Union Pacific UNP
About
Union Pacific is the largest U.S. railroad, running in the western two-thirds of the country and connecting to Mexico.
What tends to move the stock
Its proposed merger with Norfolk Southern, freight volumes and operating ratio are the main topics.
Revenue per employee
29,287 employees as of 2025/FY (-9.7% YoY). Revenue per employee is total revenue divided by headcount — a rough productivity gauge, not a per-worker pay figure.
Management team
Mr. Vincenzo James Vena,Chief Executive Officer Union Pacic Corporation and Union Pacic Railroad Company. EXPERIENCE: Chief Executive Officer (2023 - present), Senior Advisor to the Chairman (2021); Union Pacific Corporation. Chief Executive Officer (2023 - present), Chief Operating Officer (2019 - 2020); Union Pacific Railroad Company. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2013 - 2016); several senior leadership roles during his 40 years of service; Canadian National Railway Company. OTHER PUBLIC DIRECTORSHIPS: FORMER: FedEx ( 2022 - 2023).
Ms. Hamann was elected our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2020. Ms. Hamann previously served as Senior Vice President-Finance from April 2019 to December 2019, Vice President - Planning & Analysis from October 2017 to March 2019, and Vice President & General Manager - Marketing and Sales - Autos team from February 2016 to September 2017.
Mr. Gehringer was elected Executive Vice President - Operations effective January 1, 2021. Mr. Gehringer previously served as Senior Vice President - Transportation (July 2020 - December 2020), Vice President - Mechanical and Engineering (January 2020 - July 2020), Vice President - Engineering (March 2018 - January 2020), Assistant Vice President - Engineering (September 2016 - March 2018), and General Director - Maintenance of Way (May 2015 - September 2016). A graduate of St. Louis University with a degree in aerospace engineering, Gehringer received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The Board elected Kenyatta (Kenny) G. Rocker as Executive Vice President - Marketing and Sales effective August 15, 2018. Mr. Rocker, most recently served as Vice President Marketing and Sales - Industrial Products. Prior to this election, Mr. Rocker served in the following positions at the Railroad over the last five years: Assistant Vice President Chemicals (April, 2014 - September 2016) and Assistant Vice President Industrial Products - Marketing (March, 2012 - April, 2014). There are no family relationships between Mr. Rocker and any director or executive officer of the Company. Mr. Rocker is not party to any transaction in which the Company is a participant. Kenny Rocker is responsible for the company's four major business units: Agriculture, Energy, Industrial and Premium, including Union Pacific's Mexico business that accounted for approximately 11 percent of the railroad's total 2017 volume. He also oversees the company's Customer Care and Support team and the Loup Logistics subsidiary. Rocker served as vice president and general manager of Union Pacific's Industrial business since August 2016. He held various positions during his railroad career including assignments in Automotive, the Market Development and Sales Center, and Chemicals.
Mr. Michael R. Mccarthy,Chairman McCarthy Group, LLC and Co-Chairman Bridges Trust Company. EXPERIENCE: Chairman and Co-Founder (1986 - present), McCarthy Group, LLC, a private investment group. Chairman (2025 - present), Co- Chairman (2021 - 2024); Bridges Trust Company, a wealth management rm OTHER PUBLIC DIRECTORSHIPS: FORMER: Cabela's Incorporated (1996 - 2017).
Mr. Christopher J. Williams, Chairman Siebert Williams Shank & Co. EXPERIENCE: Chairman (2019 - present); Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC, an investment banking and nancial services company; Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1994 - 2019 when merged with Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., LLC); Williams Capital, an investment banking and nancial services firm comprised of The Williams Capital Group, L.P. and Williams Capital Management, LLC; Held positions at Jeffries and Company and Lehman Brothers,OTHER PUBLIC DIRECTORSHIPS: CURRENT: Ameriprise Financial (since 2016); The Clorox Company (since 2015). FORMER: Caesars Entertainment Corporation (2003 - 2019).
Ms. Sheri H. Edison, Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel Amcor plc. EXPERIENCE: Executive Vice President and General Counsel (2019 - 2021); Amcor plc, a global packaging company. Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary (2017 - 2019 when it was acquired by Amcor), Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (2010 - 2016); Bemis Company, Inc., a global packaging company. Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer (2007 - 2010), Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (2004 - 2007); Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc, a global medical device company. Began her career as an attorney in private practice. OTHER PUBLIC DIRECTORSHIPS: CURRENT: Cardinal Health, Inc. (since 2020). FORMER: AK Steel (2014 - 2020).
Ms. Jane H. Lute, EXPERIENCE: Strategic Director (2021 - present), President and Chief Executive Officer (2017 - 2021); SICPA, North America, a global provider of security inks. Special Advisor to the Secretary - General (2016 - 2022); United Nations, an intergovernmental organization. Director (2015 - present), Chief Executive Officer (2015 - 2016); Center for Internet Security (CIS), an operating nonprot organization focused on developing cyberdefense best practices and home of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center providing cyber security services for state, local, tribal and territorial governments. Deputy Secretary (2009 - 2013); U.S. Department of Homeland Security; functioning as the Chief Operating Officer for the third-largest department in the U.S. government. Led the United Nations Department of Field Support; several other senior leadership roles in UN Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (2003 - 2009). Served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the United Nations Foundation and Better World Fund. Served on the National Security Council Staff under Presidents George H.W. Bush and William Jefferson Clinton. Served in the United States Army (1978 - 1994). OTHER PUBLIC DIRECTORSHIPS: CURRENT: Shell plc (since 2021); Marsh and McLennan Companies (since 2020). FORMER: Atlas Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (2018 - 2021).
Mr. Doyle R. Simons, Former President and Chief Executive Officer Weyerhaeuser Company. EXPERIENCE: President and Chief Executive Officer (2013 - 2019); Weyerhaeuser Company, a global producer of wood-related products and pioneer of sustainable tree farms. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2008 - 2012), held a variety of high-level leadership roles after joining in 1992, including Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer (1992 - 2012); Temple-Inland, Inc. (acquired by International Paper Company in 2012), a corrugated packaging and building products company. Began his career as an attorney in private practice. OTHER PUBLIC DIRECTORSHIPS: CURRENT: Iron Mountain Incorporated (since 2020). FORMER: Fiserv, Inc. (2007 - 2025); Weyerhaeuser Company (2012 - 2019).
Ms. Teresa M. Finley, Former Chief Marketing and Business Services Officer United Parcel Service, Inc. EXPERIENCE: Interim Chief Financial Officer (2025); TriMas Corporation, a diversified manufacturer of engineered products that serve a variety of industrial, commercial and consumer end markets worldwide. Senior Advisor (2019 - 2021); Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm. Chief Marketing and Business Services Officer (2015 - 2017), Treasurer & Vice President of Finance (2014 - 2014), Corporate Controller (2010 - 2013), Chief Financial Officer of International Package & Global Forwarding & Logistics (2007 - 2010), Vice President, Investor Relations (2003 - 2007), joined in 1984; United Parcel Service, Inc., a global package delivery company and leading provider of specialized transportation logistics services. OTHER PUBLIC DIRECTORSHIPS: CURRENT: TriMas Corporation (since 2020).
Mr. John P. Wiehoff , Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. EXPERIENCE: Chairman (2007 - 2020), President and Chief Executive Officer (2002 - 2019), President (1999 - 2002), and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (1998 - 1999); C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a leading third-party logistics, supply chain management and sourcing company; Began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP. OTHER PUBLIC DIRECTORSHIPS: CURRENT: Polaris (since 2007); U.S. Bancorp (since 2020). FORMER: C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (2001 - 2020); Donaldson Company, Inc. (2003 - 2022).
Mr. John K. Tien, Jr, Former Deputy Secretary U. S. Department of Homeland Security. EXPERIENCE: Deputy Secretary (2021 - 2023), U.S. Department of Homeland Security; functioning as the Chief Operating Officer for the third-largest department in the U.S. government. Senior Executive Roles (2011 - 2021); including Chief Administrative Officer and Chief of Staff for Citi's Global Consumer Operations and Technology organization (2011 - 2013), Head of Operations and Customer Service for Citi Retail Services' largest Mastercard co-brand portfolio (2013-2016), Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer (2016 - 2020) for Macy's private label and co-brand credit card portfolio for Citi Retail Services, and Head of Business and Process Re-Engineering Transformation for Citigroup's entire U.S. Consumer Bank (2020 - 2021); Citigroup Inc., a global consumer bank. Senior Director, Afghanistan and Pakistan (2009 - 2011), National Security Council, The White House. Director, Iraq (2008 - 2009), National Security Council, The White House. White House Fellow (1998 - 1999), Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, The White House. Served in the U.S. Army (1987 - 2011); served over 24 years in positions of increasing responsibility as an officer in the U.S. Army retiring at the rank of Colonel. OTHER PUBLIC DIRECTORSHIPS:CURRENT: Science Applications International Corp. (since 2024).
W. Anthony Will, EXPERIENCE: Senior Advisor (2026), President and Chief Executive Officer (2014-2026), Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Distribution (2013-2014), Vice President, Manufacturing and Distribution (2009-2013), Vice President, Corporate Development (2007-2009); CF Industries Holdings, Inc., a global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products for clean energy, fertilizer, emission abatement and other industrial applications; Partner (2005-2007); Accenture LLP, a U.S. subsidiary of Accenture, a global professional services company specializing in IT services and management consulting; Vice President, Business Development (2002-2005); Sears Holdings Corporation, holding company that owned Sears and Kmart stores. OTHER PUBLIC DIRECTORSHIPS: CURRENT: CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (since 2014); Olin Corporation (since 2021).
Mr. Joshua K. Perkes, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.
Carrie J. Powers as Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer, and to serve as principal accounting officer effective immediately, May 8, 2025. Ms. Powers, age 55, has served as Assistant Vice President-Financial Reporting and Analysis since 2019. Ms. Powers has served the Company for over twenty-five years and has significant experience in all aspects of financial reporting, planning, and budgeting, as well as experience in the Company's payroll and tax departments. Before joining Union Pacific in 2000, Ms. Powers worked for Arthur Andersen, LLP, and the Nebraska Department of Revenue. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Ms. Conlin was elected Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary effective July 16, 2025. She most recently served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary (April 2025 - July 2025), Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (December 2024 - April 2025). She was previously Chief Risk Officer and Regulatory Affairs Assistant General Counsel of Good Year Tire & Rubber Company (July 2022 - December 2024), and a Partner at Baker McKenzie (October 2016 - July 2022).
From SEC filings, via Futu. Compensation is total reported pay for the most recent fiscal year on file, not base salary alone.
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