FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign
Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or
15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month
of April, 2009
Commission File
Number: 001-02413
Canadian National Railway
Company
(Translation of
registrant’s name into English)
935
de la Gauchetiere Street West
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3B 2M9
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Canadian National
Railway Company
Table of Contents
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CN appoints
Luc Jobin executive vice-president and chief financial officer effective
June 1, 2009
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NEWS
RELEASE
CN
appoints Luc Jobin executive vice-president and chief
financial officer
effective June 1, 2009
MONTREAL,
April 29, 2009 — E.
Hunter Harrison, president and chief executive officer of CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE:
CNI), announced today the appointment of Luc Jobin, C.A., as the executive
vice-president and chief financial officer of the company effective June 1,
2009.
Jobin,
50, will
be responsible for financial management and strategic planning at CN.
Jobin
will succeed Claude Mongeau, whom the CN board of directors recently selected to
become CN president and chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, 2010. Between
June 1 and yearend,
Mongeau will act as executive vice-president, spending most of his time in the
field broadening his knowledge of CN’s
network and operations before assuming his new duties at the beginning of next
year.
Jobin
was recently executive vice-president of
Power Corporation of Canada (PCC), a diversified international management and
holding company, with responsibility for overseeing PCC's portfolio of
diversified investments.
Prior
to joining PCC in 2005, he spent 22 years in a variety of financial and
executive management positions with Imasco Limited and its Canadian subsidiary,
Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited. Imasco, a major North American consumer
products and services company,
became a British American Tobacco Plc subsidiary in 2000. Jobin was president
and chief executive officer of Imperial Tobacco when he joined
PCC.
Harrison
said: “CN
is pleased to appoint Luc Jobin as its new executive vice-president and chief
financial
officer. Luc is a seasoned corporate executive known for delivering sustainable
corporate performance improvements and increased shareholder value. We look
forward to Luc leading further gains in CN’s
strong financial record and helping to shape our strategic
vision for the future.”
Jobin
said: “I
am delighted to join the rail industry’s
leading carrier and its team of talented railroaders. I believe my energy,
experience in bottom-line accountability and skills in developing high-quality
financial
and business development teams will help to deliver increased value to CN and
its shareholders.”
Jobin
obtained his Chartered Accountant Accreditation from the Canadian Institute of
Chartered Accountants in 1983. He received his Diploma in Public Accountancy
from McGill University in Montreal in 1982. He has been a member of the board of
directors of Reynolds American, Inc. since 2008 and also serves on the boards of
directors of two not-for-profit organizations in
Montreal.
To view Mr. Jobin’s biographical notes, click
here.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
news release contains forward-looking statements. CN cautions that, by their
nature, forward-looking statements involve risk,
uncertainties and assumptions. Implicit in these statements, particularly in
respect of long-term growth opportunities, is the Company’s
assumption that such growth opportunities are less affected by the current
situation in the North American and global
economies. The Company cautions that its assumptions may not materialize and
that the current economic conditions render such assumptions, reasonable at the
time they were made, subject to greater uncertainty. The Company cautions that
its results could
differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking
statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are
not limited to, the effects of adverse general economic and business conditions,
including the current
deep recession in the North American economy and the possibility of a global
economic contraction in 2009, industry competition, inflation, currency
fluctuations, changes in fuel prices, legislative and/or regulatory
developments, compliance with environmental
laws and regulations, various events which could disrupt operations, including
natural events such as severe weather, droughts, floods and earthquakes, labour
disruptions, environmental claims, investigations or proceedings, other types of
claims and
litigation, and other risks detailed from time to time in reports filed by CN
with securities regulators in Canada and the United States. Reference should be
made to “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis” in
CN’s
annual and interim reports, Annual Information
Form and Form 40-F filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators, available
on CN’s
website, for a summary of major risks.
CN
– Canadian
National Railway Company and its operating railway subsidiaries – spans
Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of
Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax,
New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key metropolitan areas of Toronto,
Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit,
Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis,
and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For more
information on CN, visit the company’s
website at www.cn.ca
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Contacts: |
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Investors |
Mark
Hallman Director, Communications (905) 669-3384 |
Robert
Noorigian Vice-President, Investor Relations (514)
399-0052 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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National Railway Company |
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Date: April
29, 2009 |
By:
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/s/ Cristina
Circelli |
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Name: |
Cristina
Circelli
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Deputy
Corporate Secretary and
General
Counsel
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