29 May 2008
Hon Doc Recipients
Robert Ritchie, Retired CEO, Canadian Pacific Railway
Ritchie joined Canadian Pacific Ltd., the railway's former parent company, in 1970 as a research analyst, and moved up the ranks to
become CPR President and Chief Executive Officer in 1995.
He orchestrated the successful move of CPR headquarters to Calgary, the largest Canadian corporate relocation in history, and has led
the railway through the complex spin-off from Canadian Pacific Ltd.
Under his leadership, the CPR was able to rebuild its track network, increase its capacity, renew its locomotive fleet, revitalize its
rolling stock, modernize its IT systems, and evolve into one of the safest railways in North America.
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