Kenny Rocker

Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales; Union Pacific Railroad

Kenny Rocker was appointed Executive Vice President Marketing & Sales at Union Pacific Railroad in August 2018. He is responsible for the company’s three major business units: Bulk, Industrial and Premium, along with Marketing & Sales Operations, Commercial Strategy and Union Pacific’s Mexico business. He also oversees the railroad’s Loup Logistics subsidiary.

Previously, Rocker served as vice president – Industrial, a position he held since August 2016. Since joining Union Pacific in 1994, he has held various Marketing & Sales positions, including assignments in Automotive, Chemicals and the Market Development & Sales Center.

Rocker graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance from Tuskegee University. He currently serves on the Creighton University board, and the Joslyn board and was previously Chairman of the Lutheran Family Services Audit Committee and served on the National Association of Manufacturers, Children’s Hospital, NorthStar and Seventy Five North boards.

He and his wife, April, have four daughters.