CALGARY, Nov. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific
Railway Ltd. (TSX:CP) (NYSE:CP) today announced that it has
strengthened its Sales and Marketing team with the addition of two
new vice-presidents and reorganized the group's structure to better
leverage its best-in-class service to meet the needs of current and
future customers.
The Sales and Marketing team will comprise three business units,
each led by a vice-president reporting to John Brooks, Senior Vice-President and Chief
Marketing Officer. The business units will be Grain and
Fertilizers; Energy, Chemicals and Plastics (ECP) and Merchandise;
and Intermodal and Automotive.
"The realignment of our Sales and Marketing structure allows us
to better leverage customer relationships and marketing strategies
as we focus the team on sustainable, profitable growth into 2018
and beyond," said Brooks. "Our proven operating model, discipline
on costs and system-wide fluidity has us well-positioned for
growth, and this new team is committed to delivering for customers
and shareholders."
Coby Bullard, who joins CP
effective Dec. 1, will lead Sales and
Marketing for ECP and Merchandise. Bullard comes to CP from
C.R. England and Crest Logistics
where he was most recently President, Intermodal. Bullard also
brings almost a decade of railroad experience from BNSF, where he
worked in increasing levels of responsibility in sales and
marketing, customer service and operations support.
Eileen Pedante Stone also joins
CP effective Dec. 1, and will lead
the Grain and Fertilizers business unit. Stone joins CP from UPS
Freight, where she has garnered more than 25 years of experience in
sales and marketing in the freight transportation industry across
the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Stone was most recently Vice-President
Sales.
Jonathan Wahba, who joined CP in
February 2017 as Vice-President Sales
and Marketing, Intermodal and Grain, will now lead Sales and
Marketing for Intermodal and Automotive.
"We are thrilled to have Eileen and Coby join the CP team, and
together with Jonathan, we are confident our Sales and Marketing
leaders have the experience, energy and integrity to help CP grow
alongside its customers," Brooks said. "It's an exciting time for
CP and we look forward to driving value on behalf of our
customers."
About Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the
United States with direct links to eight major ports,
including Vancouver and
Montreal, providing North American
customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in
every corner of the globe. CP is growing with its customers,
offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics
solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit cpr.ca to see the rail
advantages of CP. CP-IR
SOURCE Canadian Pacific