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CN appoints Mike Cory as chief operating officer and Ghislain Houle as chief financial officer
CN appoints Mike Cory as chief operating officer and Ghislain Houle as chief financial off...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nCN appoints Mike Cory as chief operating officer and Ghislain Houle as chief financial officer\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCN appoints Mike Cory as chief operating officer and Ghislain Houle as chief financial officer\nCanada NewsWire\nMONTREAL, June 27, 2016\n\n\n\nMONTREAL, June 27, 2016 /CNW/ - Luc Jobin, incoming president and chief executive officer of CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI), announced today the appointments of Mike Cory as executive vice-president and chief operating officer, and Ghislain Houle as executive vice-president and chief financial officer. Cory's and Houle's appointments will take effect July 1, 2016.\n\nCory, 54, joined CN in 1981, starting work at the Symington Yard Diesel Shop in Winnipeg, and rose through the operating ranks to hold his most recent position of senior vice-president, western region – CN's largest region. \n\nJobin said: \"Mike is an innovative railroader who's committed to safety and is a proven leader in delivering Operational and Service Excellence. His strong knowledge of our franchise will help take CN operations to the next level of excellence.\"\n\nAs part of the management transition, Jim Vena will retire as CN executive vice-president and chief operating officer on July 1.\n\nJobin said: \"I want to thank Jim for his 39 years of leadership and commitment to CN. All of us wish Jim the very best in the years ahead.\"\n\nHoule, 52, joined CN in 1997 as chief of internal audit, has held a succession of increasingly senior financial positions and was most recently the company's vice-president and corporate comptroller.\n\nJobin, commenting on his successor as chief financial officer, said: \"I have worked closely with Ghislain over the past seven years. He is a disciplined financial executive with a deep understanding of CN's business and operations.\n\n\"The high calibre of Mike and Ghislain is testament to the deep bench strength of our executive team.\"\n\nCory and Houle will be based at CN headquarters in Montreal.\n\nForward-Looking StatementsCertain information included in this news relea...