Robert Druten

Robert J.
Druten is currently Chairman at Kansas City Southern since 2014.
He is an Independent Director at Alliance Resource Partners LP since 2019 and at Alliance Holdings GP LP since 2011.
He serves as Director at Alliance Resource Management Gp LLC, Executive Vice President at The Texas Mexican Railway Co., and Member-Governor at The Real Estate Roundtable.
Formerly, Mr. Druten was Chairman at EPR Properties from 1997 to 2022.
He was Chairman at Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. He served as Director at BHA Group, Inc., Sonar Entertainment LLC, American Italian Pasta Co. from 2007 to 2010, Crown Media Holdings, Inc. from 2000 to 2006, Smith Electric Vehicles Corp., Alliance GP LLC from 2007 to 2018, American Business Services, Inc. from 2014 to 2016, and Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV.
He was Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Hallmark Cards, Inc. from 1994 to 2006 and at Crown Media, Inc. from 1991 to 1994.
Mr. Druten earned an MBA from Rockhurst University and completed undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas.