Carl Ice
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Carl Ice | |
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| Born | 1956 or 1957 (age 68–69) |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University |
| Occupation(s) | President and CEO of BNSF Railway |
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Carl R. Ice[3] is an American businessman. He has been the President of BNSF Railway from November 1, 2010,[4] and President and CEO since January 1, 2014,[1] succeeding Matthew K. Rose in the role.[5] At the end of 2020 Ice retired after 42 years with the company and was succeeded as President and CEO by Kathryn Farmer. He remains on the BNSF Railway board.[6]
Ice graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and went to work in the Industrial Engineering Department for the Santa Fe Railroad. He subsequently held roles in the Operations, Finance, and Information Systems departments within the organization before named Vice President, Administration in 1992.
Ice was named Vice President, Carload Management in January, 1994, but was named Executive Vice President six months later.[7]
The Santa Fe merged with the Burlington Northern on September 22, 1995, though operations of the two railroads remained separate until December 31, 1996. Ice remained with the combined corporation, BNSF Railway, as Vice President and Chief Mechanical Officer. He was promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations in 1999, where he remained before assuming the company presidency in 2010.
Ice retired from BNSF at the end of 2020.