CN appoints three vice-presidents as part of company’s executive changes

MONTREAL, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Jim Vena, executive
vice-president and chief operating officer of CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:
CNI), announced today the appointment of three vice-presidents as part
of the company’s executive changes.

John Orr, 49, will become vice-president, Eastern Region, based in
Toronto, effective March 15. Orr is currently vice-president, chief
safety and sustainability officer, a position he was promoted to in
2011. Orr joined CN in 1985 as a conductor in London, Ont., and has
held increasingly responsible positions in the operations team across
Canada.

Michael Farkouh, 46, will assume the position of vice-president, safety
and sustainability, on April 1. Farkouh will be based in Montreal. He
has been assistant vice-president, B.C. South, since 2011. Farkouh
joined CN in 1989 and has occupied positions of increasing
responsibility in CN’s mechanical group and in the transportation
function.

Gerry Weber, 46, will become vice-president, supply, fleet and fuel
management, on April 1. Weber has been chief mechanical officer since
2009. He joined CN in 1989 and has held increasingly senior positions
in CN’s mechanical function since that time. Weber will also be based
in Montreal.

Vena said: “I look forward to John, Michael and Gerry assuming their new
positions. I have worked closely with all three throughout their
careers. They are very experienced railroaders and reflect the deep
bench strength we have at CN. I am certain they’ll continue to make
strong contributions to the company as we advance CN’s agenda of
Operational and Service Excellence.”

CN – Canadian National Railway Company and its operating railway
subsidiaries – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver,
Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala.,
and the key metropolitan areas of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit,
Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Memphis, St. Louis, 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