Reece Waldock

Chief Executive Officer

Reece has 21 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 freight business of the Western Australian Government Railways Commission, Reece acted in the position of Commissioner of Railways until the Railways Commission was extinguished on 30 June 2003.

With the creation of the Public Transport Authority on 1 July 2003, Reece acted in the position of Chief Executive Officer Public Transport Authority, 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.

Mark Burgess

Executive Director Transperth, Regional and School Bus Services

Mark has gained extensive logistic, transport and people management skills through 21 years in the Army and seven 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 PTA 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 contracts across the State.

Kim Stone

General Manager,Transwa

Kim joined the PTA in August 2005 after two years secondment from the Department for Planning and Infrastructure as Director of School Bus Reform. He had previously been Director of Coastal and Facilities Management in the Department of Transport for four years. Kim has worked in both the State and Federal Government arenas in addition to a number of roles in the private sector, including running his own management consulting business. His background is in engineering and management.

Kim is responsible for managing Transwa’s regional rail and road coach network 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.

Pat Italiano

General Manager, Transperth Train Operations

During his 31-year railway career, Pat has gained extensive experience in business management, financial management, procurement, audit and, more recently, operational experience within an urban rail mass transit environment. A qualified accountant, he also has considerable experience in strategic management and is a leader in risk management.

Pat’s role in the Executive includes the commitment to ensuring that the high service delivery standards enjoyed on the existing passenger rail network are attained on the passenger rail services being developed to Mandurah through the New MetroRail project.

Hugh Smith

General Manager, Network and Infrastructure

Hugh launched his engineering career at British Steel in the United Kingdom and joined Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) 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 on-time running 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.