CN announces Dominique Malenfant as Executive Vice-President and Chief Information and Technology Officer
August 26 2020 - 9:20AM
Today, CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) is pleased to announce that
Dominique Malenfant, a strong global technology leader with more
than 35 years of experience, will be joining the company, effective
September 1st, as its Executive Vice-President and Chief
Information and Technology Officer (CITO). Dominique
Malenfant’s proven leadership and background in Information and
Technology will be a tremendous asset as he will lead the
development and deployment of advanced technologies and
digitalization to improve inspection reliability, provide rich data
analytics, generate automation and drive capacity, and safety,
which are key elements to CN’s strategy going forward.
“I’m pleased to welcome Dominique to the CN ONE
TEAM. Dominique has spent his career building innovative products
to improve efficiencies and safety in the transportation and rail
industries and has extensive operational experience. He will
join our strong bench of seasoned leaders to advance CN’s strategy
of enhancing our scheduled railroading through technology, while
continuing to provide our essential transportation services to our
customers, the economy, and the communities we
serve.” -
JJ Ruest, President and Chief Executive Officer, CN
Prior to his appointment as CITO, Dominique
Malenfant spent nearly 30 years in global leadership roles in the
transportation and rail industries. In his most recent role,
Dominique served as Senior Vice-President, Engineering and Chief
Technology Officer at Wabtec, the world’s leading supplier of
critical components, locomotives, services, signaling and logistics
systems. During his tenure at Wabtec as well as GE Transportation,
Dominique was focused on the next generation of Precision Scheduled
Railroading and Positive Train Control technologies and spearheaded
a major digital industrial evolution in rail. Dominique earned his
Bachelor of Sciences degree in Electrical Engineering from Laval
University, Quebec, Canada.
CN is a world-class transportation leader and
trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to
the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300
million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and
finished goods throughout North America every year. As the only
railroad connecting Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the
Southern tip of the U.S. through a 19,500 mile rail
network, CN and its affiliates have been contributing to
community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN is
committed to programs supporting social responsibility and
environmental stewardship.
Contacts:MediaJonathan
AbecassisSenior ManagerMedia Relations(514) 399-7956 |
InvestorsPaul ButcherVice-PresidentInvestor
Relations(514) 399-0052 |
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