Katharine Ford Braid

Background

Braid, Katharine Ford was born on November 1, 1946 in New Haven. Daughter of William and Pauline (Woodman) Ford.

Education

Bachelor, Bryn Mawr College, 1967; Master of Arts, Sorbonne, France, 1968; Bachelor of Laws, U. Toronto, 1972.

Career

Legal officer, Department Justice, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1974-1978; counsel, assistant vice president, vice president legal services, Canada Pacific, Toronto, 1978-1993; senior vice president legal services and strategy development, CP Rail Sys., Toronto, 1993; executive vice president, CP Rail Sys., Toronto, since 1993. Board directors Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, Inc., Napierville JunctionRailway Company, CP Technologies. Advisory board member Canada-United States Law Institute, Canada Corporation Counsel.

Achievements

• Katharine Ford Braid has been listed as a noteworthy Transportation executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Canada Bar Association, Law Society Upper Canada (professional conduct committee).

Connections

Married Robert Shirriff, 1982. Children: Ford Shirriff, Paul Shirriff.

Father:

William Ford

Mother:

Pauline (Woodman) Ford

Spouse:

Robert Shirriff

child:

Paul Shirriff Braid

child:

Ford Shirriff Braid