Montréal - CN announced today the promotions of Stan Jablonski and Jean-Jacques Ruest to the newly-created positions of senior vice-president, Sales, and senior vice-president, Marketing, respectively.
James M. Foote, executive vice-president, Sales and Marketing, for CN, said: “Both Stan and Jean-Jacques have advanced CN’s commercial objectives substantially in recent years. The promotions recognize these successes and their recent assumption, respectively, of the Sales and Marketing functions of CN’s Bulk Commodities business. We expect Stan and Jean-Jacques will keep CN at the forefront of rail industry sales and marketing gains in the years ahead.”
Jablonski had been vice-president, Sales, since April 2004. In his new position Jablonski will remain responsible for all sales activities related to the Forest Products, Industrial Products, Bulk Commodities and Intermodal businesses. He joined CN in June 1999 as vice-president, Forest Products, and was previously vice-president, Sales, at Kruger Inc. – a Montreal-based forest products company.
Ruest had been vice-president, Marketing, since 2004. He continues to be responsible for all marketing activities related to the Forest Products, Metals and Minerals, Petroleum and Chemicals, Bulk Commodities, and Automotive businesses. He joined CN in 1996 as vice-president, Petroleum and Chemicals, and, in 2003, was appointed vice-president, Industrial Products. Prior to that, he worked 16 years for ICI, a major chemical company.
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