CSX board to vote on appointment of Hunter Harrison as new CEO next month

Hunter Harrison CEO speaks as CP held its annual meetin in the Royal York Hotel in Toronto today May 1st 2013 unlike last year there were no fireworks where the CEO,Fred Green was forced into early retirement....COLIN MCCONNELL TORONTO STAR) Colin McConnell/Toronto Star

By Alexander Whiteman

16/02/2017

North America rail turnaround king Hunter Harrison has moved a step closer to taking the top job at CSX.

The carrier’s board called a meeting to discuss his potential appointment as chief executive, along with activist investor fund Mantle Ridge taking a 5% share of the ...

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john henry
February 20, 2017 at 9:01 pm
Why in the hell would csx absorb the 80 something millions for him leaving. ABSOLUTE RETARDS in the board room. 300 million salary i thought they were trying to improve operating income. PTC and the FRA will have him chasing his tail. I see a strike at csx in the near future. Hopefully some of the xxxxtards there have a spine and a voice. the guy is old washed up and has 1 and a half feet in the grave. i guess he can totally xxxx things up in 3 years and take 10 years to fix them.

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