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Clarence W. Gooden, CSX Corporation
Clarence Gooden was appointed President in September 2015 with responsibility for Operations and Sales and Marketing. In this role, he is responsible for the safe, reliable operation of more than 1,200 trains daily and a highly diversified market portfolio serving all facets of the North American economy.
As a member of the leadership team since 2004, Gooden has helped CSX become a highly focused and increasingly profitable leader in freight rail and logistics services over its 21,000 route-mile network in the eastern United States and two Canadian provinces.
Gooden’s career with CSX spans more than 40 years, and has included senior management positions in both Operations and Sales and Marketing. In addition to front-line Operations roles, he served as Vice President-Network Operations and Senior Vice President-Field Operations. He began his Sales and Marketing service as Senior Vice President of Coal and later transitioned to President of CSX Intermodal followed by Senior Vice President of Merchandise. In 2004, he was named Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, responsible for CSX’s transportation portfolio that now exceeds $12 billion annually. Gooden is a member of the board of directors of the National Freight Transportation Association, TTX Corporation and the National Association of Manufacturers. He is also a member of St. Vincent’s Hospital and the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank’s Trade and Transportation Advisory Council.
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