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Briton who ran New York subway returns to lead TfL amid cash crisis
Andy Byford appointed London’s new Transport Commissioner
A former Tube boss who ran the New York subway is returning to London to become the capital’s next transport commissioner.
Andy Byford was today revealed as the successor to Mike Brown as Transport for London commissioner, Mayor Sadiq Khan’s most senior transport official.
He will start at the end of next month as TfL battles the most serious crisis in its 20-year history as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Byford, a Briton who resigned as president and chief executive of New York City Transit Authority in January, said: “I am delighted to be taking up the role of commissioner and to have been chosen to lead the organisation where I started my transport career over 30 years ago.
Andy Byford appointed London’s new Transport Commissioner
Appointment of former President & Chief Executive Officer of New York City Transit Authority confirmed following an international recruitment and selection process The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and the Board of Transport for London (TfL) today confirmed the appointment of Andy Byford as London's new Transport Commissioner, following an international recruitment and selection process.
Byford's most recent role was President and Chief executive Officer of New York City Transit Authority, where he was responsible for 50,000 staff and devised a $40bn five-year investment plan to renew the city's transport system.
He will join TfL on 29th June, with the current Commissioner, Mike Brown MVO, staying on until 10th July to hand over to Byford and aid his start in the role before he takes up a position overseeing the renovation of the historic Houses of Parliament.
Byford brings to TfL a track record of leadership and transformation within major urban transport authorities and has worked within a wide range of complex stakeholder and political environments in a transport career that has spanned over 30 years and three continents. As well as his recent leadership role in New York, his previous positions include:
- Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Transit Commission, Canada
- Chief Operating Officer & Deputy CEO, Rail Corporation New South Wales, Australia
- Director of Operations, Southern Railway
- Director of Safety and Operations, South Eastern Trains Limited
- Various roles at London Underground Limited, where he started as a graduate trainee in 1989 before working his way up to General Manager - Customer Service for the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines
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