Keith Creel

President and Chief Executive Officer

On January 31, 2017, Mr. Creel assumed his new role as President and Chief Executive Officer, becoming the 17^th person to lead the company since 1881.  ​

Mr. Creel was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer in February 2013 and joined the CP Board of Directors in May of 2015.

Under Mr. Creel’s leadership, CP is finding safer, more efficient ways to connect customers to domestic and global markets, and will continue to play a prominent role in connecting communities in both Canada and the U.S. ​

Prior to joining CP, Mr. Creel was Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer at Canadian National (CN). He held various positions at CN including Executive Vice-President Operations, Senior Vice-President Eastern Region, Senior Vice-President Western Region, and Vice-President of the Prairie Division.

Mr. Creel began his railroad career at Burlington Northern Railway in 1992 as an intermodal ramp manager in Birmingham, Alabama. He also spent part of his career at Grand Trunk Western Railroad as a superintendent and general manager and at Illinois Central Railroad as a trainmaster and director of corridor operations, prior to its merger with CN in 1999.

Mr. Creel holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Jacksonville State University. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. Mr. Creel has a military background as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, during which time he served in the Persian Gulf War in Saudi Arabia. Recognized for his leadership at CP, he was named by Progressive Railroading as “Railroad Innovator” for 2014.​

John Brooks

Senior Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer

John Brooks was appointed Senior Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer in February 2017.

Throughout John’s sales and marketing career, he has held senior responsibilities in all lines of business, including coal, chemicals, merchandise products, grain and intermodal. He began his railroading career with Union Pacific and later helped start I&M Rail Link, LLC, which was purchased by the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DM&E) in 2002. John was Vice-President of Marketing at the DM&E prior to it being acquired by CP in 2007.

In the role of CMO, John is responsible for CP’s business units and leads a group of highly capable sales and marketing professionals across North America. In addition, John is responsible for strengthening partnerships with existing customers, generating new opportunities for growth, enhancing the value of the company’s service offerings and developing strategies to optimize CP’s book of business.

With more than 20 years in the railroading business, John brings a breadth of experience to the CMO role that will be pivotal to CP’s continued and future success.

Jonathan Wahba

Vice-President Sales & Marketing – Intermodal and Automotive

Jonathan Wahba was appointed Vice-President of Sales & Marketing – Intermodal and Automotive for Canadian Pacific in December 2017. Before that time, he served as CP’s Vice-President of Sales & Marketing, Intermodal and Grain from February 2017, when he joined the company.

Jonathan started his career as an account manager with Midland Transport. He held a Director, Business Development role with Canadian National from 2005 to 2010 before joining truckload transportation provider Schneider as a General Manager and Vice-President. Jonathan’s most recent role prior to joining CP was Chief Operating Officer with Kriska Transportation Group where he led the strategy on cross-border, truckload freight and revenue growth. His extensive experience in the transportation industry, from trucking to rail, supports CP’s strong intermodal business.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts with honours from Queen’s University.

Joan Hardy

Vice-President Sales & Marketing – Grain and Fertilizer

Joan Hardy became Vice-President Sales & Marketing – Grain and Fertilizer at Canadian Pacific in April 2018. In this role, she is responsible for the commercial customer relationships and product marketing for CP’s bulk business, including grain, fertilizers, potash and coal.

Joan joined CP after 12 years at Richardson International, Canada’s largest agri-business and a global leader in agriculture and food processing, where she served as Vice-President, Transportation. There she was responsible for rail, marine and truck transportation as well as sales contract management and administration across Richardson’s North American network. Prior to joining Richardson International, Joan spent 21 years at Canadian National (CN), where she held various roles, including Operations Superintendent, Assistant Vice-President, Sales and Senior Director in CN’s customer service centre.

Joan holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manitoba. She is located in Winnipeg, the home of key grain shippers, where she is well-positioned to further CP’s goal of sustainable, profitable growth.

Coby Bullard

Vice-President Sales & Marketing – ECP and Merchandise

Coby Bullard joined CP in December 2017, to lead Sales & Marketing for ECP and Merchandise.

Coby came to CP from C.R. England where he was most recently President of the Intermodal division as well as President of Crest Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary. He also brings almost a decade of railroad experience from BNSF, where he served as Senior Market Manager, Director of Operations Support, and Director of Domestic Intermodal, where he led all sales and marketing functions for its temperature controlled intermodal and expedited truckload business units. Coby leverages his impressive history of business development, strategic negotiations, and operations management to build stronger, more sustainable customer relationships and product offerings at CP.

Coby holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas at Austin as well as a Master’s of Business Administration from Texas Christian University.

Nadeem Velani

Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer

Nadeem Velani joined Canadian Pacific in March 2013 and served as Vice-President Investor Relations before becoming Chief Financial Officer in September 2016. Prior to CP, Nadeem spent 15 years at Canadian National (CN) where he worked in a variety of positions in Strategic and Financial Planning, Investor Relations, Sales and Marketing and the Office of the President and CEO.

As CP’s Executive Vice-President and CFO, Nadeem is a key member of the senior management team responsible for helping plan the long-term strategic direction of the company. Other responsibilities include financial planning, investor relations, reporting and accounting systems as well as pension, treasury and tax.

Nadeem holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Western University and an MBA in Finance/International Business from McGill.