Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that the board of directors elected Jennifer F. Scanlon to be a director of the corporation, effective immediately. Scanlon, 51, is president and chief executive officer of USG Corporation. She has been appointed to the Compensation Committee and Finance and Risk Management Committee of the Norfolk Southern Board and will serve as an independent director. Prior to being named CEO in 2016, Scanlon was president of the company's international business; president of its L&W Supply Corporation, and chief information officer and chairman of the board for USG Boral Building Products.