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10 Norfolk Southern executives
These ten current and former Norfolk Southern executives hold or have held CEO, chief officer, EVP and SVP titles at Norfolk Southern, including a former chief financial officer who now leads the company. A reader can learn how Norfolk Southern's executive team sets direction and runs the railroad from people who have held these roles.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alan Shaw
LinkedInExperience: President and Chief Executive Officer · Norfolk Southern
Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Norfolk Southern (January 2021–September 2024) and former Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer there (2015–2021). The profile lists current roles as Senior Advisor at McChrystal Group since May 2026 and Advisor at Purposity since October 2024, both starting after the Norfolk Southern CEO role ended.
Angie Kolar
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Crisis Management · Norfolk Southern
Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Crisis Management at Norfolk Southern since April 2024; the highlight says the role was to lead crisis management, business continuity and compliance program transformations after a high-profile train derailment. The profile also lists Senior Vice President Operations Services & Chief Risk Officer at Colonial Pipeline Company (2017–2023).
Ed Elkins
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer · Norfolk Southern
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Norfolk Southern since December 2021; the highlight says the role leads the Intermodal, Automotive and Industrial Products business divisions. Former Norfolk Southern roles include Vice President - Industrial Products (2018–2021), Group Vice President Chemicals Marketing - Industrial Products (2016–2018) and Group Vice President - International Intermodal Marketing (2013–2016).
Fred Ehlers
LinkedInExperience: VP Information Technology & CIO · Norfolk Southern
VP Information Technology & CIO at Norfolk Southern in a row starting November 2013, while the profile's headline and a separate row show the person as retired from Norfolk Southern since February 2024. The profile also lists VP Network & Service Management at Norfolk Southern from June 2007 to November 2013.
John F. Orr
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer · Norfolk Southern
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Norfolk Southern since March 2024; the highlight says the role leads railway operations, including safety, transportation, network planning and operations, engineering and equipment maintenance. The profile also lists Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer at CPKC (2023–2024) and Executive Vice President Of Operations at Kansas City Southern (2021–2023).
John Fleps
LinkedInExperience: VP & Chief Safety Officer · Norfolk Southern
VP & Chief Safety Officer at Norfolk Southern since March 2024, a role also listed from March to July 2023. Other Norfolk Southern roles include VP - Safety & Mechanical Operations (2023–2024), AVP - Transportation (2022–2023) and AVP - Engineering MW&S (2019–2022), all in the profile's Norfolk Southern history.
Josh Raglin
LinkedInExperience: Chief Sustainability Officer · Norfolk Southern
Chief Sustainability Officer at Norfolk Southern since March 2020; the highlight says the role leads efforts to transform the company's sustainability strategy. Former Norfolk Southern roles include General Manager Facilities (2006–2020) and Manager (2000–2006). The profile also lists a current board seat as Audit Chair at the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities.
Mark George
LinkedInExperience: President and Chief Executive Officer · Norfolk Southern
President and Chief Executive Officer of Norfolk Southern since September 2024, and former EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Norfolk Southern (November 2019–September 2024). The profile also lists CFO, VP Finance & IT roles at UTC Building & Industrial Systems (2013–2015) and Carrier (2011–2013), and CFO, VP Finance at Carrier HVAC (2019).
Mike McClellan
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer · Norfolk Southern
Sr. Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer at Norfolk Southern since April 2021, a role the profile lists as current. Former Norfolk Southern roles include Vice President - Strategic Planning (2018–2021), Vice President, Industrial Products (2013–2018), Vice President, Intermodal & Automotive (2005–2013) and Vice President, Intermodal (2000–2005).
Timothy Livingston
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Vice President Operations · Norfolk Southern
Sr. Vice President Operations at Norfolk Southern since July 2024, an Operations role at the President/Vice President level according to the profile. The profile also lists Vice President Operations Eastern Region - U.S. at CPKC (2023–2024), Vice President Transportation U.S. & Mexico at Kansas City Southern (2021–2023) and General Manager Network Operations U.S. & Mexico there (2017–2021).
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- 01How does Norfolk Southern's leadership decide which initiatives receive capital and staffing?
- 02How do Norfolk Southern's executives coordinate decisions between operations, safety, commercial and technology teams?
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