KSU - Kansas City Southern
Kansas City Southern
427 West 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
United States
816-983-1303
http://www.kcsouthern.com
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Railroads
Full Time Employees: 7,130
Key Executives
| Name | Title | Pay | Exercised | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Patrick J. Ottensmeyer | CEO, Pres & Director | 2.75M | N/A | 1958 |
| Mr. Michael W. Upchurch | CFO & Exec. VP | 1.14M | N/A | 1961 |
| Mr. Jeffrey M. Songer | COO & Exec. VP | 1.16M | N/A | 1970 |
| Mr. Warren K. Erdman | Exec. VP of Admin. & Corp. Affairs | 966.24k | N/A | 1959 |
| Mr. Brian D. Hancock | Exec. VP & Chief Innovation Officer | 1.03M | N/A | 1966 |
Description
Kansas City Southern, through its subsidiaries, provides domestic and international rail transportation services in North America. It serves a ten-state region in the midwest and southeast regions of the United States and has the shortest north/south rail route between Kansas City, Missouri, and ports along the Gulf of Mexico in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The company operates a commercial corridor of the Mexican railroad system and has its direct rail passageway between Mexico City and Laredo, Texas. It provides rail access to the United States and Mexico border crossing at Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas; and controls and operates the southern half of the rail bridge at Laredo, Texas, as well as the northern half of this bridge. The company also provides rail access to the port of Lazaro Cardenas on the Pacific Ocean; and owns a 157-mile rail line extending from Laredo, Texas to the port city of Corpus Christi, Texas. Its rail network comprises approximately 6,700 route miles. The company serves the chemical and petroleum, industrial and consumer products, agriculture and minerals, energy, intermodal, and automotive markets. Kansas City Southern was founded in 1887 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.
Corporate Governance
Kansas City Southern’s ISS Governance QualityScore as of November 1, 2018 is 5. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 2; Shareholder Rights: 4; Compensation: 9.
