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News Wire: CP names first woman to lead its board of directors

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 4:57 PM

CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific has named Isabelle Courville to lead its board of directors beginning in May, when current Chairman Andrew Reardon will step down. “The board’s governance committee has been working closely with ...

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Posted by MICHAEL KLASS on Thursday, December 20, 2018 12:23 PM

I really like to see a company issue a statement that says something like "XXX Company names best person to fill position."

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Posted by BaltACD on Friday, December 21, 2018 9:27 AM

MICHAEL KLASS
I really like to see a company issue a statement that says something like "XXX Company names best person to fill position."

Such a statement is always open to conjecture - to some it may be the best person, to others it may be the worst person - to most it will be meh!

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Posted by Ulrich on Thursday, December 27, 2018 12:59 PM

I'm surprised "first women" would still be news in this day and age. I would have thought that bridge had been crossed long ago.  Good for her though. 

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