Who’s on the move: April 17, 2023
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited announced the appointment of four new directors to the board of Canadian Pacific Railway Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CPKC. Under the terms of the merger agreement, it was agreed that four Kansas City Southern (KCS) directors would join the board of the combined company. The four appointees, are all members of the former KCS Board of Directors. These four directors will also be nominated for election to the board of CPKC at its Annual General Meeting to be held on June 15, 2023.
David Garza-Santos, a KCS director since 2016, is a business and community leader in Monterrey, N.L. Mexico. He has been chairman and CEO of Maquinaria Diesel SA de CV (MADISA) since 1994.
Antonio Garza, a KCS director since 2010, is currently counsel to the law firm of White & Case in Mexico City. He brings diplomatic, legal and international business skills to the board developed through his experience as an attorney, and as United States’ Ambassador to Mexico (2002-2009). He formerly served as chair of Texas Railroad Commission, was Texas’s 99th secretary of state and a County judge.
Henry Maier, a KCS director since 2017, has spent his entire career working in the transportation industry. He served as president and CEO of FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., until his retirement in 2021.
Janet Kennedy, first appointed a KCS director in 2017, served as vice-president, North America Regions, Google Cloud at Google, and previously held senior leadership positions at Ernst & Young and Microsoft Corp., including as president of Microsoft Canada.
Bob Toupin has joined Tompkins Solutions as vice-president of IT and supply chain technology. Toupin will be responsible for supply chain software assessments and implementations, including warehouse management system (WMS), warehouse execution system (WES) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. Toupin has more than 25 years of experience. Before joining Tompkins, Toupin was CIO of Jackson Healthcare, and also served in executive leadership roles for BlueLinx Corporation and PaperWorks Industries.
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