Removal of precancerous throat tumour to require about three
months of medical treatment and recovery
MONTREAL,
Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - In a
communication addressed to all CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI)
employees today (click here), Claude
Mongeau, president and chief executive officer, advises that
he will soon need to undergo surgery to remove a rare type of
precancerous soft-tissue tumour located in the upper left part of
his larynx. The medical treatment plan will call for a surgery
towards the end of August or early in September, an expected month
or so to heal properly, followed by around six weeks of targeted
radiation therapy to completely cure the illness so the tumour does
not recur in the future.
While Mr. Mongeau intends to remain engaged with
CN's business as president and CEO, Luc
Jobin, executive vice-president and chief financial officer,
will coordinate the CN leadership team and take direction from the
company's board of directors until Mr. Mongeau can return to work
later this fall.
Mr. Mongeau said: "This is a serious health
setback for me personally, but one of CN's core strengths is that
we have a very experienced and tightly-knit senior team that knows
how to lead our railway to success. For this reason, I have all the
confidence in the world that CN will not miss a beat while I take
good care of myself to recover fully."
CN's leadership team and board of directors are
united in offering Mr. Mongeau their full support and wishing him a
prompt recovery.
On behalf of CN's board of directors,
Robert Pace, chairman, concluded:
"We are sorry to see Claude facing this unfortunate health setback.
Having witnessed first-hand his extraordinary level of energy and
determination over the years, we all remain confident that he and
his medical team will be able to address the situation so he can
soon fully be back at the helm guiding CN forward. Our committed
directors and myself will be there to support the CN leadership
team during Claude's recovery period."
CN is a true backbone of the economy,
transporting more than C$250 billion
worth of goods annually for a wide range of business sectors,
ranging from resource products to manufactured products to consumer
goods, across a rail network spanning Canada and mid-America. CN - Canadian National
Railway Company, along with its operating railway subsidiaries --
serves the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince
Rupert, B.C., Montreal,
Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of
Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis., 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.
SOURCE CN