KCS Announces New Health, Safety and Environmental Group
October 17 2017 - 10:11AM
Business Wire
Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that it
has formed a new Health, Safety and Environmental group within the
Operations department to consolidate occupational health, workplace
and public safety, and environmental functions under a single
management to better align and coordinate with the company’s
Operations groups.
Leading the new group is Kayden Howard, who was promoted from
associate general counsel to the newly created position of vice
president health, safety and environmental. Ms. Howard has been
with the company since 2005. Prior to joining the company, she was
an attorney practicing labor and employment law with Shook, Hardy
& Bacon, and also worked for the U.S. Department of Labor. Ms.
Howard holds a juris doctorate from the University of Kansas and a
bachelor of arts in psychology from the University of
Missouri-Columbia. She currently serves on the board of directors
of the Women’s Employment Network.
KCS will also add a newly created assistant vice president
health and safety position. This person will lead a team
responsible for the ongoing design, implementation and
administration of workplace safety and health programs for the
company.
“I’m pleased to announce the appointment of Kayden to lead this
important function for the organization and confident that she will
continue to enhance our overall commitment to safety,” said
KCS executive vice president and chief operating officer Jeff
Songer.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation
holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico
and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern
Railway Company, serving the central and south central U.S. Its
international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A.
de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port
cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent
interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean
freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS' North
American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary
components of a railway network, linking the commercial and
industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
View source
version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171017006227/en/
Kansas City SouthernC. Doniele Carlson,
816-983-1372dcarlson@kcsouthern.com
Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024