Evans, a director since 2005 and a member of the Audit Committee, retired in March 2005 as vice chairman of Union Pacific Corp. and Union Pacific Railroad. Evans served as president and COO of Union Pacific Railroad before his election to vice chairman in 2004; he was elected a director of Union Pacific Corp. in 1999. He previously spent 21 years serving in key operations roles for General Motors Corp., within its Buick, Chevrolet, Delco Products and Harrison Radiator divisions. Prior to joining GM, Evans held positions of increasing responsibility with Emerson Electric Co., including that of senior vice president, and in 1985, became president of Blackstone Corp., an automotive component and systems manufacturer. He sits on the Boards of Directors for corporations including Cooper Industries, Textron, Inc., Spirit AeroSystems and Suntron Corporation. He is an operating partner of Thayer Capital Partners. |