CN cited by Waterstone Human Capital as having one of Canada's 10
Most Admired Corporate Cultures of 2012
MONTREAL,
Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX:
CNR) (NYSE: CNI) has been recognized by Waterstone Human Capital as
having one of Canada's 10 Most
Admired Corporate Cultures of 2012.
Waterstone, a leading Canadian executive search firm
specializing in organizational culture, assessed CN's leadership,
organizational culture, corporate responsibility and innovation and
selected CN for recognition from more than 600 nominated companies.
Waterstone's Board of Governors was impressed with CN's successful
transformation from the rail industry laggard to today's rail
industry leader. Very few companies have been able to achieve such
a transformation.
Claude Mongeau, president and
chief executive of CN, said: "We are very pleased with this
recognition by Waterstone, which is testament to the passion and
commitment of CN's 23,000-strong team of railroaders.
"CN's business agenda is shaped by what the company stands for:
creating value for its customers and shareholders, delivering goods
safely and sustainably, supporting the economies we serve, and
connecting strongly with our employees.
"CN has experienced a remarkable transformational journey and
will continue to pursue its role as a true backbone of the
economy."
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.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information included in this news release constitutes
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and under Canadian securities laws.
CN cautions that, by their nature, these forward-looking statements
involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The Company
cautions that its assumptions may not materialize and that current
economic conditions render such assumptions, although reasonable at
the time they were made, subject to greater uncertainty. Such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the actual results or performance of the
Company or the rail industry to be materially different from the
outlook or any future results or performance implied by such
statements. Important factors that could affect the above
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the
effects of general economic and business conditions, industry
competition, inflation, currency and interest rate fluctuations,
changes in fuel prices, legislative and/or regulatory developments,
compliance with environmental laws and regulations, actions by
regulators, various events which could disrupt operations,
including natural events such as severe weather, droughts, floods
and earthquakes, labor negotiations and disruptions, environmental
claims, uncertainties of investigations, proceedings or other types
of claims and litigation, risks and liabilities arising from
derailments, and other risks and assumptions 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 assumes no obligation to update or revise
forward-looking statements to reflect future events, changes in
circumstances, or changes in beliefs, unless required by applicable
Canadian securities laws. In the event CN does update any
forward-looking statement, no inference should be made that CN will
make additional updates with respect to that statement, related
maters, or any other forward-looking statement.
SOURCE CN