CSX Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors has named Steve Angel as President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board, effective September 28. He succeeds Joe Hinrichs, who has departed from the company as President, CEO, and Board member. Angel will work closely with the Board and management team to ensure a seamless transition. CSX’s operating performance remains strong, and the company still expects to deliver full-year volume growth.

Angel is an accomplished executive with over 45 years of experience leading large, public companies and generating strong shareholder returns. He has a long and proven track record of leading high-performing teams, fostering a collaborative culture, and driving operational excellence and growth, while maintaining disciplined capital allocation and attractive returns on capital.

Over Angel’s long career as CEO of Linde plc, and its predecessor Praxair, Inc., companies under his leadership have created significant and sustained shareholder value. During Angel’s tenures, Linde and Praxair generated total shareholder returns of 219% and 257%, respectively. Since the combination of Linde AG and Praxair, the company’s market capitalization has grown by 141%, a $131 billion increase in value, outperforming the S5MATR Index and creating the world’s largest industrial gases and engineering company.

Angel was CEO of Praxair from 2007-2018. After its merger with Linde in 2018, he became CEO of the combined company until 2022, when he was named Chair. He plans to retire from Linde’s Board in January 2026. He began his career at General Electric where he held a variety of management positions for over 22 years and worked directly with locomotive and rail operations.

-via Press Release