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Kansas City Southern CEO and leadership

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Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, David Starling is the Kansas City Southern's CEO. Kansas City Southern has 6,655 employees, of which 32 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Kansas City Southern executive team is 25% female and 75% male.
  • 57% of the management team is White.
  • 24% of Kansas City Southern management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
David Starling

CEO / President

Arthur Stilwell

Founder

Patrick J. Ottensmeyer

Chairman

Ottensmeyer was elected as KCS' president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2016. From April 2015 to June 2016, he served as president of KCS. From October 2008 through March 2015, he served as KCS' executive vice president sales and marketing. He joined KCS in May 2006 as executive vice president and chief financial officer and served in that role until October 2008.

David F. Garza-Santos

Board Member

Michael J. Naatz

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

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Naatz has served in his current role since 2014. He joined the company in 2012 as senior vice president and chief information officer.

Michael W. Upchurch

Exec VP/CFO

Michael W. Upchurch is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Kansas City Southern. Upchurch served in this capacity since October 16, 2008. Upchurch joined KCS in March 2008 as Senior Vice President Purchasing and Financial Management. From 1990 through September 2006, Upchurch served in various senior financial leadership positions at Sprint Nextel Corporation and its predecessor, Sprint Corporation, including Senior Vice President Financial Operations, Senior Vice President Finance Sprint Business Solutions and Senior Vice President Finance Long Distance Division.

Robert J. Druten

Chairman of The Board

Adam J. Godderz

Senior Vice President - Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

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John F. Orr

Executive Vice President - Operations

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Thomas A. McDonnell

Board Member

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Arthur Stilwell

Founder

Kansas City Southern board members

Name & TitleBio
David Starling

CEO / President

Patrick J. Ottensmeyer

Chairman

Ottensmeyer was elected as KCS' president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2016. From April 2015 to June 2016, he served as president of KCS. From October 2008 through March 2015, he served as KCS' executive vice president sales and marketing. He joined KCS in May 2006 as executive vice president and chief financial officer and served in that role until October 2008.

David F. Garza-Santos

Board Member

Robert J. Druten

Chairman of The Board

Thomas A. McDonnell

Board Member

Henry J. Maier

Board Member

Janet H. Kennedy

Board Member

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Lu M. Cordova

Board Member

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Lydia I. Beebe

Board Member

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Mitchell J. Krebs

Board Member

Kansas City Southern leadership demographics

Kansas City Southern gender distribution in management team

  • The Kansas City Southern executive team is 25% female and 75% male.
  • Kansas City Southern is 16% female and 84% male company-wide.
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Company-wide: 84%
Female
Female
25%
Company-wide: 16%

Kansas City Southern executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Kansas City Southern executive officers is White.
  • 57% of the management team is White.
  • 24% of Kansas City Southern's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 60% of employees are White.
  • 18% of employees are Black or African American.
  • 12% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
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Updated November 18, 2022

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