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John C. Hellmann, President and Chief Executive Officer, joined the Company in January 2000 and served as Chief Financial Officer through April 2005. He was named President in May 2005 and Chief Executive Officer in June 2007. Previously, Mr. Hellmann worked in investment banking at Lehman Brothers, Inc., in the Emerging Communications Group, and at Schroder & Co. Inc., in the Transportation Group. He also worked for Weyerhaeuser Co. in Japan and the People’s Republic of China. Mr. Hellmann is a graduate of Princeton University and received an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

James A. Squires is an American railroad executive who is the president, chief executive officer, and executive chairman of Norfolk Southern Railway.

Lance M. Fritz is Union Pacific chairman, president and chief executive officer. He became chairman of the board effective October 1, 2015. Fritz became president and chief executive officer February 5, 2015, when he also was elected to the corporation’s board of directors. He previously served as president and chief operating officer of Union Pacific Railroad, a position he had held since February 2014, after serving as executive vice president Operations and vice president-Labor Relations, respectively. He began his Union Pacific career in July 2000 as vice president and general manager-Energy in the company’s Marketing and Sales department. Before joining Union Pacific, Fritz worked for Fiskars Inc., Cooper Industries and General Electric. He is a graduate of Bucknell University and earned a master’s degree in management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Fritz is a member of the board of directors for the Association of American Railroads. He is chair of the Business Roundtable trade and international committee, and a member of The Business Council. He serves on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce board and executive committee and the Georgia Institute of Technology president’s advisory board. Fritz is deeply involved with organizations in his local community. He is the immediate past chairman of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce board of directors. He is also a member of the board of directors for Nebraska Medicine and the Omaha Zoological Society. He serves on the STRATCOM consultation committee and is an Omaha Business Ethics Alliance trustee. Fritz and his wife, Julie, have two children and are committed to helping women and children at risk in the Omaha community.

Keith Creel (born 1968) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR).

Joseph Parsons is a President/CEO at Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd. He has worked as General Manager at Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd and Chief Operating Officer at Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd. Joseph works or has worked at SOUTHERN RAILWAY.