Norfolk Southern Corp. announced that it is realigning the reporting structure for two key departments. Effective Oct.

1, 2015, NS' Strategic Planning department will report to James A. Squires, president and CEO, and NS' Information Technology department will report to Cindy C. Earhart, executive vice president administration. The Strategic Planning and Information Technology departments previously reported to Deborah H. Butler, executive vice president planning and chief information officer, who announced her retirement effective Oct. 1, 2015.

Earhart joined NS in 1985 and has served in positions of increasing responsibility in accounting, IT, and human resources. She was named executive vice president administration in 2013. John H. Friedmann, vice president strategic planning since 2008, and Fredric M. Ehlers, vice president information technology since 2013, will report to Squires and Earhart, respectively, under the new structure.