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CEO Who Oversaw $31B Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern Merger Dies

By 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Andrew Kessel
Published July 29, 2024
05:26 PM EDT
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Key Takeaways

  • Patrick Ottensmeyer served as chief executive officer of Kansas City Southern railway and oversaw the company's merger with Canadian Pacific railway that was finalized in 2023.
  • He was Kansas City Southern's CEO before the combined Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. was created in April 2023.

Former Kansas City Southern Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Patrick Ottensmeyer, who oversaw the company’s $31 billion merger with Canadian Pacific, has died, the company said Monday.

Ottensmeyer served as CEO and president of Kansas City Southern from 2015 to April 14, 2023, when the combined company, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC) (CP) was created.

He worked as executive vice president of sales and marketing at Kansas City Southern from 2008 to 2015 and as its chief financial officer from 2006 to 2008. 🍃

"Pat's vision and leadership played a monumental role in the great history of Kansas City Southern as he helped reshape the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:railway industry," CPKC CEO Keith Creel said in a statement.

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