Cubic taps Gale to head up NextBus division

Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) announced the appointment of Tony Gale as VP/GM of NextBus, Cubic’s Real-Time Passenger Information (RTPI) business. Gale is an executive with more than 20 years of experience in Software as a Service (SaaS) as well as domestic and international IT/Geographic Information System (GIS) markets.

“Tony brings to NextBus a diverse background of technical and solutions-oriented experience, along with his success in operational roles,” said Min Wei, senior VP, operations, Cubic Transportation Systems. “His career in SaaS and IT/GIS creates a natural overlap with our NextBus growth strategy – which is building on the RTPI heritage that riders and public transit managers count on every day.”

Prior to joining NextBus, Gale was GM of TripSpark Technologies’ School Transportation Division, a business unit of Trapeze Software. His previous leadership roles include profit and loss leadership, operations, program management, business development and sales and marketing.