Who Is Nabanita Nag? Norfolk Southern Fires CEO Alan Shaw and Indian-Origin Chief Legal Officer for ‘Inappropriate Relationship’ at Workplace [Video]

The company involved in the East Palestine train derailment has dismissed its CEO, citing an inappropriate relationship with the company’s chief legal officer, according to a statement released by the company. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was dismissed for “engaging in a consensual relationship” with Nabanita Nag.

Shaw could now lose out on the large severance packages often granted to departing CEOs, the company announced on Wednesday. Nag, Norfolk Southern’s chief legal officer, was also fired from her positions as executive vice president of corporate affairs, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary, with immediate effect after her illicit affair with the married Shaw came to light following an internal investigation.

Office Affair Costs Job

The company revealed on Sunday that Shaw, who is married with four children, was under investigation. His two-year tenure as CEO of one of the nation’s top four freight railroads was overshadowed by multiple controversies, including the 2023 detonation of …