Sector: Industrials
Director information for NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER T. JONES | Independent Director; Former Corporate VP and President, Technology Services sector, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Chair | 61 | ["Operational Oversight", "Safety", "Information Technology", "Strategic Planning", "Risk Management", "Governmental and Stakeholder Relations", "Environmental and Sustainability", "CEO/Executive Leadership", "Finance and Accounting", "Governance/Board"] | ["Audit and Finance", "Executive", "Safety", "AC", "EC", "SC (Chair)"] | 2026 |
| Francesca A. DeBiase | Former Executive Vice President and Global Chief Supply Chain Officer, McDonald’s Corporation; Director; Chair | 60 | ["Operational Oversight, Marketing and Customer Experience", "Transportation and Logistics", "Environmental and Sustainability, Strategic Planning", "Finance and Accounting", "CEO/Executive Leadership", "Governance/Board, Human Resources and Compensation, and Risk Management"] | ["Comp", "EC", "GNC (Chair)", "Compensation and Talent Management", "Executive", "Governance and Nominating"] | 2026 |
| GILBERT H. LAMPHERE | INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR; Chairman of MidRail LLC and former board member of Illinois Central Railroad (Chairman), Canadian National Railway Company, and CSX Corporation | 73 | ["Founder and public company board member", "Operating executive in railroad and transportation industries", "Former Chairman of MIDRAIL LLC and Illinois Central Railroad", "Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions at Morgan Stanley"] | ["Audit and Finance", "Compensation and Talent Management", "AC", "Comp"] | 2026 |
| JOHN C. HUFFARD, JR. | Independent Director; Co-Founder, Tenable Holdings, Inc. | 58 | ["Extensive technology, cybersecurity, finance, and senior executive experience", "Co-Founder of Tenable Holdings, Inc. since 2002", "Chief Operating Officer of Tenable Holdings, Inc. (2018 \u2013 2019)", "President and Chief Operating Officer of Tenable Network Security, Inc. (2002 \u2013 2018)", "Member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC)", "Experience in finance and accounting, mergers and acquisitions", "Oversaw execution of talent strategy and compensation strategy", "Led the company from initial startup phase through IPO and subsequent growth", "Experience in marketing and customer experience", "Formation and leadership of Government Relations at Tenable Holdings", "Global experience as CEO/Executive Leadership"] | ["Compensation and Talent Management (Chair)", "Executive", "Governance and Nominating", "Comp (Chair)", "EC", "GNC", "Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| Lori J. Ryerkerk | Former President and CEO, Celanese Corp.; Independent Director | 63 | ["Former chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Celanese Corp.", "Extensive executive expertise in the energy industry", "Operational oversight in leading global operations and managing complex supply chain systems", "Experience in environmental and sustainability", "Governmental and stakeholder relations", "Human resources and compensation expertise", "Marketing and customer experience insights", "Experience in governance/board, mergers and acquisitions, risk management, safety, strategic planning, finance and accounting, and transportation and logistics"] | ["Comp", "GNC", "Compensation and Talent Management", "Governance and Nominating", "Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| MARCELA E. DONADIO | Independent Director; Former Audit Partner and Americas Oil & Gas Sector Leader, Ernst & Young LLP; Chair | 71 | ["Extensive accounting and public company board experience", "Lead Independent Director of an S&P 500 company", "25-year experience as an Audit Partner at Ernst & Young", "Americas Oil and Gas Sector Leader at Ernst & Young", "Specialization in domestic and international operations", "Governance/Board experience as a director of three public companies", "Recognized by the National Association of Corporate Directors Directorship 100", "audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit and Finance", "Executive", "Safety", "AC (Chair)", "EC", "SC", "Audit and Finance Committee", "Safety Committee"] | 2026 |
| MARK R. GEORGE | President and Chief Executive Officer; President and CEO, Norfolk Southern Corporation | 59 | ["More than 35 years of experience in financial management, strategy, and business development", "Previously served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer from 2019 to September 2024", "Significant experience in driving process-focused performance improvements", "Extensive operational and financial acumen", "Gained strategic planning skills from over 30 years with United Technologies in various executive roles", "Experience in Governmental and Stakeholder Relations, Human Resources and Compensation, Information Technology, Marketing and Customer Experience, Mergers and Acquisitions, Operational Oversight, Risk Management, Safety, and Transportation and Logistics"] | ["Executive", "EC"] | 2026 |
| MARY KATHRYN “HEIDI” HEITKAMP | Independent Director; Former U.S. Senator | 70 | ["Significant public service experience as a United States Senator", "State Attorney General", "Rail safety advocate", "Experience in regulatory, safety, and governmental and stakeholder relations", "Director at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics", "Senator, North Dakota (2013 \u2013 2019)", "Attorney General (1992 \u2013 2000)", "Tax Commissioner (1986 \u2013 1992)", "Attorney at the Office of the North Dakota State Tax Commissioner (1981 \u2013 1986)", "Attorney at the United States Environmental Protection Agency (1980 \u2013 1981)", "Expertise in Safety, Governmental and Stakeholder Relations, Finance and Accounting, Environmental and Sustainability, CEO/Executive Leadership"] | ["Governance and Nominating", "Safety", "Safety Committee", "GNC", "SC", "Governance and Nominating Committee"] | 2026 |
| Philip S. Davidson | Retired Admiral, U.S. Navy; Independent Director | 66 | ["Founder of Davidson Strategies, LLC since 2021", "Admiral and 25th Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) (2018 \u2013 2021)", "Admiral and Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command (2014 \u2013 2018)", "Vice Admiral and Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet and Deputy Commander, Naval Forces Europe-Africa (2013 \u2013 2014)", "Director, Maritime Operations, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (2012 \u2013 2013)", "Military Advisor, U.S. Department of State (2010 \u2013 2012)", "Commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight (2009 \u2013 2010)", "Naval Officer (1982 \u2013 2009)", "Public company board directorships at Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. since 2021 and AeroVironment, Inc. since 2023"] | ["AC", "SC", "Audit and Finance", "Safety", "Safety Committee"] | 2026 |
| Richard H. Anderson | Former President and CEO, Amtrak, Former CEO, Delta, and Northwest Airlines; Independent Director; Board Chair | 70 | ["President and Chief Executive Officer of Amtrak", "Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines", "Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Airlines", "Significant executive leadership experience in the transportation industry", "Expertise in operations, safety, strategic planning, labor relations, logistics, and governmental relations", "Experience in Information Technology, Marketing and Customer Experience, Finance and Accounting, Environmental and Sustainability, Risk Management, and Safety", "extensive executive experience", "directorial experience", "operational experience", "strategic experience", "legal experience", "CEO of Delta Air Lines", "CEO of Northwest Airlines", "CEO of Amtrak"] | ["AC", "Comp", "EC (Chair)", "Audit and Finance", "Compensation and Talent Management", "Executive (Chair)"] | 2026 |
| Sameh Fahmy | Former Executive Vice President, Precision Scheduled Railroading, Kansas City Southern; Independent Director | 74 | ["More than three decades of experience in the railroad industry", "Executive Vice President of Precision Scheduled Railroading at Kansas City Southern (2019 \u2013 2021)", "Management Consultant at CSX (2017 \u2013 2019)", "Various roles at Canadian National Railway Company including Senior Vice President Engineering", "Experience in strategic planning, operational oversight, finance and accounting, and information technology"] | ["AC", "SC", "Audit and Finance", "Safety", "Safety Committee"] | 2026 |
| WILLIAM CLYBURN, JR. | Independent Director; Founder and CEO, Clyburn Consulting, LLC; Former Vice Chairman and Commissioner, U.S. Surface Transportation Board | 59 | ["Chief Executive Officer at CLYBURN CONSULTING, LLC since 2004", "Senior Counsel at UNITED STATES SENATE (2002 \u2013 2004)", "Vice-Chairman & Commissioner at U.S. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD (1998 \u2013 2001)", "Commerce Counsel at UNITED STATES SENATE (1995 \u2013 1998)", "Transportation Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee (1993 \u2013 1995)", "Safety expertise from service as a Commissioner on the U.S. STB and consultant", "30 years of legislative and regulatory experience in the transportation field and railroad industry", "Operational oversight and expertise in mergers and acquisitions", "Experience in transportation and logistics", "Experience in Environmental and Sustainability, CEO/Executive Leadership, Governance/Board and Strategic Planning"] | ["Governance and Nominating", "Safety", "GNC", "SC", "Governance and Nominating Committee", "Safety Committee"] | 2026 |
