COMPANY

The second-largest American railroad, created 1995 with the merger of Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Pacific Corporation, owner of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 2010 for $44B.

Official Website:
http://www.bnsf.com/

Industry:
Transport

Ticker:
NYSE:BNI

Corporate headquarters:
Fort Worth, TX

Sales:
$9.4B (2003)

Employees:
36500 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert D. Krebs	Business	c. 1943		CEO of BNSF, 1995-2000
Matthew K. Rose	Business	1960		CEO of Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Gregory T. Swienton	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Ryder

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alan L. Boeckmann	Business	1948		CEO of Fluor
Donald G. Cook	Military	1946		Retired USAF General
Marc Racicot	Politician	24-Jul-1948		Governor of Montana, 1993-2001
Roy S. Roberts	Business	c. 1940		Former GM executive
Matthew K. Rose	Business	1960		CEO of Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Marc J. Shapiro	Business	c. 1948		Vice Chairman of JP Morgan Chase, 1997-2003
J. C. Watts	Politician	18-Nov-1957		Congressman from Oklahoma, 1995-2003
Robert H. West	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Butler Manufacturing, 1986-99
J. Steven Whisler	Business	23-Nov-1954		CEO of Phelps Dodge, 2000-07

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert D. Krebs	Business	c. 1943		CEO of BNSF, 1995-2000
Vilma S. Martinez	Attorney	17-Oct-1943		US Ambassador to Argentina
Ed Whitacre, Jr.	Business	4-Nov-1941		Chairman and CEO of General Motors, 2009-10
Ronald B. Woodard	Business	c. 1944		Former Boeing Executive
Michael B. Yanney	Business	c. 1934		Burlington Capital Group LLC

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