Southern Pacific Appoints Parsons Executive Vice President-Operations.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 1995--Larry R. Parsons was named to the new position of Executive Vice President-Operations, of Southern Pacific Lines, Jerry R. Davis, SP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, announced today. The appointment is effective June 1. In his new position, Parsons will report to Davis and will be in charge of all rail operating functions. The vice presidents of transportation, engineering and mechanical departments will report to Parsons. Parsons' 37 years in the railroad industry have been primarily in operations, starting at the Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad, transportation company chartered (1862) by Congress to build part of the nation's first transcontinental railroad line. Under terms of the Pacific Railroads Act, the Union Pacific was authorized to build a line westward from Omaha, Nebr. . From 1968 until 1989, he held a variety of Operating Department positions with the Denver & Rio Grande Rio Grande, city, Brazil Rio Grande (rē`  grän`dĭ), city (1991 pop. Western Railroad, a predecessor of Southern Pacific Lines, the last four as Vice President of Operations. From 1989 to 1991, Parsons held executive positions with the Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway (AAR reporting marks KCS) is a United States-based Class I railroad operating over 3,130 track miles in 12 central and southeastern states. Founded in 1887, the railroad provides the shortest route from Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico. , first as Vice President-Administration, then Vice President-Marketing and finally Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . In 1992 he joined the investment group that had purchased the 580-mile regional Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co. from Norfolk Southern Corp., and has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Brewster, Ohio-based carrier. Parsons, 55, is a native of Blue Rapids, Kansas Blue Rapids is a city in Marshall County, Kansas in the United States. The population was 1,088 at the 2000 census. Located on highway US 77/K-9, Blue Rapids is 5 miles east of its sister town Waterville, 12 miles south of the county seat Marysville, 13 miles west of . He and his wife, the former Phyllis J. Bisel, have four grown children. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. The main campus resides atop Mount Oread. . CONTACT: Larry Kaufman, 303/812-5022 Mike Furtney, 415/541-1652 |
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