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Creating a high performance culture by developing an industry-leading team
As part of his appointment to President and CEO in 2017, Mr. Creel handpicked a leadership team to support CP’s growth strategy. Having the right culture and the right people with the right attitude ensures we deliver superior value and service to our customers.
Throughout 2018, Mr. Creel worked diligently to build and strengthen our team of railroaders and promote a culture of pride and accountability. By incentivizing the right behaviour, promoting collaboration and providing employees with the right tools for development, we have built an innovative team of railroaders who are better equipped to understand the needs of our customers and their business.
Mr. Creel has demonstrated exceptional leadership in a complex and evolving business environment. He has strongly focused his attention on creating a culture of accountability, where people demonstrate high levels of ownership to collectively work towards the same common goals and objectives. With this objective in mind, Mr. Creel formed a leadership development strategy focused on developing both current and future leaders at CP. As part of this strategy, he established a Coaching Capability Program designed for high potential managers to expand their leadership skill set, and also introduced an Executive Coaching Program for existing and future leaders to receiveone-on-one coaching and a customized development program from a certified executive coach.
Mr. Creel understands that a diverse and inclusive work environment provides the company with a broader range of experience and perspectives that, in turn, creates a stronger and more successful railway. During 2018, Mr. Creel continued his focus on diversity initiatives to increase the number of women, Aboriginal Peoples and minorities working throughout CP. Under Mr. Creel’s leadership, CP initiated a series of women’s leadership events in key cities across our network. These events provided a space for women to connect and share experiences and ideas about their triumphs and challenges working in a male-dominated industry and hear from one another how they contribute to CP’s success.
CP strives to be the employer of choice for veterans exiting the military and entering civilian life by engaging with veterans’ groups across North America. Through targeted career fairs, partnering with organizations in both Canada and United States that support veteran employment and recruitment and continuing to work with both the Canadian and United States armed forces, CP hired 200 veterans in 2018 and maintained our status as a Military Friendly Employer.
Mr. Creel continued to engage and deepen his relationship with the 13,000 employees across the CP network with town halls in Port Coquitlam, Minneapolis and Montreal. During these town halls he has been able to share his vision for the future of CP, meet with employees and respond to their questions.
Through collaboration, communication and trust, CP continues to work with union leadership to achieve long-term labour agreements. Mr. Creel led several successful negotiations resulting in innovative labour deals aligned to our growth strategy. In Canada, three main labour agreements were negotiated and ratified in 2018: a new four-year agreement with CP conductors and locomotive engineers(TCRC-T&E), a three-year deal with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and a four-year agreement with our mechanical employees (Unifor) providing for long-term stability for all parties involved.
Stakeholder advocacy and engagement
Mr. Creel held a range of meetings throughout 2018 with a broad range of external stakeholders, including current and prospective investors, First Nations, industry associations, government, regulators, customers and policy makers. This included attending various conferences and events as a guest speaker, advocating for a balanced approach on various industry topics such as the passing of BillC-49 and improving rail safety through meetings with government officials and consistent, proactive outreach.
Mr. Creel also hosted an Investor Day in October 2018, CP’s first in four years and Mr. Creel’s first since his appointment as President and CEO where he outlined CP’s strategic vision to drive sustainable, profitable growth.
Driving sustainable, profitable growth
In 2018, CP grew revenues by 12% to a record-setting $7.3 billion. Not only did CP experience revenue growth across each of its lines of business, we set records across many areas including Canadian grain, potash, and domestic intermodal.
A strong demand environment, coupled with our network capacity and ability to provide superior service was a big part of this success. We leveraged our transload footprint and new service capabilities to grow our market share in forest products and energy, chemical and plastics. Our network capacity and service reliability also enabled us to win new business in the intermodal and automotive segments.
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