ATLANTA, March 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced Wednesday that it has appointed
Betsy Talton-Buck as vice president
and chief communications officer, and Angie
Kolar as vice president and chief compliance officer. Both
appointments are effective April 9,
2024, and will report to Executive Vice President Corporate
Affairs and Chief Legal Officer Nabanita
Nag.
Talton-Buck joins Norfolk Southern from Delta Air Lines, where
she spent 20 years of her career and most recently served as vice
president – global public relations and reputation. Through various
roles of increasing responsibility, she has accumulated deep
experience in crisis and reputation management, brand building, and
employee engagement. Talton-Buck has also held communications roles
at aircraft manufacturer Embraer and Ketchum.
"With success at highly regarded companies that have a customer
focus and with a brand building mindset, Betsy will play a critical
role in driving competitive value for Norfolk Southern. Her
transportation background, strategic approach, and ability to
partner throughout the organization will make her a strong
partner," said Nag.
In a new strategic role for Norfolk Southern, Kolar will be
responsible for overseeing the company's business ethics and
compliance function, with a comprehensive enterprise-wide mission
of driving a culture of strong oversight and controls. She will
work closely with our enhanced safety function, to advance Norfolk
Southern's safety culture and drive engagement throughout the
organization. Kolar will serve as a key advisor to Norfolk
Southern's leadership on matters of regulatory compliance and
compliance culture. With 20 years of experience at Colonial
Pipeline, a company with a similar operations focus and workforce
to Norfolk Southern, Kolar brings experience in frontline
compliance, ethics, field operations, and accounting. Most
recently, she served as Colonial Pipeline's senior vice president,
operations, EHS, & compliance.
"Norfolk Southern is further enhancing our compliance,
operations, and regulatory oversight capabilities. Angie's
extensive experience in compliance, operations, and finance will be
invaluable to our enterprise and senior leadership team," said
Nag.
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 approximately 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
Norfolk Southern originates more automotive traffic than any other
Class I Railroad. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive
intermodal network in the eastern U.S. It serves a majority of the
country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to
every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as major
ports in the Gulf of Mexico and
Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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