CN Board Appoints Jo-ann dePass Olsovsky to its Board of Directors
October 27 2021 - 3:00PM
CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today that Jo-ann dePass
Olsovsky has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of
CN, effective immediately.
Ms. dePass Olsovsky, 56, brings more than 35
years of technology, infrastructure operations, and railroad
experience to CN. She is currently the Executive Vice President and
Chief Information Officer of Salesforce, where she oversees the
company’s global information technology organization, including
technology strategy; customer, partner and employee experience;
enterprise applications; network infrastructure; collaboration
tools; 7x24 enterprise operations; architecture; and merger &
acquisition integration.
She previously spent almost 12 years at BNSF
Railway where she served as Senior Vice President and Chief
Information Officer leading enterprise information technology,
including train control and operational systems supporting safety,
transportation & digital train control, mechanical,
engineering, and intermodal automation. In addition, she led the
cloud digitization strategy focused on customer experience through
cloud applications, advanced technologies enablement through
operations research, and predictive analytics. Ms. dePass Olsovsky
also led drone inspection operations for bridges, track, and
structures, which were all enabled through the railroad’s
telecommunications and North American network. Prior to BNSF, she
held technology leadership positions at AT&T and GTE/Verizon
supporting telecommunications, cybersecurity, customer experience,
and 7x24 internal network infrastructure and operations.
“We are pleased to welcome Jo-ann to CN as an
independent director. She has deep expertise in advanced
technologies and customer applications, and spent more than a
decade as a senior executive at a Class I railroad. The
intersection of her technology, operations and railroad experience
creates a powerful combination of expertise that will be valuable
to CN as we continue building the railway of the future using
digital innovation to drive safety, operational excellence,
customer experience and enhanced long-term shareholder value.”
— Robert Pace, Chair
of the Board of Directors of CN
Ms. dePass Olsovsky is filling the vacancy on
CN’s Board that was created in September 2021 when an independent
director resigned to spend more time on her full-time executive
role outside of CN. With the appointment of Ms. dePass Olsovsky,
CN’s Board is comprised of 11 directors, 10 of whom are independent
and five of whom are women. The Board continues to focus on
recruiting top quality independent directors who will contribute a
diverse set of perspectives as CN builds the premier railway of the
21st century.
Ms. dePass Olsovsky and family immigrated to the
United States and Canada, and is of Hispanic descent. She holds a
bachelor's degree in Business Management and an MBA from Nova
Southeastern University, as well as a master’s in Project
Management from George Washington University. She has earned
numerous industry recognitions for technology achievements,
including Hispanic IT Executive Council’s Top 100 Most Influential
Hispanics, Computerworld Top 100, and most recently as #10 on
Technology Magazine’s 2021 TOP100 CIOs.
About CNCN 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.
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