Vice president positions advance long-term
strategy, growth capacity
ATLANTA, March 23,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation
(NYSE: NSC) today announced the addition of two vice president
positions within its Marketing division. Beginning April 2, Yannik
Thomas will serve as Vice President Intermodal and
Automotive Operations, while Stefan
Loeb will assume the role of Vice President First and Final
Mile Markets.
"At Norfolk Southern, our goal is to safely deliver
profitable and industry-leading growth as a customer-centric,
operations-driven service organization," said Chief Marketing
Officer Ed Elkins. "With that growth
in mind, I'm pleased to welcome these two proven leaders to our
talented team."
Thomas and Loeb will report to Elkins, joining the company's
current Marketing leadership alongside Vice President Industrial
Products Leggett Kitchin, Vice President Intermodal and Automotive
Marketing Shawn Tureman, and Vice
President Business Development and Real Estate Kathleen Smith.
"They each bring unique and valuable skillsets to an outstanding
group," Elkins added. "By adding their growth-oriented leadership,
we can fully leverage the great work happening across our
Intermodal and Automotive and Industrial Products franchises to
grow business even further. Together, we'll safely and reliably
execute our ambitious intermodal strategy, capturing a greater
market share of flexible freight, and innovate first- and last-mile
solutions that expand our service beyond the railhead."
Thomas will move to the position from within the company,
previously serving as Norfolk Southern's Assistant Vice President
Financial Planning and Analysis since 2020. The focus of his new
role will be delivering a high-quality customer experience,
efficient and proactive management of terminal and equipment
services, development and implementation of system design
engineering solutions and alignment with enterprise commercial and
operating strategies.
Loeb comes to Norfolk Southern from Watco — a single-source
transportation and supply chain services company owning and
operating a diverse network of short line railroads, terminals, and
ports — where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Commercial Officer. His new role prioritizes innovation around
first- and final-mile products and processes key to short and
long-term development.
About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely
moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today,
it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight
transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability,
Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of
yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team
members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from
agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of
auto products and metals in North
America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive
intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the
country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to
every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the
Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes.
Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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