Norfolk Southern
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP
NYSE: NSC. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b
- SEC CIK
- 0000702165
- Website
- www.norfolksouthern.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Mar 27, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Mark R. GeorgePresident and Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- 11 / 1212 directors published
- Published claims
- 594 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 60 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 4 distinct sources and 6 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
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DIRECTOR APPOINTED
Lori J. Ryerkerk seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2025-01-01.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer | Anil Bhatt | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE4 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | Claude E. Elkins | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE4 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Jason A. Zampi | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE4 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | John F. Orr | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE4 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Mark R. George | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE4 |
Board of directors
Evidence12 directors published. 11 of 12 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher T. Jones | Independent | 2020 | Audit and FinanceAudit and Finance; Safety; ExecutiveExecutiveSafety | Source reportedE3 |
| Francesca A. DeBiase | Independent | 2023 | Compensation and Talent ManagementCompensation and Talent Management; Governance and Nominating · Chair; ExecutiveExecutiveGovernance and Nominating, chair | Source reportedE3 |
| Gilbert H. Lamphere | Independent | 2024 | Audit and FinanceAudit and Finance; Compensation and Talent ManagementCompensation and Talent Management | Source reportedE3 |
| John C. Huffard, Jr. | Independent | 2020 | Compensation and Talent Management, chairCompensation and Talent Management · Chair; Governance and Nominating; ExecutiveExecutiveGovernance and Nominating | Source reportedE3 |
| Lori J. Ryerkerk | Independent | 2025 | Compensation and Talent ManagementCompensation and Talent Management; Governance and NominatingGovernance and Nominating | Source reportedE3 |
| Marcela E. Donadio | Independent | 2016 | Audit and Finance, chairAudit and Finance · Chair; Safety; ExecutiveExecutiveSafety | Source reportedE3 |
| Mark R. George | Not independent | 2024 | Executive | Source reportedE3 |
| Mary Kathryn Heidi Heitkamp | Independent | 2024 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Philip S. Davidson | Independent | 2023 | Audit and FinanceAudit and Finance; SafetySafety | Source reportedE3 |
| Regina W. Anderson | Independent | 2024 | Audit and FinanceAudit and Finance; Compensation and Talent Management; ExecutiveCompensation and Talent ManagementExecutive | Source reportedE3 |
| Sameh Fahmy | Independent | 2024 | Audit and FinanceAudit and Finance; SafetySafety | Source reportedE3 |
| William Clyburn, Jr. | Independent | 2024 | Governance and NominatingGovernance and Nominating; SafetySafety | Source reportedE3 |
| Mary Kathryn Heitkamp | Independence not published | Not published | Governance and NominatingSafety | Source reportedE5 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit and Finance | Marcela E. Donadio | Marcela E. Donadio, Christopher T. Jones, Gilbert H. Lamphere, Philip S. Davidson, Regina W. Anderson, Sameh Fahmy | financial |
| Audit and Finance · Chair; Safety; Executive | Not published | Marcela E. Donadio | financial |
| Audit and Finance; Compensation and Talent Management | Not published | Gilbert H. Lamphere | human_capital, financial |
| Audit and Finance; Compensation and Talent Management; Executive | Not published | Regina W. Anderson | human_capital, financial |
| Audit and Finance; Safety | Not published | Philip S. Davidson, Sameh Fahmy | financial |
| Audit and Finance; Safety; Executive | Not published | Christopher T. Jones | financial |
| Compensation and Talent Management | John C. Huffard, Jr. | John C. Huffard, Jr., Francesca A. DeBiase, Gilbert H. Lamphere, Lori J. Ryerkerk, Regina W. Anderson | human_capital |
| Compensation and Talent Management · Chair; Governance and Nominating; Executive | Not published | John C. Huffard, Jr. | human_capital |
| Compensation and Talent Management; Governance and Nominating | Not published | Lori J. Ryerkerk | human_capital |
| Compensation and Talent Management; Governance and Nominating · Chair; Executive | Not published | Francesca A. DeBiase | human_capital |
| Executive | Not published | Christopher T. Jones, Francesca A. DeBiase, John C. Huffard, Jr., Marcela E. Donadio, Mark R. George, Regina W. Anderson | Not described in the published record |
| Governance and Nominating | Francesca A. DeBiase | Francesca A. DeBiase, John C. Huffard, Jr., Lori J. Ryerkerk, Mary Kathryn Heitkamp, William Clyburn, Jr. | Not described in the published record |
| Governance and Nominating; Safety | Not published | William Clyburn, Jr. | Not described in the published record |
| Safety | Not published | Christopher T. Jones, Marcela E. Donadio, Mary Kathryn Heitkamp, Philip S. Davidson, Sameh Fahmy, William Clyburn, Jr. | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
Evidence| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: NSC | current | Mar 4, 1957 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Anil BhattExecutive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officercompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:21
- Claude E. ElkinsExecutive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officercompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:22
- Jason A. ZampiExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officercompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:23
- John F. OrrExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officercompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:24
- Mark R. GeorgePresident and Chief Executive Officer; Directorcompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:25, company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:15
- Christopher T. JonesIndependent Directorcompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:9
- Francesca A. DeBiaseIndependent Directorcompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:10
- Gilbert H. LamphereIndependent Directorcompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:11
- John C. Huffard, Jr.Independent Directorcompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:12
- Lori J. RyerkerkIndependent Directorcompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:13
- Marcela E. DonadioIndependent Directorcompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:14
- Mary Kathryn Heidi HeitkampIndependent Directorcompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:16
- Philip S. DavidsonIndependent Directorcompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:17
- Regina W. AndersonIndependent Directorcompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:18
- Sameh FahmyIndependent Directorcompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:19
- William Clyburn, Jr.Independent Directorcompany:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:20
- Mary Kathryn HeitkampDirector (committee appointment)company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:committee_record:46
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 6 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-09). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Mar 27, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 12 Claims.
- E4sec def 14a. Published Mar 27, 2026. Retrieved Sep 14, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
- E5board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 33 Claims.
- E6Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Lori J. Ryerkerk seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2025-01-01.
- Compensation and Talent Management; Governance and Nominating committee of Norfolk Southern, effective 2025-01-01.
- Lori J. Ryerkerk member of Compensation and Talent Management; Governance and Nominating, effective 2025-01-01.
- Gilbert H. Lamphere seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2024-01-01.
- Mark R. George seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2024-01-01.
- Mary Kathryn Heidi Heitkamp seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2024-01-01.
- Regina W. Anderson seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2024-01-01.
- Sameh Fahmy seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2024-01-01.
- William Clyburn, Jr. seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2024-01-01.
- Audit and Finance; Compensation and Talent Management committee of Norfolk Southern, effective 2024-01-01.
- Gilbert H. Lamphere member of Audit and Finance; Compensation and Talent Management, effective 2024-01-01.
- Audit and Finance; Compensation and Talent Management; Executive committee of Norfolk Southern, effective 2024-01-01.
- Regina W. Anderson member of Audit and Finance; Compensation and Talent Management; Executive, effective 2024-01-01.
- Sameh Fahmy member of Audit and Finance; Safety, effective 2024-01-01.
- Governance and Nominating; Safety committee of Norfolk Southern, effective 2024-01-01.
- William Clyburn, Jr. member of Governance and Nominating; Safety, effective 2024-01-01.
- Francesca A. DeBiase seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2023-01-01.
- Philip S. Davidson seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2023-01-01.
- Audit and Finance; Safety committee of Norfolk Southern, effective 2023-01-01.
- Philip S. Davidson member of Audit and Finance; Safety, effective 2023-01-01.
- Compensation and Talent Management; Governance and Nominating · Chair; Executive committee of Norfolk Southern, effective 2023-01-01.
- Francesca A. DeBiase member of Compensation and Talent Management; Governance and Nominating · Chair; Executive, effective 2023-01-01.
- Christopher T. Jones seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2020-01-01.
- John C. Huffard, Jr. seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2020-01-01.
- Audit and Finance; Safety; Executive committee of Norfolk Southern, effective 2020-01-01.
- Christopher T. Jones member of Audit and Finance; Safety; Executive, effective 2020-01-01.
- Compensation and Talent Management · Chair; Governance and Nominating; Executive committee of Norfolk Southern, effective 2020-01-01.
- John C. Huffard, Jr. member of Compensation and Talent Management · Chair; Governance and Nominating; Executive, effective 2020-01-01.
- Marcela E. Donadio seat on Norfolk Southern, effective 2016-01-01.
- Audit and Finance · Chair; Safety; Executive committee of Norfolk Southern, effective 2016-01-01.
- Marcela E. Donadio member of Audit and Finance · Chair; Safety; Executive, effective 2016-01-01.

