This is an exclusive CARS members-only event!
There is no additional fee to participate as a CARS Member or CN Employee.
Our annual CN Breakfast will be hosted on June 7th, 2022 at the Hotel Bonaventure, Montreal, Quebec.
We are excited to announce that Janet Drysdale, Vice-President, Sustainability of CN has been confirmed as this year’s speaker!
Registration will be at 8:00 am, breakfast will be served at 8:30 am and our guest speaker,
Vice-President, Sustainability, Janet Drysdale will be participating in a fireside chat and classic presentation
around 9:30 am with the President of CARS, Ms. Sylvia Newell.
JANET DRYSDALE
Vice-President, Sustainability
Janet Drysdale is a seasoned and versatile executive with 25 years of cross-functional leadership in the transportation industry.
Janet was appointed Vice-President Sustainability in April 2021, following a decade of service in senior executive appointments of increasing scope and responsibility.
Prior appointments included Vice-President Financial Planning, Vice-President Corporate Development, and Vice-President, Investor Relations.
Janet leads CN’s Sustainability and Safety groups. She is responsible for the Company’s integrated sustainability strategy, with associated goals designed to
drive sustainable long-term business results, reduce risk, identify opportunities, encourage innovation, improve resiliency, and adapt to emerging megatrends.
In collaboration with operations leadership, she is also tasked with shaping and fostering a strong safety culture through programs, practices, training, systems, and technology.
Janet is an independent director of Rumo S.A., Brazil’s largest freight railway, is Co-Chair of the CN Employees & Pensions Community Fund, and is the executive sponsor of the Women’s Employee Resource Group at CN.
Janet has long been an advocate for the rail industry, Canada’s critical supply chains, women in transportation, and the transition to a lower-carbon economy.
Janet holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from Queen's University and an MBA from McGill University. In December 2020,
she was recognized by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the CIBC Executive Leaders category.
Registration
Please email Hayley Heaslip to obtain the private registration link.
Sponsorship are now open!
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