OMAHA, Neb., July 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific today
appointed Lynden Tennison executive vice president and chief
strategy officer, effective August 1.
A 26-year Union Pacific veteran, Tennison has been senior vice
president and chief information officer since February 2005. In his new role, he will be
responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing Union
Pacific's strategic agenda. This includes facilitating strategy
design and overseeing the execution of key initiatives supporting
the strategy.
"Lynden brings tremendous technology and innovation expertise to
a role that is critical to the company," said Lance Fritz, Union Pacific chairman, president
and chief executive officer. "He will provide the necessary
mix of tech savvy and business acumen to lead our strategy
development and execution, creating long-term value for all of our
stakeholders."
As senior vice president and chief information officer, Tennison
was responsible for managing the development, implementation and
operation of Union Pacific Railroad's information and
telecommunications technologies. He served in a variety of
leadership roles including responsibility for the application
systems and architectures for the entire company. From 1998 through
2001, Tennison was president and chief executive officer of
Nexterna, a Union Pacific technology subsidiary. Prior to joining
Union Pacific in 1992, he worked at American Airlines' SABRE
division, AT&T and Southwestern Bell Telephone. Tennison has a
bachelor's degree from the University of Texas
at Arlington. He is a current and/or past member of the
board of directors for several corporate entities.
The company will commence a comprehensive search to identify
Tennison's successor, including internal and external candidates.
Until Tennison's successor is named, he will continue to serve as
interim chief information officer.
Union Pacific today also announced appointments within its
information technology organization, naming Rick Holmes assistant vice president -
information assurance, Alan Fisher
assistant vice president - commercial technology, and Brett Frankenberger assistant vice president -
systems engineering. The appointments are effective August 1.
Holmes will be responsible for the company's information
security practice, serving the role of the company's chief
information security officer. He joined Union Pacific in 1986 and
most recently served as assistant vice president – commercial
technology.
Fisher will be responsible for developing Union Pacific's
commercial technology solutions as well as the company's commercial
technology subsidiaries. Fisher joined Union Pacific in 2000 and
most recently served as assistant vice president - systems
engineering.
Frankenberger will be responsible for Union Pacific's day-to-day
technology infrastructure architecture. He joined Union Pacific in
1990 and most recently served as senior director - data center
engineering.
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 2008-2017, Union Pacific
invested approximately $34 billion in
its network and operations to support America's transportation
infrastructure. The railroad's diversified business mix is
classified into its Agricultural Products, Energy, and Industrial
and Premium business groups. 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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