Fred is leading Canadian Pacific Railway in its drive to be the safest and most fluid railway in North America.
He is spearheading improved productivity at CPR through a relentless focus on execution excellence. This includes innovations like the Integrated Operating Plan which increases efficiency improves network fluidity and results in an improved operating ratio.
His career with CPR has taken him across Canada from the Maritimes to the Pacific Coast and to senior management positions in railway operations marketing yield and asset performance.
In 1996 he led the re-organization and relocation of CPR's Head Office from Montreal to Calgary Canada's largest head-office move. He subsequently led several of CPR's key business groups before becoming Executive Vice-president Operations and Marketing in 2004.
He was appointed President of CPR in November 2005 and CEO in May of 2006. He is the 16th president since 1881 when private investors set out to build North America's first transcontinental railway.
Fred holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University Montreal. He is Chairman of the Railway Association of Canada and serves on the board of directors of TTX Company.
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