Awards & Recognition
★North Carolina State University's Watauga Medal (2020) - highest non-academic honor
★American-German Institute Leadership Award (2019)
★Recognition for successful $73 billion merger creating world's largest industrial gas company
Notable Facts
→Chairman of Linde plc (2022-2026) and former CEO (2018-2022)
→Led $73 billion Praxair-Linde merger creating world's largest industrial gas company
→Currently CEO of CSX Corporation since September 2025
→45+ years experience in industrial sector, started at General Electric
→Serves on boards of GE Vernova, GE Aerospace, and Stoke Space Technologies
→Generated 219% shareholder returns at Linde, 257% at Praxair
→Civil Engineering degree from NC State, MBA from Loyola College