Craig Richardson Becomes Union Pacific’s Chief Legal Officer And Corporate Secretary

Union Pacific has appointed Craig Richardson Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. In this role, Craig will be responsible for all legal affairs, such as commercial transactions and litigation, regulatory matters, labor and employment. He will over oversee compliance and ethics, as well as risk management initiatives. His previous roles include serving as Vice President of Commercial and Regulatory Law and Associate General Counsel. He also led El Paso Corporation’s Pipeline Group as Chief Legal Officer earlier in his career.

Union Pacific operates North America’s premier railroad franchise, covering 23 states in the western two-thirds of the United States. For the full year 2019, Union Pacific reported net income of $5.9 billion. The company, based in Omaha, NE, employs 37,000 people.