Kimberly A. Madigan
Vice-President, Human Resources

Kimberly Madigan was appointed Vice-President, Human Resources in January 2010.  In her role, she is responsible for managing the Human Resources, Labor Relations and Medical service groups across the Company.  Prior to that, she had been Vice-President, People, since June 2009.

Ms. Madigan joined CN in 1999 as Vice-President, Human Resources, U.S. Operations, and was named Vice-President, Labour Relations, North America, in July 2002.

Ms. Madigan has extensive experience in transportation labor negotiations and mediation. In August 1990, she joined the National Mediation Board (NMB), serving as Chairman from July 1992 to December 1993. Following her tenure at NMB, Madigan was a Principal with Chambers, Conlon, and Hartwell, a transportation consulting firm, where she also served as President of the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association. While with the law firm of Weiner, McCaffrey, Brodsky, Kaplan & Levin, P.C., she represented a number of regional and local railroad carriers, concentrating on litigation, regulatory, and labor matters. From 1986-1990, she was an attorney with Highsaw & Mahoney, P.C., where she represented the Railway Labor Executives' Association and other associated labor organizations.

Ms. Madigan holds a degree in business administration from the University of Illinois, and is a graduate of the Washington College of Law, American University, where she was adjunct professor of law from 1992-1993.