Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)

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Norfolk Southern Corporation

Three Commercial Place
Norfolk, VA 23510
United States
757-629-2680
http://www.nscorp.com

Sector: Services
Industry: Railroads
Full Time Employees: 28,044

Key Executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Age
Mr. James A. Squires	Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres	1.75M	267.31k	56
Mr. Michael Joseph Wheeler	Chief Operating Officer and Exec. VP	898.38k	78.73k	54
Ms. Cynthia C. Earhart	Chief Information Officer and Exec. VP of Admin.	931.71k	735.3k	55
Mr. Alan H. Shaw	Chief Marketing Officer and Exec. VP	766.62k	149.99k	49
Mr. Thomas E. Hurlbut	Interim CFO, VP & Controller	N/A	N/A	52

Amounts are as of December 31, 2016 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is 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. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. In addition, the company is involved in the operation of scheduled passenger trains; leasing or sale of rail property and equipment; development of commercial real estate; telecommunications; and the acquisition, leasing, and management of coal, oil, gas, and minerals, as well as the transport of automotive and industrial products. As of February 14, 2017, it operated approximately 19,500 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. The company was founded in 1883 and is based in Norfolk, Virginia.

Corporate Governance

Norfolk Southern Corporation’s ISS Governance QualityScore as of August 1, 2017 is 3. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 3; Shareholder Rights: 6; Compensation: 1.

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 a 10 indicates higher governance risk.