People: Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)

Mr. Claude Mongeau is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Canadian National Railway Company. He has been appointed as Director with effect from October 20, 2009 and as President, Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railway Company effective January 1, 2010. He serves as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the company until his appointed as President, Chief Executive Officer. He leads CN's strategic planning process and he is responsible for the overall financial management of CN, as well as the Information Technology function. He joined CN in May 1994 and has held the positions of vice-president, Strategic and Financial Planning, and assistant vice-president Corporate Development. He was appointed Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer in October 1999. Prior to joining CN, Mr. Mongeau was a partner with Groupe Secor, a Montreal-based management consulting firm providing strategic advice to large Canadian corporations such as Bombardier and Bell Canada. He also worked in the business development unit of Imasco Inc., a diversified holding company with subsidiaries operating in the manufacturing, retail, and financial services sectors. His career started in Europe with Bain & Company, a American consulting firm. In 1997, Claude Mongeau was named one of Canada's top 40 executives under 40 years of age by the Financial Post Magazine. In 2005, he was selected Canada's CFO of the Year by an independent committee of prominent Canadian business leaders.