Michael J. Ward
| Michael J. Ward | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Michael Jon Ward 1950/1951 (age 65–66) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Education |
University of Maryland (BBA, 1972) Harvard Business School (MBA, 1976) |
| Occupation | Railroad executive |
| Known for | Chairman and CEO of CSX Corporation |
| Notes | |
Michael J. Ward has been the Chairman and CEO of CSX Corporation, a holding company focused on real estate and railroads, since 2003.
Life
He's the oldest of eight siblings; his father owned a pool hall, which he started working in at the age of eleven. He was the first in his family to earn a college degree, which he paid for by working at an asphalt company during the summer. After getting his MBA from Harvard at his father's suggestion, he started working at Chessie System, which would later become CSX.[4] He became President of CSX Transportation in 2000, then of CSX Corporation in 2002, then Chairman and CEO in 2003.[1][5] In 2009, he was named Railway Age's Railroader of the Year.[6] He plans to retire in 2019.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Michael J. Ward". NNDB.com. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ↑ "Michael Jon Ward: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- 1 2 Wrinn, Jim (2016-02-15). "CSX's Michael Ward: I'll be around three more years". Trains. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ↑ Smith Business School (2012-05-24). Michael Ward, Chairman and CEO of CSX, speaks at 2012 Smith graduation. YouTube. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ↑ Kapadia, Reshma (2014-02-21). "CSX Boss Has Been Working on the Railroad". Barron's. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ↑ "Ward honored as Railroader of the Year". Railway Age. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
| Business positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by |
President of CSX Corporation 2002-2015 |
Succeeded by Oscar Muñoz |
| Preceded by |
CEO of CSX Corporation 2003-present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by |
Chairman of CSX Corporation 2003-present | |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Steve Tobias |
Railroader of the Year 2009 |
Succeeded by Matthew K. Rose |
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