Norfolk Southern elects Huffard, Jones directors

Norfolk Southern Corp.'s board has elected John "Jack" Huffard Jr. and Christopher Jones to serve as directors, the company announced today.

Huffard is cofounder of Tenable Network Security Inc. and Tenable Holdings Inc., a cybersecurity software company. He served as president and chief operating officer and as a director of Tenable Network Security from 2002 to 2018, where he was responsible for driving Tenable’s global corporate strategy and business operations and was instrumental in the venture funding and initial public offering process, NS officials said in a press release.

From 2018 to 2019, Huffard focused exclusively on business operations as COO of Tenable Holdings. Huffard has been a director of Tenable Holdings since 2016.

Jones served as corporate vice president and president of the technology services sector of Northrop Grumman Corp., a global aerospace and defense technology company, from January 2013 through December 2019. Previously, he served as VP and general manager of Northrop Grumman’s integrated logistics and modernization division from 2010 through 2012.

Jones was a maintenance officer in the Connecticut Air National Guard from 1997 to 2011.

"We are excited to welcome Chris and Jack to the board, as both of them bring significant operational and technology understanding to Norfolk Southern," said NS Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James Squires. "Their collective experiences and perspectives in strategic planning and change management in large organizations will be invaluable as we continue to transform Norfolk Southern.”