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Chief Executive Officer Reece Waldock |
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Reece has 25 years experience in strategic management with particular expertise in organisational reform. He held a number of senior executive roles within the Department of Commerce and Trade and Department of Transport from the early 1990s through to the end of 2000. In December 2000, following the sale of the rail freight business of the Western Australian Government Railways Commission (WAGRC), Reece acted in the position of Commissioner of Railways until the Railways Commission was extinguished on 30 June 2003. With the creation of the PTA on 1 July 2003, Reece acted in the position of Chief Executive Officer, to which he was appointed on 17 August 2004. Prior to his career with the public sector in Western Australia, Reece held a number of senior management roles with BHP.
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A/Managing Director Mark Burgess |
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Mark has gained extensive logistic, transport and people management skills through 21 years in the Army and 12 years managing the Transperth system. He joined the PTA at its formation after six years with the Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure. Mark is responsible for managing, coordinating and marketing the Transperth system, comprising commercial bus contractors, a commercial ferry contractor and the urban passenger rail services. He is also responsible for regional town bus services and school bus services throughout Western Australia. His focus is on delivering quality, reliable public transport services through more than 925 transport service and service support contracts across the State.
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A/General Manager, Network & Infrastructure Kim Stone |
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Kim joined the PTA in August 2004 after two years’ secondment from the Department for Planning and Infrastructure to direct school bus reform. He had previously been Director of Coastal and Facilities Management in the Department of Transport for four years. Kim has experience in the State and Federal Government arenas and the private sector, including running his own management consulting business. His background is in engineering and management.
As General Manager of Network and Infrastructure, Kim’s responsibilities include the management and maintenance of the PTA railway network infrastructure, including controlling access by third parties under the Railways (Access) Act 1998 and ensuring the provision of Information Technology services to support PTA’s operations.
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General Manager, Transperth Train Operations Pat Italiano |
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Pat is a qualified accountant and member of CPA Australia. During his 37-year career in public transport, he has acquired considerable expertise in business and strategic management, risk management, audit and, more recently, operational experience within a fully-integrated urban passenger transit environment. He was appointed to the PTA Executive in June 2004.
Pat is responsible for promoting and managing the delivery of urban passenger rail services to the highest of customer service standards and is committed to ensuring the successful integration and delivery of all urban passenger rail services.
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A/Executive Director Transperth System, Regional and School Bus Services Tim Woolerson |
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Twenty one years in the military has provided Tim with extensive logistics and management skills along with an Associate Diploma in Engineering Maintenance.
Tim joined the PTA five years ago after a six year stint in the private sector working in the vehicle fleet management field.
Tim is currently acting Executive Director Transperth System, Regional Town and School Bus Services and is responsible for managing, coordinating and marketing the Transperth system, comprising commercial bus contractors, a commercial ferry contractor and the urban passenger rail services. He is also responsible for regional town bus services and school bus services throughout Western Australia. |
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General Manager Transwa Martin White |
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Martin joined the PTA in 2006. He was formerly General Manager of the Eastern Goldfields Transport Board (trading as TransGoldfields). Martin has 20 years’ experience in public transport, having previously worked in both the Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure. He is a qualified accountant and has a post-graduate qualification in management. Martin is responsible for managing Transwa, the PTA’s regional rail and road coach network (including TransGoldfields – Kalgoorlie’s public bus service) as well as implementing the strategic elements of PTA’s corporate plan which apply to Transwa. He is also responsible for the delivery of key performance indicators in the areas of customer service, maintenance and revenue building within Transwa.
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A/Executive Director, Safety and Strategic Development David Browne |
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David joined PTA predecessor WAGRC in December 2002 as a Policy Officer and has a Master of Transport Studies degree (UWA) as well as qualifications in policy and management. Before joining the PTA, David spent 20 years in the aviation industry including 15 years in the RAAF where he worked in a number of areas including strategic airspace management policy and planning.
His role includes making the link between high-level policy and operations within the agency, managing a number of key projects, and driving strategic change in safety, policy development and business management.
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A/Executive Director, Finance and Contracts Kevin Kirk |
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Kevin has more than 35 years’ experience in public service and has held senior management roles in Main Roads WA, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Department of Transport. He holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) degree and is a member of the National Institute of Accountants. His professional interest is in the areas of financial management, business performance and procurement.
Kevin is the PTA’s Chief Finance Officer, responsible for maintaining the PTA’s financial management and procurement systems and processes.
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Executive Director, People & Organisational Development Brian Appleby |
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Brian brings to the organisation more than 20 years’ experience in labour relations, human resource management, workforce services issues and learning and development. After beginning his career in the private sector, Brian has undertaken a range of roles as an operative, operational manager and director in key public sector agencies and central government departments. He holds a post-graduate qualification in Industrial Relations, is a former Australian Army Reserve officer and is a Director of the Rail Skills Career Council. Along with his responsibility for strategic people management, Brian oversees the delivery of functional human resource services for the PTA’s people. He commenced his appointment in February 2008.
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Executive Director Strategic Asset Management Hugh Smith |
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Hugh launched his engineering career at British Steel in the United Kingdom and joined WAGRC in 1972 as an assistant engineer at the Midland Workshops, where he subsequently held senior management positions in design and production. He was appointed General Manager of the Urban Passenger Division in 1994.
In this role he was responsible for developing strategies for customer focus, reliability of services and improved OTR of trains. Following the sale of WAGR’s freight business in December 2000, Hugh was appointed General Manager, Network and Infrastructure in an organisation focused exclusively on passenger transport and customer service
In October 2010 Hugh took on the role of Executive Director Strategic Asset Management Development responsible for the implementation of policies, strategies and actions for the effective asset management of PTA assets. |
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A/Director Major Projects Ross Hamilton |
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Ross has worked for Westrail and the PTA for 22 years in various roles including Construction, Planning Land Rationalisation and Maintenance. With the inception of the PTA he worked as the Manager Track and Civil Infrastructure and then took over the construction of the Mandurah railway through the critical commissioning phase for the commencement of services in December 2007.
Ross is responsible for the delivery of major projects for the PTA and is currently working on the Perth City Link project and the extension to the Northern Suburbs Railway from Clarkson to Butler. |
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Director of Infrastructure Planning and Land Services Peter Martinovich |
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Peter began his railway career with WAGR as a junior clerk in 1964. He graduated as an engineer in Westrail’s Civil Engineering branch in 1974 and acquired a broad spectrum of railway construction and maintenance experience at various district offices.
In the early 80s, he was seconded to the Australian Railways Research and Development Organisation in Melbourne.
In 1989 he was appointed Planning Engineer for the Northern Suburbs Railway. He became Principal Engineer, Planning and Permanent Way in 1994, a role he left to join the Department of Transport as Manager, Transit Planning in 1995. At Transport, he set up and led the team which developed the South West Metropolitan Railway and Northern Suburbs Extension Master Plans.
He was responsible for the preparation of the Perth Urban Rail Development Supplementary Master Plan, in 2002 and was appointment to Deputy Project Director of the New MetroRail Project in 2003, a position he held to the successful conclusion of the project.
Following the completion of the project in 2007, Peter took up the position of Director of Railway and Infrastructure Planning, within the Network and Infrastructure division. In June 2009, Peter was appointed Executive Director of the newly formed Infrastructure Planning and Land Services division. |
Chief Executive Officer Reece Waldock |
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Reece has 25 years experience in strategic management with particular expertise in organisational reform. He held a number of senior executive roles within the Department of Commerce and Trade and Department of Transport from the early 1990s through to the end of 2000. In December 2000, following the sale of the rail freight business of the Western Australian Government Railways Commission (WAGRC), Reece acted in the position of Commissioner of Railways until the Railways Commission was extinguished on 30 June 2003. With the creation of the PTA on 1 July 2003, Reece acted in the position of Chief Executive Officer, to which he was appointed on 17 August 2004. Prior to his career with the public sector in Western Australia, Reece held a number of senior management roles with BHP.
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A/Managing Director Mark Burgess |
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Mark has gained extensive logistic, transport and people management skills through 21 years in the Army and 12 years managing the Transperth system. He joined the PTA at its formation after six years with the Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure. Mark is responsible for managing, coordinating and marketing the Transperth system, comprising commercial bus contractors, a commercial ferry contractor and the urban passenger rail services. He is also responsible for regional town bus services and school bus services throughout Western Australia. His focus is on delivering quality, reliable public transport services through more than 925 transport service and service support contracts across the State.
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A/General Manager, Network & Infrastructure Kim Stone |
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Kim joined the PTA in August 2004 after two years’ secondment from the Department for Planning and Infrastructure to direct school bus reform. He had previously been Director of Coastal and Facilities Management in the Department of Transport for four years. Kim has experience in the State and Federal Government arenas and the private sector, including running his own management consulting business. His background is in engineering and management.
As General Manager of Network and Infrastructure, Kim’s responsibilities include the management and maintenance of the PTA railway network infrastructure, including controlling access by third parties under the Railways (Access) Act 1998 and ensuring the provision of Information Technology services to support PTA’s operations.
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General Manager, Transperth Train Operations Pat Italiano |
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Pat is a qualified accountant and member of CPA Australia. During his 37-year career in public transport, he has acquired considerable expertise in business and strategic management, risk management, audit and, more recently, operational experience within a fully-integrated urban passenger transit environment. He was appointed to the PTA Executive in June 2004.
Pat is responsible for promoting and managing the delivery of urban passenger rail services to the highest of customer service standards and is committed to ensuring the successful integration and delivery of all urban passenger rail services.
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A/Executive Director Transperth System, Regional and School Bus Services Tim Woolerson |
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Twenty one years in the military has provided Tim with extensive logistics and management skills along with an Associate Diploma in Engineering Maintenance.
Tim joined the PTA five years ago after a six year stint in the private sector working in the vehicle fleet management field.
Tim is currently acting Executive Director Transperth System, Regional Town and School Bus Services and is responsible for managing, coordinating and marketing the Transperth system, comprising commercial bus contractors, a commercial ferry contractor and the urban passenger rail services. He is also responsible for regional town bus services and school bus services throughout Western Australia. |
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General Manager Transwa Martin White |
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Martin joined the PTA in 2006. He was formerly General Manager of the Eastern Goldfields Transport Board (trading as TransGoldfields). Martin has 20 years’ experience in public transport, having previously worked in both the Department of Transport and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure. He is a qualified accountant and has a post-graduate qualification in management. Martin is responsible for managing Transwa, the PTA’s regional rail and road coach network (including TransGoldfields – Kalgoorlie’s public bus service) as well as implementing the strategic elements of PTA’s corporate plan which apply to Transwa. He is also responsible for the delivery of key performance indicators in the areas of customer service, maintenance and revenue building within Transwa.
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A/Executive Director, Safety and Strategic Development David Browne |
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David joined PTA predecessor WAGRC in December 2002 as a Policy Officer and has a Master of Transport Studies degree (UWA) as well as qualifications in policy and management. Before joining the PTA, David spent 20 years in the aviation industry including 15 years in the RAAF where he worked in a number of areas including strategic airspace management policy and planning.
His role includes making the link between high-level policy and operations within the agency, managing a number of key projects, and driving strategic change in safety, policy development and business management.
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A/Executive Director, Finance and Contracts Kevin Kirk |
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Kevin has more than 35 years’ experience in public service and has held senior management roles in Main Roads WA, the Department for Planning and Infrastructure and the Department of Transport. He holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) degree and is a member of the National Institute of Accountants. His professional interest is in the areas of financial management, business performance and procurement.
Kevin is the PTA’s Chief Finance Officer, responsible for maintaining the PTA’s financial management and procurement systems and processes.
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Executive Director, People & Organisational Development Brian Appleby |
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Brian brings to the organisation more than 20 years’ experience in labour relations, human resource management, workforce services issues and learning and development. After beginning his career in the private sector, Brian has undertaken a range of roles as an operative, operational manager and director in key public sector agencies and central government departments. He holds a post-graduate qualification in Industrial Relations, is a former Australian Army Reserve officer and is a Director of the Rail Skills Career Council. Along with his responsibility for strategic people management, Brian oversees the delivery of functional human resource services for the PTA’s people. He commenced his appointment in February 2008.
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Executive Director Strategic Asset Management Hugh Smith |
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Hugh launched his engineering career at British Steel in the United Kingdom and joined WAGRC in 1972 as an assistant engineer at the Midland Workshops, where he subsequently held senior management positions in design and production. He was appointed General Manager of the Urban Passenger Division in 1994.
In this role he was responsible for developing strategies for customer focus, reliability of services and improved OTR of trains. Following the sale of WAGR’s freight business in December 2000, Hugh was appointed General Manager, Network and Infrastructure in an organisation focused exclusively on passenger transport and customer service
In October 2010 Hugh took on the role of Executive Director Strategic Asset Management Development responsible for the implementation of policies, strategies and actions for the effective asset management of PTA assets. |
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A/Director Major Projects Ross Hamilton |
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Ross has worked for Westrail and the PTA for 22 years in various roles including Construction, Planning Land Rationalisation and Maintenance. With the inception of the PTA he worked as the Manager Track and Civil Infrastructure and then took over the construction of the Mandurah railway through the critical commissioning phase for the commencement of services in December 2007.
Ross is responsible for the delivery of major projects for the PTA and is currently working on the Perth City Link project and the extension to the Northern Suburbs Railway from Clarkson to Butler. |
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Director of Infrastructure Planning and Land Services Peter Martinovich |
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Peter began his railway career with WAGR as a junior clerk in 1964. He graduated as an engineer in Westrail’s Civil Engineering branch in 1974 and acquired a broad spectrum of railway construction and maintenance experience at various district offices.
In the early 80s, he was seconded to the Australian Railways Research and Development Organisation in Melbourne.
In 1989 he was appointed Planning Engineer for the Northern Suburbs Railway. He became Principal Engineer, Planning and Permanent Way in 1994, a role he left to join the Department of Transport as Manager, Transit Planning in 1995. At Transport, he set up and led the team which developed the South West Metropolitan Railway and Northern Suburbs Extension Master Plans.
He was responsible for the preparation of the Perth Urban Rail Development Supplementary Master Plan, in 2002 and was appointment to Deputy Project Director of the New MetroRail Project in 2003, a position he held to the successful conclusion of the project.
Following the completion of the project in 2007, Peter took up the position of Director of Railway and Infrastructure Planning, within the Network and Infrastructure division. In June 2009, Peter was appointed Executive Director of the newly formed Infrastructure Planning and Land Services division. |
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