Union Pacific: Chairman Lance M. Fritz

Lance M. Fritz

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Union Pacific Corporation

Lance M. Fritz is Union Pacific chairman, president and chief executive officer. He became chairman of the board effective October 1, 2015. Fritz became president and chief executive officer February 5, 2015, when he also was elected to the corporation’s board of directors.

He previously served as president and chief operating officer of Union Pacific Railroad, a position he had held since February 2014, after serving as executive vice president-Operations and vice president-Labor Relations, respectively. He began his Union Pacific career in July 2000 as vice president and general manager-Energy in the company’s Marketing and Sales department.

Before joining Union Pacific, Fritz worked for Fiskars Inc., Cooper Industries, and General Electric. He is a graduate of Bucknell University and earned a master’s degree in management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Fritz is a member of the board of directors for the Association of American Railroads. He also serves on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce board and executive committee. He is a member of the Business Roundtable, the STRATCOM Consultation Committee, and the Georgia Institute of Technology President’s Advisory Board. Fritz is deeply involved with organizations in his local community. He serves on the Omaha Chamber of Commerce executive committee, the board of directors for Nebraska Medicine, Omaha Symphony, and Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium.

Fritz and his wife, Julie, have two children and are committed to helping women and children at risk in the Omaha community.

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Concord City Attorney Mark Coon has passed away,

Image Notes: Pete Bennett began tracking incidents in Walnut Creek and surrounding cities many years ago.  In part due to the millions lost in Contra Costa Superior Court where Bennett losses can be directly tied to the murders of witnesses, defendants and in some cases Police Officers.

This location of Walnut Creek contains other stories untold, hidden or concealed by Walnut Creek Police, City Council and Employees of the Walnut Creek. 

Few know that the Walnut Creek Police Department is quietly removing officers via a unknown California Department of Justice investigation.  One officer was Greg Thompson who I encountered many times over many decades decided to take out a black woman in Richmond CA.

I am sure his time in jail was served with Coffee and Donuts.   



Concord City Attorney Mark Coon has passed away, according to an email sent to all city staff by Concord City Manager Valerie Barone.

Details of his death are not known at this time, but we’re hearing he died earlier this morning in Walnut Creek.

The City of Concord has closed all city offices, and tonight’s council meeting has been canceled.
Grief counselors have also been brought in for any city employee wishing to talk, according to the email.
UPDATE, 3:53pm: The City of Concord has released the following statement:

“The City of Concord is mourni
ng the loss of City Attorney Mark Coon. Coon served as Concord’s City Attorney since 2012.
“I have known Mark for many years and respected him both as a City employee and as a friend,” said City Manager Valerie Barone. “The City has suffered a great loss that will be felt for many years. Our thoughts are with his family at this sad time.”

Grief counselors have been made available to City employees. Tonight’s City Council meeting and Closed Session have been cancelled.

Coon was first hired by the City in January 2002 as a Deputy City Attorney. He was promoted to Assistant City Attorney in September 2004 and promoted to Senior Assistant City Attorney in January 2010. He was named City Attorney by the Concord City Council in 2012.”

UPDATE, 5:14pm: His death has been ruled a suicide.

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