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Kirby Corporation Announces New Director of the Board Tracy A. Embree
HOUSTON, Feb. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kirby Corporation ("Kirby") (NYSE: KEX) today announced the appointment of Tracy A. Embree as a new independent member of the Kirby Board of Directors effective February 16, 2026. She will stand for election at the annual meeting of the corporation in April of this year. Ms. Embree is the retired President of Otis Americas, a division of Otis Worldwide Corporation, and brings more than 25 years of global leadership experience across industrial operation
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