Canadian Pacific Railway expands into Asia

Canadian Pacific Railway has opened a new Asia office in Shanghai, China, as it looks to further build its book of business, strengthen existing customer partnerships and continue its pursuit of sustainable, profitable growth.

Joining CP President and CEO Keith Creel for the official opening were John Brooks, Senior Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer; Jonathan Wahba, Vice-President Sales and Marketing, Intermodal and Automotive; and Corey Heinz, Managing Director, Asia.

“With a third of our existing book of business already touching Asia and exciting opportunities for growth, now is the time for CP to connect with our customers in Shanghai and across the Pacific Rim,” Creel said. “We have been working hard to strengthen relationships with our customers in Asia and are thrilled to finally put down roots in a market that is so influential to our business. We believe that providing on-the-ground support to connect with our customers is the best way to continue to enhance the best-in-class service CP has become known for.”   

The Shanghai office will serve as CP’s new Asian home base, to complement the company’s existing offices in Beijing and Tokyo. CP offers shortest routes and industry-leading service to key markets, and is a premier partner at the Port of Vancouver, the key entry point for Asian goods into the North American economy.

The dynamic marketplace in Asia requires CP to be adaptable and collaborative to serve its customers’ evolving needs. CP will be adding key positions in China to work with current and prospective customers to sustainably grow CP’s business and theirs. 

Heinz, who has over 23 years’ experience managing negotiations of multi-million dollar transportation contracts with major corporate accounts, developing and directing supply chain management programs for strategic accounts, developing sales executives for high performance, and analysing markets for continued sales growth, will lead the Asia office.

“Under Corey’s leadership we look forward to putting more dots on the map, expanding our reach and working with current and potential customers to sustainably grow our business and theirs,” Creel said.

For more information visit www.cpr.ca

26th Feb 2018