Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that John M. Scheib has been named executive vice president law and administration and chief legal officer effective March 1, 2018. Scheib was appointed by the company's board of directors to succeed William A. Galanko, who will retire on the same date after 28 years with the railroad. Scheib joined Norfolk Southern in 2005 as an attorney and has held positions of increasing responsibility in NS' law department. He was named vice president law in 2016 and senior vice president law and corporate relations in 2017. In his new position, Scheib will oversee law, government relations, corporate communications, human resources, and labor relations. Prior to joining NS, Scheib served as chief of staff and counsel to the chairman of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board and as counsel to the railroad subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives.