Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)

245.03 +0.42 (+0.17%) At close: 04:00PM EDT

Norfolk Southern Corporation

650 West Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30308-1925
United States
855 667 3655
https://www.norfolksouthern.com

Sector(s): Industrials
Industry: Railroads
Full-time employees: 20,700

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Alan H. Shaw	President, CEO & Director	1.25M	N/A	1968
Mr. Mark R. George	Executive VP & CFO	781.79k	N/A	1968
Mr. Claude E. Elkins Jr.	Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer	674.22k	N/A	1966
Mr. John F. Orr	COO & Executive VP	N/A	N/A	1964
Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers	VP of Information Technology & Chief Information Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Luke Nichols	Senior Director of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Nabanita C. Nag	Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer	N/A	N/A	1976
Ms. Angie Kolar	VP & Chief Compliance Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Betsy Talton-Buck	VP & Chief Communications Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Barbara N. Paul	Vice President of Human Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2023, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and operates an intermodal network. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated approximately 19,100 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Corporate governance

Norfolk Southern Corporation’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 April 2024 is 6. The pillar scores are Audit: 10; Board: 2; Shareholder rights: 5; Compensation: 6.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.