CALGARY, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific
(TSX:CP)(NYSE: CP) today announced the senior operations team who
will lead the execution of the new service plans. Doug McFarlane is appointed Senior
Vice-President U.S. Operations. Guido
De Ciccio is appointed Senior Vice-President Canadian
Operations. Scott MacDonald is
appointed Senior Vice-President Operations (System). All three
seasoned railroaders will report directly to President and CEO
E. Hunter Harrison.
These appointments emphasize highly centralized planning with
decentralized execution of the operating plan, driving ongoing
service improvement, cost control, and efficient asset
utilization.
"With the reorientation of the operating team, we are pushing
decision making and execution out of the office and into the
field," said Harrison. "I expect Doug's and Guido's teams to
get closer to the customer with Scott's team providing them with
analytics, policy, and transportation support."
MacDonald joined CP in 2003 as Director, Locomotive Maintenance.
After holding the position of Service Area Manager - Mechanical, he
was promoted to General Manager, Operations followed by Assistant
Vice-President roles in Operations and Transportation. In 2010,
MacDonald was appointed Vice-President Transportation. Prior
to his career at the railway, MacDonald spent 13 years with the
Canadian Forces as an Aerospace Engineering Officer and seven years
with GE Transportation Systems. He holds a Mechanical Engineering
Degree with Honors and a Masters of Engineering in Thermal
Power.
De Ciccio began his career with Canadian Pacific in 1976 in the
Mechanical department and then spent a brief period in Marketing
& Sales. He then returned to Operations and served as
Service Area Manager for Montreal
& North East U.S, General Manager, Eastern and Assistant
Vice-President, Eastern Operations before stepping into the role of
Vice-President Canadian Operations in 2010. De Ciccio holds a
Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Concordia
University.
McFarlane joined CP in 1976 and his career spans from a labourer
in the Mechanical department to a qualified conductor and
locomotive engineer, and key executive roles in Operations,
Transportation, Interline, Marketing & Sales and Labour
Relations leading to his appointment of Vice-President U.S.
Operations in 2010. He currently sits on the Boards of the Belt
Railway Company of Chicago,
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company, Kansas City Terminal
Railway Company and MT Properties, Inc. He is also on the executive
of the Chicago Planning Group. McFarlane has a Masters in Business
Administration from Queen's University.
About Canadian Pacific
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transcontinental railway providing freight transportation services,
logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Incorporating
best-in-class technology and environmental practices, CP is
re-defining itself as a modern 21st century transportation company
built on safety, service reliability and operational efficiency.
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SOURCE Canadian Pacific