CSX names Boone CFO, promotes Kenney to CMO

CSX today announced Kevin Boone has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer and Maryclare Kenney has been promoted to senior vice president and chief commercial officer.

Boone succeeds Sean Pelkey, who has departed the company. Boone has held several leadership roles since he joined CSX in 2017. Most recently, he was EVP and CCO, the roles Kenney now fills. Boone previously served as EVP and CFO during the company’s navigation of supply chain challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, Boone had served as VP of corporate affairs and investor relations.

Kenney has served CSX's commercial operations for nearly 14 years, driving growth across various business segments, CSX officials said in a press release. Most recently, she was responsible for merchandise sales and marketing, TRANSFLO, automotive and Total Distribution Services Inc.

Prior to that, Kenney served as VP of intermodal and automotive. Before joining CSX in 2011, Kenney held sales leadership and strategy roles at PepsiCo and served in the U.S. Army for seven years, achieving the rank of captain.

“I am pleased to appoint Kevin and Maryclare to these critical leadership roles,” said Steve Angel, CSX's president and CEO. “They are the right leaders at the right time to build on our momentum and position CSX for long-term success. Their exceptional expertise and proven track records will be instrumental in advancing a high-performance culture and realizing our vision of becoming the best-performing railroad in the nation.”

The leadership changes follow the CSX board's decision last month to replace Joe Hinrichs with Angel as president and CEO.