James A. Squires is an American railroad executive who was the president, chief executive officer, and executive chairman of Norfolk Southern Railway until his retirement on May 1, 2022; Squires had left the presidency on December 1, 2021.[1]
Squires was born in Hollis, New Hampshire, and has degrees from Amherst College and the University of Chicago Law School.[2] He joined Norfolk Southern in 1992, and after working his way up the executive chain at the company was promoted to president in 2013.[3] He was appointed to the CEO position, replacing Charles Moorman, in June 2015, and later in the year took over Moorman's role as Executive Chairman of NS' board as well.[3]
References
edit- ^ Cincinnati Enquirer, Victoria Moorwood, 'Who is Alan Shaw? 6 things to know about the CEO, Norfolk Southern'. Feb. 20, 2023.
- ^ "Norfolk Southern names Jim Squires as CEO". Trains Magazine. March 2, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ a b "Leadership transition at Norfolk Southern". Railway Age. September 23, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2017.