OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific
Corporation today announced that Deborah
Chase Hopkins has been elected to the company's board of
directors, effective Jan. 1,
2017.
Hopkins, 62, is the founder and chief executive officer of Citi
Ventures and Citi's chief innovation officer. Based in Silicon
Valley, Citi Ventures has implemented a systematic approach to
discovering and launching new growth initiatives in partnership
with Citi's business units. In addition to financial services,
Hopkins has experience in the automotive, aerospace,
telecommunications and information technology industries. She plans
to retire from Citi at the end of this year.
"Debby brings an entrepreneurial mindset, relevant
multi-industry experience and excellent leadership attributes to
our board," said Lance Fritz, Union
Pacific chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We are
delighted she has agreed to join our board of directors."
Hopkins joined Citi in New York
in 2003 as head of corporate strategy. She later was appointed
chief operations and technology officer. As a senior advisor to
Citi's Investment Bank, she focused on winning tech IPOs. She
co-founded Citi Women and played a
key role in developing programs for high potential women at Citi.
Prior to joining Citi, Hopkins served as chief financial officer at
Boeing and then Lucent Technologies; was general auditor of General
Motors before being named vice president of finance at GM Europe in
Zurich; and was corporate
controller at Unisys. Hopkins started her career at Ford Motor
Company.
She previously served five years on the board of DuPont and
nearly six years on the board of Qlik Technologies before it was
taken private in August 2016. She
serves on the advisory boards of Riverwood Capital and Stanford
Technology Ventures Program, and is an executive fellow at the
University of California Berkeley's
Haas School of Business. Fortune
twice placed Hopkins in its top 10 most powerful women in business
list, and she has been on the Institutional Investor's Top 50 list
every year since 2011. A graduate of Walsh
College in Troy, Michigan,
Hopkins holds honorary doctorate degrees from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and
Walsh 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. From 2006-2015, Union Pacific invested approximately
$33 billion in its network and
operations to support America's transportation infrastructure. The
railroad's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products,
Automotive, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial Products and Intermodal.
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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