLinc Global Fund, an impact investment company, NYSE-listed Vulcan Materials Company and NYSE-listed Resideo Technologies, Inc.