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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2016

Translink set to name King County's Desmond as CEO

He has also served as the chief of operations planning for New York City Transit, which includes bus and subway operations.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2015

N.Y. N.J. Port Authority chief, Foye to step down

In a memo Thursday to the agency’s staff, Foye said he would withdraw from consideration to become the authority’s new CEO, a position created in the aftermath of the George Washington Bridge lane-closure scandal of September 2013.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2015

D.C. Metro board unanimously appointed Wiedefeld as chief executive

Wiedefeld will assume his position as Metro’s chief executive on Nov. 30, 2015, and receive an annual salary $397,500 plus standard benefits.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2015

Hakim named new president of New York City Transit

For the past year and a half Ronnie Hakim has served as the executive director of NJ TRANSIT, which operates 12 commuter rail lines, three light rail lines, 261 bus routes and Access Link paratransit service across the state of New Jersey.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2015

Syracuse, N.Y. transit chief, Kobliski retiring after nearly 40 years at agency

In 2006, Centro was named the American Public Transit Association's Best Mid-sized Transit System in North America.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2015

Cleveland RTA's Calabrese named 'Public Official of the Year'

Recognized by Governing Magazine, the Public Officials of the Year program is in its 24th year and honors the most outstanding leaders in state and local government who exemplify the ideals of public service.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2015

D.C. Metro names Wiedefeld to GM/CEO position

Formerly serving as CEO of the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where he managed the operations of an airport that served a (then) record 22.7 million passengers in 2012.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2015

Fla.'s Palm Tran names Forbes as new executive director

Most recently, Clinton Forbes served as VP, operations, for the Central Ohio Transit Authority, overseeing 860 employees.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2015

D.C. Metro plans to offer GM post to second pick

After corporate financial expert Neal S. Cohen declined the job, D.C. Council member Jack Evans said the second of two finalists “is still interested” in the position.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2015

D.C. Metro selects candidate for GM post

Neal Cohen, 55, is a former top financial official in the airline industry, who became chief financial officer and executive VP of the aerospace company Orbital ATK in 2012.

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