Mike Haverty

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Michael R. Haverty
Born (1944-06-11) June 11, 1944 (age 81)
Atchison, Kansas
Occupationrailroad executive

Mike Haverty (born June 11, 1944) is a fourth generation railroader[1] who began his career as a switchman/brakeman in 1963 for the Missouri Pacific Railroad in his hometown of Atchison, Kansas. In 1970 he went to work for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.[2]

Haverty spent 21 years at Santa Fe, mostly in operating department positions, before being elected president in 1989. He served as president from 1989 to 1991. He formed his own company, Haverty Corp, after leaving Santa Fe and traveled internationally looking for railroad investments.[citation needed] In 1995 he was recruited to run the Kansas City Southern Railway.[3] In 2001 he became chairman, president and CEO of Kansas City Southern, a transportation holding company with railroads in the United States, Mexico and Panama. He retired from Kansas City Southern in 2015[citation needed] after a 20-year career with the company.

Personal life

Haverty was educated by the Benedictines in grade school, high school and one year of college in Atchison before transferring after St. Benedict's College (now Benedictine College) dropped football and he transferred. He went on to graduate from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette (BA), has an MBA from the University of Chicago and an Honorary PhD in Humane Letters from Benedictine College.[citation needed]

Haverty has been married to his wife, Marlys, for fifty-seven years and they have three children and eleven grandchildren. Mike and Marlys Haverty reside in Mission Hills, Kansas. Their three children, and seven of their eleven grandchildren, live in the Kansas City Metropolitan area.[citation needed]

Since 2020, Haverty has been a minority stakeholder in the ownership group of the Kansas City Royals.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Wilner, Frank N. (2020-01-20). "Haverty factor fueled rail trade growth: Railway Age". FreightWaves. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  2. ^ "Rail Insider-Profile: Kansas City Southern's Mike Haverty, Progressive Railroading's Railroad Innovator Award winner. Information For Rail Career Professionals From Progressive Railroading Magazine". Progressive Railroading. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  3. ^ says, Alan Jones (2024-05-25). "CPKC to name new subdivision after former KCS CEO Michael Haverty". Trains. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  4. ^ "New Royals ownership group includes familiar names such as KC native and actor Eric Stonestreet". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2024-11-13.


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