JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – CSX Transportation has hired Steve Fortune, a longtime BP executive, to be its executive vice president and chief digital and technology officer.
“We are pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Fortune and welcome him to CSX’s executive leadership team. CSX is focused on growing through innovation and being a leader in the transportation industry. Steve’s outstanding leadership and technical experience that he gained during his three-decade tenure at BP will be invaluable as we pursue our strategy to drive sustainable growth at CSX,” CEO Jim Foote said in a Friday press release.
Fortune will lead digital and technology operations and planning for the railroad, with a focus on implementing what the railroad called “transformative technologies.”
Fortune was chief information officer of the global BP Group and previously held chief information officer positions for BP’s Upstream oil and gas business as well as regional units of the energy company.
Fortune is a graduate of the CIO of the Future program at Boston University and the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Loughborough University in England.
Interesting hire…outside the box versus “home grown”. Technology a plus as long as the car trip time window is met.