(Source: BNSF press release, October 3, 2018)
FORT WORTH, Texas — Matthew Rose will step down as Executive Chairman and retire from BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) in April of 2019. At the end of his tenure, Rose will have been Executive Chairman for six years, and BNSF Chief Executive Officer for the prior 13 years. He also served in senior leadership for marketing and operations before assuming the CEO role in 2000. During his tenure as CEO, he helped guide the acquisition of BNSF by Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) in 2009.
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