Robert Smith Named SVP of Operations at RATP Dev North America
The North American subsidiary of the global transportation provider, RATP Dev, announced the appointment of Robert Smith, as the Senior Vice President of Operations for the West Region of RATP Dev Bus Division.
As part of his new position, the former Chief Transit Officer (CTO) of the Chicago Transit Authority, Robert will be leading RATP Dev’s operations and business development in the western continental United States. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Smith will be working closely with RATP Dev’s key clients in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, and California.
“As the CTO and CEO of two of the nation’s major transit authorities, Robert brings years of executive management experience that will prove invaluable as RATP Dev continues to expand our presence across the country,” said Blaine Rigler, Vice President of Bus Services for RATP Dev North America.
Smith comes to RATP Dev from the Chicago Transit Authority, where he served as the Chief Transit Officer and directed operations for nation’s second largest transit agency. Prior to his work in Chicago, he was the CEO of the Maryland Transit Authority in Baltimore, and served as the Vice President of Operations (East Area) at National Express Corporation, one of the premier transportation firms for school districts in the US and Canada.
Smith will be overseeing all of RATP Dev’s current operations in the western region, and will be thoroughly involved in new business development to help expand into other states in bus, metro and light rail operations.
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