Norfolk Southern

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• Identityunclaimed
  Published
• Evidencesource_reported
  Published
• Evaluationnot_evaluated
  Published
• MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
  Not published
• AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
  Not published
• Freshnesscurrent
  Published

12 directors published. 11 of 12 with a published determination are independent.

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• 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.
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• AB
  Anil BhattExecutive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:21
• CE
  Claude E. ElkinsExecutive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:22
• JA
  Jason A. ZampiExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:23
• JF
  John F. OrrExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:24
• MR
  Mark R. GeorgePresident and Chief Executive Officer; Director
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:25, company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:15
• CT
  Christopher T. JonesIndependent Director
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:9
• FA
  Francesca A. DeBiaseIndependent Director
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:10
• GH
  Gilbert H. LamphereIndependent Director
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:11
• JC
  John C. Huffard, Jr.Independent Director
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:12
• LJ
  Lori J. RyerkerkIndependent Director
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:13
• ME
  Marcela E. DonadioIndependent Director
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:14
• MK
  Mary Kathryn Heidi HeitkampIndependent Director
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:16
• PS
  Philip S. DavidsonIndependent Director
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:17
• RW
  Regina W. AndersonIndependent Director
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:18
• SF
  Sameh FahmyIndependent Director
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:19
• WC
  William Clyburn, Jr.Independent Director
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:leadership_role:20
• MK
  Mary Kathryn HeitkampDirector (committee appointment)
  company:70ac0416-98d9-4ba8-85f3-72c98982183b:committee_record:46

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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.

1. E1
   Alpha canonical company public projection

   Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
   Open web
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
2. E2
   NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-09)

   NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-09). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
3. E3
   Norfolk Southern Corporation DEF 14A 2026-03-27

   sec proxy. Published Mar 27, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 12 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
4. E4
   SEC DEF 14A 0001193125-26-127620

   sec def 14a. Published Mar 27, 2026. Retrieved Sep 14, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
5. E5
   Audit and Finance

   board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 33 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
6. E6
   S&P 500

   Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Open web
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned

• 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.