Scot Stottlemyre succeeds James Byrd as VP International Tax at Kansas City Southern Railway

The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR) has promoted T. Scot Stottlemyre from assistant vice president capital accounting to vice president international tax. He will report to KCSR senior vice president and chief accounting officer Mary K. Stadler.

Mr. Stottlemyre replaces vice president international tax James Byrd who has retired. Mr. Stottlemyre joined KCSR in 2006 as tax manager, was promoted to tax director a year later and has spent the last two years as assistant vice president capital accounting. Before joining KCSR, he worked in the tax areas at Sprint and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He is a certified public accountant and holds a master of accountancy from the University of Missouri, where he graduated with honors.

Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is KCSR, serving the central and south central U.S. Its international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS’ North American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary components of a NAFTA Railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada.