Maestri and Martίnez assume
new responsibilities for Norfolk Southern; Wimbush retires
NORFOLK, Va., April 21, 2015 --
Bruno Maestri and
Robert E. Martίnez will assume additional responsibilities for Norfolk Southern
Corp. (NYSE: NSC). This follows the retirement of F. Blair Wimbush, the
railroad’s vice president real estate and corporate sustainability officer. The
changes are effective May 1, 2015.
CEO Wick Moorman said the
changes are part of Norfolk Southern’s ongoing program of executive development
and support the railroad’s efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and
expand its market opportunities.
Maestri, vice president
government relations and corporate communications, is named vice president
government relations, corporate communications, and corporate sustainability
officer, with office in Washington. His responsibilities include federal
legislative and regulatory affairs, state relations, community affairs, and
corporate communications, in addition to the new responsibilities relating to
NS’ sustainability programs to improve locomotive fuel efficiency and emissions,
energy use, land conservation, waste management, and water conservation.
Maestri joined NS in 1995 and
served in several positions relating to environmental management and protection,
and then public affairs, before being named to his most recent position in 2005.
He holds degrees from the University of Virginia.
Martίnez, vice president
business development, is named vice president business development and real
estate, with office in Norfolk. His responsibilities include business
development, market research, ports and international, and industrial
development, in addition to his new responsibilities relating to NS’ real estate
services, including purchase, sale, and development of property; natural
resource management; and projects associated with wire, pipeline, and fiber
optics.
Martίnez rejoined NS in 1998
and served in several marketing positions before being named to his most recent
position in 2003. Earlier, he had worked at NS for a year before serving a
four-year stint as Secretary of Transportation for Virginia. He holds degrees
from Columbia and Yale.
Wimbush, the retiring real
estate and sustainability officer, leaves after 35 years with NS and is credited
with leading the company’s successful efforts to adopt an enterprise-wide,
results-driven approach to moderating its impact on the environment.
“Blair’s contributions are
reflected both in the personal environmental efforts our people make every day,
as well as in our broad-based achievements that range from meaningful reductions
in fuel and energy consumption to our “Trees to Trains” program for reforesting
a large part of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley,” said CEO Moorman. “He retires
with our gratitude for a much cleaner, much greener, and far more
environmentally-conscious railroad.”
Wimbush joined NS in 1980
after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law and served in a
number of positions in the corporation’s law department before being named vice
president real estate and corporate sustainability officer in 2007.
About
Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern
Corporation
(NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk
Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 20,000
route
miles
in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in
the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections to other rail
carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the
East and is a major transporter of coal, automotive, and industrial
products.
Media
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