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Having previously held a succession of finance leadership roles inside Chicago\u2019s ever vibrant financial services sector, Vicki Dudley was perhaps more surprised than anyone to find herself accepting a CFO position with Yancey Bros. Co. of Atlanta, the oldest Caterpillar dealer in the country.\xa0\xa0

Nevertheless, the job hop drew Dudley into a world of opportunity that she credits with having helped to open the door to her latest career chapter as CFO of TTX, the largest railcar provider in North America.

\u201cThat particular experience did help to prepare me for my current role. Not only did we have sales for Caterpillar and Blue Bird bus, but also we had leasing plus repair facilities across the state of Georgia,\u201d remarks Dudley, who gives credits to Yancey for tasking her with the company\u2019s process improvement function\xa0\u201cand tying it to my toolkit.\u201d\xa0\u2013Jack Sweeney