E. Hunter Harrison
E. Hunter Harrison (born 1944) is a Tennessee-born railroader who served as the president and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railway (CN) through the end of 2009.
[edit] Life
Born in Tennessee, he began as a carman-oiler at the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway in Memphis, Tennessee in 1964. [1] He furthered his learning in the railroad business by first being promoted to an operator for that company and, later, with Burlington Northern Railroad (BN) as they bought Frisco's company in 1980. Before leaving BN, he became the company's vice-president for transportation and services design.[2]
First promoted to the role of president of CN on December 13, 2002, he was later promoted to CN's CEO position on January 1, 2003. He had previously served as president of Illinois Central Railroad from 1993 until that railroad's acquisition by CN in 1998; at that time, he was named CN's executive vice president and chief operating officer. Industry trade journal Railway Age named Harrison its Railroader of the Year for 2002.[3]
On November 30, 2006, CN's Board of Directors voted to extend Harrison's contract as CEO for one year, setting the new employment contract expiration date as December 31, 2009.[4] CN announced on April 29, 2009, the company's plan for succession in Harrison's position; he would be succeeded by Claude Mongeau effective January 1, 2010.[5]
Mr. Harrison was approached to take over as chief executive Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. by activist investor Bill Ackman. [6]
[edit] References
- ^ "Investor 500". Canadian National Railway Co.. http://www.canadianbusiness.com/rankings/investor500/list.jsp?pageID=companyProfile&profile=5470&year=2006&type=profile. Retrieved November 14, 2006.
- ^ "E. Hunter Harrison". CBR.ca. http://www.cbr.ca/PersonProfile.aspx?PersonID=6898. Retrieved November 14, 2006.
- ^ Canadian National Railway (December 13, 2002). "CN names E. Hunter Harrison president and chief executive officer". http://www.cn.ca/about/media/news_releases/archive/en_News20021213a.shtml. Retrieved February 10, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ "CN Board of Directors approves one-year contract extension for company’s president and chief executive officer" (Press release). Canadian National Railway. November 30, 2006. http://www.cn.ca/about/media/news_releases/2006/4th_quarter/en_News20061130.shtml. Retrieved December 11, 2006.
- ^ Associated Press (April 29, 2009). "CN names replacement for promoted CFO". Forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/04/29/ap6355355.html. Retrieved April 30, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ http://business.financialpost.com/2011/12/30/activist-investor-courting-former-cn-ceo-hunter-harrison-to-lead-cp/
| Preceded by |
President of Illinois Central Railroad 1993 – 1998 |
purchase by Canadian National Railway |
| Preceded by Mike Haverty (ATSF, KCS) |
Railroader of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Richard K. Davidson (UP) |
| Preceded by Paul Tellier |
President of Canadian National Railway 2003 – 2009 |
Succeeded by Claude Mongeau |
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