Steve Tobias

Stephen Craig Tobias was an American businessman. He was chief operating officer of Norfolk Southern Railway, and a director of Canadian Pacific Railway.

Steve Tobias
Born
Stephen Craig Tobias
DiedAugust 7, 2017 (age 72)
Alma materThe Citadel
OccupationRailroad executive
Known forChief operating officer of Norfolk Southern Railway
Notes

Life

Tobias, a US Army veteran, joined Norfolk Southern in 1969 as a junior engineer, and served as Chief Operating Officer from 1998 to 2009, when he retired.[3]

In 2012, he joined the Board of Directors of Canadian Pacific, and served briefly as CEO. He stepped down from the board in 2015 for personal reasons.[4]

Tobias died August 7, 2017.[5]

References

  1. "Stephen Craig Tobias: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  2. Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. (2012-04-02). "Pershing Square Announces Distinguished Railroad Veteran as Seventh Nominee for Management Change". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  3. "Norfolk Southern Names Manion COO; Vice Chairman Tobias Retires". Norfolk Southern (Press release). Norfolk, VA. 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  4. Worrell, Carolina (2015-07-06). "Tobias steps down from CP board". RailwayAge Magazine. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  5. Vantuono, William C. (August 9, 2017). "Stephen C. Tobias, 72". Railway Age. Retrieved January 7, 2019.


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