REV Group named Brian Perry as president, commercial segment, overseeing several brands including Collins, ENC, Champion, ElDorado, Capacity, and Laymor.
Perry’s organizational experience spans from public, multi-national corporations to small and mid-sized privately held companies across both military and commercial markets.
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He most recently was SVP, operations, for L3Harris Technologies Inc., which has a total of $33.5 billion in revenue. Perry led operations for their $260 million Space Avionics group and had additional matrix-reporting operational responsibilities including supply chain, manufacturing, mission assurance, quality, and EH&S across 21 facilities.
Prior to this, he was SVP, operations, for Gleason Corp., where he had full P&L responsibility for $350 million in revenue, as well as leading global sales and operations oversight for highly engineered CNC machining and automation equipment, aftermarket, and engineering services.
The region’s fixed-route system finished out the year with a total of 373.5 million rides. Adding 12.3 million rides over 2024 represents an increase that is equal to the annual transit ridership of Kansas City.
The service is a flexible, reservation-based transit service designed to close the first- and last-mile gaps and connect riders to employment for just $5 per day.
The upgraded system, which went live earlier this month, supports METRO’s METRONow vision to enhance the customer experience, improve service reliability, and strengthen long-term regional mobility.
The agreement provides competitive wages and reflects strong labor-management collaboration, positive working relationships, and a shared commitment to building a world-class transit system for the community, said RTA CEO Lona Edwards Hankins.
The priorities are outlined in the 2026 Board and CEO Initiatives and Action Plan, which serves as a roadmap to guide the agency’s work throughout the year and ensure continued progress and accountability on voter-approved transportation investments and essential mobility services.