John Orr
Vice-President, Chief Safety and Sustainability Officer

John Orr was appointed CN's Vice-President, Chief Safety and Sustainability Officer in September 2011, based in Edmonton.

Mr. Orr joined CN in 1985 as a conductor in London, Ontario, taking on positions of increasing responsibility with a variety of duties before being named Assistant General Manager, MacMillan Yard in Toronto in 2005. He was promoted to General Manager, Mac Yard in 2006. He was appointed to lead the Prairie Sub-region as General Manager in Edmonton in 2007, and was promoted to Assistant Vice-President, Operations, BC South in Vancouver in April 2009. Mr. Orr has been recognized for his role in numerous process improvements, mentoring programs and progressive safety culture initiatives.

Mr. Orr holds an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo and has continued his own professional development at the University of Guelph, the Niagara Leadership Institute, and the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.