CALGARY,
AB, July 29, 2024 /CNW/ - It is with great
sadness that Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP)
(CPKC) mourns the passing of former Kansas City Southern (KCS)
President and CEO Patrick J.
Ottensmeyer.
"Pat's vision and leadership played a monumental role in the
great history of Kansas City Southern as he helped reshape the
railway industry," said Keith Creel,
CPKC President and CEO. "We have lost a remarkable leader and a
cherished friend. Pat's legacy lives on and can be seen in the work
we do every day at CPKC. His contributions as a railroader and as a
person will never be forgotten.
"We mourn his tragic passing and extend our deepest condolences
to his fiancée Deanne, his entire family, many friends and former
colleagues," Creel added.
Pat served as final President and CEO of Kansas City
Southern from 2015 until April 14,
2023, upon the completion of the combination of Canadian
Pacific and KCS that created CPKC.
From 2008 to 2015, he was Executive Vice President of Sales and
Marketing at KCS and served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer at the railroad from 2006 to 2008.
Pat also served as the U.S. Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce's U.S.-Mexico Economic Council (USMXECO) from 2019 to
2023. In this role as leader of the U.S.-Mexico CEO Dialogue, he
was instrumental in representing business interests during the
formation of the United
States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) from 2017-2020.
Among his many career recognitions, Pat received the North
American Rail Shippers Association Edward R. Hamberger Lifetime
Achievement Award in 2023. He was a two-time Railway Age
Railroader of the Year (2020 and 2022) and received Progressive
Railroading's Railroad Innovator Award in 2019.
CPKC will honour Pat by lowering flags to half-mast across its
network.
About CPKC
With its global headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Canada, CPKC is the first and only single-line
transnational railway linking Canada, the United
States and México, with unrivaled access to major ports from
Vancouver to Atlantic Canada to the Gulf of México to
Lázaro Cárdenas, México. Stretching approximately 20,000 route
miles and employing 20,000 railroaders, CPKC provides North
American customers unparalleled rail service and network reach to
key markets across the continent. CPKC is growing with its
customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services,
logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit cpkcr.com to
learn more about the rail advantages of CPKC. CP-IR
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