List of presidents of the Canadian Pacific Railway Limited
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The heads and corporate officers of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Presidents
List of CPR presidents since 1881:
- 1881-1888 Sir George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen Bt. GCVO [1]
- 1889-1899 Sir William Cornelius Van Horne KCMG
- 1899-1918 Sir Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy KCVO
- 1918-1942 Sir Edward Wentworth Beatty GBE
- 1942-1947 D'Alton Corry Coleman CMG
- 1947-1948 William Merton Neal[2][3]
- 1948-1955 William Allan Mather KGStJ
- 1955–1964, 1966 Norris Roy Crump CC [4]
- 1964-1966 Robert A. Emerson[5]
- 1966-1972 Ian David Sinclair OC
- 1972-1981 Frederick Stewart Burbidge OC [6]
- 1981-1996 William W. Stinson
- 1996-2001 David P. O'Brien OC
- 2001-2006 Robert J. Ritchie
- 2006-2012 Frederic J. Green
- 2013–Present Keith Creel
Chief Executive Officer of CPR
Before 2017 the CEO was a separate title and thereafter held by the president of the company.
- Keith Creel 2017 - Present
- E. Hunter Harrison 2012-2017
- Frederic J. Green 2006-2012
- Robert J. Ritchie 1995-2006
- Ian Barry Scott 1985-1995
Notes
- ^ "British Columbia and Japan," New York Times. May 27, 1887.
- ^ "Canadian Pacific Aids Immigration; Units Added to Transatlantic Fleet, Others Now Planned to Convey Manpower," New York Times. January 2, 1948.
- ^ Bothwell, Robert. "William Merton Neal". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ res=F00F16F9385E107B93C7A9178ED85F418585F9 "Takes Throttle at Canadian Pacific," New York Times. May 5, 1955.
- ^ "R.A. Emerson Dies; Headed Railroad; Canadian Pacific President, 54, Started at Bottom," New York Times. March 15, 1966.
- ^ "Obituary: Frederick Burbidge." Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Globe and Mail. May 7, 2013.