OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific
Railroad today named Craig
Richardson interim executive vice president and chief legal
officer. Richardson is responsible for overseeing all aspects of
the company's legal affairs, including commercial transactions and
litigation, regulatory matters, labor and employment. Richardson
also supervises the railroad's compliance and ethics program, and
risk management initiatives, including Union Pacific's police
department. He succeeds Rhonda
Ferguson, who served as executive vice president, chief
legal officer and corporate secretary.
Richardson most recently served as vice president of commercial
and regulatory law. In his nearly five years at the railroad,
he's also held the position of associate general
counsel. Richardson will hold the interim chief legal officer
role as Union Pacific conducts a search to identify Ferguson's
successor.
"I want to offer my sincere thanks to Rhonda for her hard work
and dedication to Union Pacific," said Chairman, President and CEO
Lance Fritz. "She has been a
terrific partner and counselor during a significant time of
transformation across our company. Her leadership, wisdom and
insight will be missed. We wish her well in her new endeavors."
Ferguson is pursuing an exciting new opportunity outside of the
company. She had been with Union Pacific since 2016.
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