(Norfolk Southern issued the following on April 16.)
NORFOLK, Va. — John H. Friedmann has been named vice president strategic planning for Norfolk Southern Corporation, effective May 1, with headquarters in Norfolk. He will report to Deborah H. Butler, executive vice president planning and chief information officer.
Friedmann began his railroad career in 1993 as a summer intern with Southern Pacific and joined Norfolk Southern in 1994 as manager strategic planning. He later served as assistant to the chairman, division superintendent, and assistant vice president short line marketing before rejoining the strategic planning group as assistant vice president in 2006.
He holds an undergraduate degree in business from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania.
Friedmann succeeds Daniel M. Mazur, who retires May 1 after 38 years in the railroad industry. Mazur served in marketing and operational capacities with the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Penn Central, and Conrail before joining Norfolk Southern in 1998. He was named vice president strategic planning in 2006.
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serving every major container port in the eastern United States and providing superior connections to western rail carriers. Norfolk Southern operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is North America’s largest rail carrier of metals and automotive products.