Kathryn McQuade joins CP from Norfolk Southern CALGARY, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fred Green, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Pacific (TSX/NYSE: CP), announced today the appointment of Kathryn McQuade to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Ms. McQuade will join the Company June 1st. Ms. McQuade, is with Norfolk Southern Corporation of Norfolk, Virginia, where she is Executive Vice President Planning and Chief Information Officer. She has a diverse background and more than 26 years of senior managerial experience in the North American railway industry. In her new position with Canadian Pacific, Ms. McQuade will be responsible for providing the strategic leadership and integration between CP's railway operations, information technology and strategic sourcing groups. "The rail industry is becoming increasingly continental and Kathryn's proven skills, her US experience and strategic relationships are a strong complement to our experienced leadership team at CP," said Fred Green. "The insight she has gained from exposure to best practices at NS will add momentum to CP's vision to becoming the safest and most fluid railway in North America. We look forward to her joining the team." Reporting to Kathryn will be Brock Winter, Senior Vice President Operations, who is responsible for CP's operations and led our step-function improvements in productivity and safety. Effective immediately, Brock will take on the added responsibilities of CP's intermodal operations across North America. Also reporting to Kathryn are Allen Borak, Vice President Business Information and Technology and Jonathan Legg, Vice President Strategic Sourcing. Canadian Pacific, through the ingenuity of its employees located across Canada and in the United States, remains committed to being the safest, and most fluid railway in North America. Our people are the key to delivering innovative transportation solutions to our customers and to ensuring the safe operation of our trains through the more than 900 communities where we operate. Our combined ingenuity makes CP a better place to work, rail a better way to ship, and North America a better place to live. Come and visit us at http://www.cpr.ca/ to see how we can put our ingenuity to work for you. Canadian Pacific is proud to be the official rail freight services provider for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. DATASOURCE: Canadian Pacific Railway CONTACT: Media: Leslie Pidcock, Tel.: (403) 319-6878, e-mail: ; Investment Community: Janet Weiss, Assistant Vice-President Investor Relations, Tel.: (403) 319-3591, e-mail:

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