Norfolk Southern Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Norfolk Southern's CEO is Mark George, appointed in Sep 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $3.37M, comprised of 20.1% salary and 79.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.006% of the company’s shares, worth €3.35M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.7 years and 1.3 years respectively.
Key information
Mark George
Chief executive officer
US$3.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 20.1% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.006% |
| Management average tenure | less than a year |
| Board average tenure | 1.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$3m | US$675k | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$5m | US$675k | US$3b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$4m | US$600k | US$3b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$3b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$3m | US$600k | US$2b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$2m | US$100k | US$3b |
Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD3.37M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD4.77M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Mark George (57 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
US$3,366,246
Compensation
Mr. Mark R. George served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Norfolk Southern Corporation since November 1, 2019 until September 12, 2024 and serves as its President & Chief Executi...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | less than a year | US$3.37m | 0.0060% € 3.3m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer | 2.9yrs | US$3.96m | 0.000060% € 33.5k | |
| Treasurer and Acting Executive VP & CFO | less than a year | no data | 0.00094% € 525.3k | |
| COO & Executive VP | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| VP of Information Technology & Chief Information Officer | 11yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| VP & Chief Compliance Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| VP & Chief Communications Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | 4.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Strategy Officer | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Sustainability Officer | 4.7yrs | no data | no data |
0.7yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: NFS's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | less than a year | US$3.37m | 0.0060% € 3.3m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0018% € 989.2k | |
| Independent Chairman | 5.2yrs | US$300.32k | 0.0088% € 4.9m | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | 0.00083% € 463.9k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$354.32k | 0.0015% € 855.0k | |
| Independent Director | 8yrs | US$328.57k | 0.000010% € 5.6k | |
| Independent Director | 5.8yrs | US$320.32k | 0.0010% € 564.4k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$315.32k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$147.03k | 0.00015% € 83.8k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0044% € 2.5m | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$142.03k | no data | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
1.3yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: NFS's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.