Charles Moorman

For the U.S. federal judge (1876-1938), see Charles Harwood Moorman. For American academic, see Charles W. Moorman III.

Charles Wilson "Wick" Moorman (born 1950 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is a retired chairman and former CEO of Norfolk Southern; he succeeded David R. Goode on February 1, 2006. The action was taken by Norfolk Southern’s board of directors. Moorman, who served as president since 2004 and chief executive officer since 2005, has continued in those positions.

Moorman has served in a number of leadership positions, including senior vice president corporate planning and services, president of Thoroughbred Technology and Telecommunications, vice president information technology, and vice president personnel and labor relations.

Moorman is a 1975 graduate of Georgia Tech and Harvard Business School, he joined Norfolk Southern in 1970 as a Co-Op while still attending Georgia Tech. He was also a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

On December 9, 2010, Railway Age named Moorman the Railroader of the Year recipient for 2011.

In 2011, Moorman revived the popular steam excursion program. On June 1, 2013, Moorman was succeeded as president of Norfolk Southern by James A. Squires.

Compensation

While CEO of Norfolk Southern in 2008, Charles Moorman earned a total compensation of just over $9 million, which included a base salary of $950,000, a cash bonus of $1,759,400, stocks granted of $6,768,618, and options granted of $2,415,000.

See also

• List of railroad executives

References

Business positions
Preceded by David R. Goode	President of Norfolk Southern Railway 2004 – 2013	Succeeded by James A. Squires
Preceded by David R. Goode	CEO of Norfolk Southern Corporation since 2005	Incumbent
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Matthew K. Rose (BNSF)	Railroader of the Year 2011	Succeeded by David L. Starling