Kansas City Southern Announces Appointment of Vice President & Chief Engineer Manny Loureiro, Retirement of Vernon “Buck”...
May 08 2020 - 9:15AM
Business Wire
Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) today announced the appointment
of Manny Loureiro as vice president and chief engineer with
responsibility for the engineering departments in the U.S. and
Mexico. He reports to KCS executive vice president and chief
operating officer Jeffrey M. Songer, and replaces vice president
and chief engineer Vernon “Buck” Jones, who will retire this summer
after a 42-year career with the company.
“Manny brings extensive international engineering experience to
the company with his work in the U.S., Canada, Australia and
Brazil,” said Mr. Songer. “He has a strong track record of leading
safety, operating efficiency and employee development programs, and
we look forward to bringing his ideas to KCS.”
Mr. Loureiro joins KCS following a 37-year career with CN where
he had responsibility in both the U.S. and Canada. He was chief
engineer of track from 2009 to 2017 before retiring and starting
his consulting business, LC Rail. He holds a bachelor of science in
civil engineering from the University of Manitoba. He completed the
Ivey School of Business Executive Program at the University of
Western Ontario, and he is a registered Professional Engineer in
Ontario. He serves on the board of directors of Universal Rail
Systems.
“On behalf of a grateful KCS, I want to thank Buck for his 42
years of continuous service,” said Mr. Songer. “Our company has
seen significant changes over his tenure, and his leadership,
expertise and commitment to safety has been a constant. We wish him
and his wife, Donna, a long, healthy and prosperous
retirement.”
Mr. Jones joined the company in 1978 and has served in his
current role since 2016. He served as assistant vice president
engineering from 2010 to 2016 and maintenance of way engineering
management from 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, he served in the
signal department, joining management in 1985.
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 with other North
American rail partners are primary components of a unique railway
system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S.,
Mexico and Canada.
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C. Doniele Carlson, 816-983-1372, dcarlson@kcsouthern.com
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