Angela Kolar

Chief Compliance Officer

Angela Kolar (Angie) serves as the Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC). With an extensive rail network across 22 states, NSC’s 20,000 railroaders deliver goods to more than half of the US Population. Appointed by the NSC Board of Directors in 2024, Angie is responsible for overseeing the company’s business ethics, compliance, crisis management, and business continuity functions with a comprehensive enterprise-wide mission to drive a culture of strong oversight and controls.

Prior to joining NSC, Angie spent more than 20 years in the energy industry with Colonial Pipeline Company. Ultimately serving as their Senior Vice President of Operations EHS and Compliance, Angie was responsible for operating 5,500 miles of pipe delivering 100+ million gallons of fuel daily across 14 states. Under Angie’s leadership, Colonial was awarded American Petroleum Institute’s (API) most prestigious safety honor – the Distinguished Pipeline Safety Award – three years in a row. Angie joined Colonial in 2004 as a Senior Accountant and transitioned through various leadership positions, including VP Safety and Environmental, Director of Operations, Director of Organizational Effectiveness, Director of Compliance and Ethics, Operations Manager, and Business Manager. Prior to Colonial, she held positions with a public accounting firm and, later, with a global pharmaceutical company, Pfizer Inc.

In 2020, Angie was appointed by the US Secretary of Transportation to serve on the Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Angie is the past chair of the API Pipeline Steering Group, served on the API Pipeline Safety Excellence subcommittee, and is the past president of the greater Atlanta chapter of Women’s Energy Network. Angie also chaired the Pipeline Safety Management System (SMS) Industry team, which represents oil and gas pipeline operators and trade associations industry-wide in their drive toward zero pipeline incidents.

Outside of industry, Angie serves on the Board of HOPE Atlanta, a non-profit striving to eliminate hunger and homelessness in the Atlanta metro area. In 2024, Angie joined the Board of OnBoard, a non-profit whose aim is to increase the number of women in executive leadership and on corporate boards. In 2021, Angie was recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as a Woman of Influence for her work across the oil and gas industry and extensive involvement in the community. Angie is a member of The Women’s Collective and the Atlanta CCO Roundtable.

Angie earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from East Tennessee State University and a master’s degree in business administration from Arkansas State University. Outside of work, Angie enjoys outdoor adventures with her husband and daughters.