# Mark George

> Mark R. George is Norfolk Southern’s president and CEO, appointed in September 2024 after serving as CFO since November 2019. His career includes finance leadership at United Technologies, Otis and Carrier, six years working in Asia, and board service at Trane Technologies. He is advocating the proposed combination with Union Pacific while leading Norfolk Southern as a standalone railroad.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Norfolk Southern Corporation
- **Organizations:** Norfolk Southern Corporation, United Technologies Corporation, Otis Elevator Company, Carrier Corporation, Trane Technologies plc, Junior Achievement of Georgia
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in finance, Central Connecticut State University, MBA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- **Known for:** Advanced from early Otis accounting assignments to global industrial CFO roles., Appointed president and CEO of Norfolk Southern after nearly five years as CFO., Elected to the Trane Technologies board in 2022.

## Career timeline

- **Late 1980s** — Early accounting work at Otis included fixed-asset barcoding and accounts-payable tasks.
- **2008-2019** — Held global CFO responsibilities at Carrier and Otis within United Technologies.
- **2019** — Joined Norfolk Southern as CFO effective November 1.
- **2022** — Elected independent director of Trane Technologies on October 11.
- **2024** — Appointed Norfolk Southern president, CEO and director on September 11.
- **2025** — Advocated the Union Pacific combination announced July 29.
- **2026** — Continued leading the railroad while the proposed merger underwent STB review.

## Achievements

- Advanced from early Otis accounting assignments to global industrial CFO roles.
- Appointed president and CEO of Norfolk Southern after nearly five years as CFO.
- Elected to the Trane Technologies board in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — The STB proceeding remained active; its October 6 decision accepted four late-filed descriptions of anticipated responsive applications, without granting final merger approval.
- **2026-09** — The STB denied motions seeking summary denial of the revised merger application.
- **2026-07** — Norfolk Southern reported second-quarter revenue of $3.5 billion and volume growth of 4% year over year.
- **2026-06** — George published The Long and Short Game on June 22; Brian Barr became COO effective June 1.

## Links

- Website: https://norfolksouthern.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-george-50906215

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