OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific
Corporation announced that Christopher J.
Williams has been elected to the company's board of
directors.
Williams, 61, is chairman of Siebert
Williams Shank & Co., one of America's largest women-
and minority-owned investment banks. He previously served as
chairman, chief executive officer and founder of The Williams
Capital Group, L.P., and Williams Capital Management, LLC, from
1994-2019.
"Chris is a highly regarded financial services industry leader
who brings a unique combination of strategy development, business
experience and financial acumen to our board," said Lance Fritz, Union Pacific chairman, president
and chief executive officer. "His breadth of experience from
founding his own firm, combined with his work on other boards of
directors, will be very beneficial to Union Pacific. We are
extremely pleased to welcome him to the board."
Williams began his career at Lehman Brothers in 1984, advancing
to senior management responsibilities in debt capital markets,
over-the-counter derivatives and taxable fixed income trading. He
later formed a derivatives division of Jefferies & Company
before founding The Williams Capital Group, L.P., in 1994.
Since 2000, Thomson Reuters consistently ranked Williams Capital
among the most active underwriters of publicly traded equity and
investment grade corporate debt offerings. Williams Capital's
clients included more than 65 of Fortune 500 companies and the firm
participated in over 900 corporate debt and equity offerings over
the past five years.
Williams is a member of the board of directors for The Clorox
Company, Ameriprise Financial and privately held Cox Enterprises,
Inc. He previously served for 10 years on the Walmart Stores, Inc.,
board of directors. Williams served as the chairman of the Board of
Advisors for the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College until June
2019, and currently serves on the board of the Lincoln
Center for the Performing Arts.
He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University and a Master of Business
Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
About Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad is the
principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:
UNP). One of America's most recognized companies, Union Pacific
Railroad connects 23 states in the western two-thirds of the
country by rail, providing a critical link in the global supply
chain. The railroad's diversified business mix is classified into
its Agricultural Products, Energy, Industrial and Premium business
groups. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S.
population centers, operates from all major West Coast and Gulf
Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad
serving all six major Mexico
gateways. Union Pacific provides value to its roughly 10,000
customers by delivering products in a safe, reliable,
fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible manner.
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