Matt Rose - Chairman, President, and CEO, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation

Rose was elected Chairman of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation on March 21, 2002.  He was made President and Chief Executive Officer on December 7, 2000.  In June of 1999, he was made President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for all operations and marketing activities.  He had been Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer since August 1997, and he was responsible for coordinating transportation, maintenance, quality, purchasing, labor relations, and information services activities.  He joined Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) in 1993, and was named Vice President-Vehicles and Machinery in June 1994.  In January 1995, he was named Vice President-Southern Region Field Marketing for the Merchandise Business Group.  He was appointed Vice President-Chemicals following the merger of Burlington Northern Inc. and Santa Fe Pacific Corporation in September 1995.  Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation operates one of the largest rail systems in North America, with 32,000 route miles covering 28 states and two Canadian provinces.