Cubic Transportation Systems hires new Australia manager

Cubic Transportation Systems officials on Thursday announced that Bruce Were has been hired as general manager of the company’s operations in Victoria, Australia.

“Were brings to the job more than 20 years of international experience in the delivery of automated fare collection systems for transport, as well as extensive experience and expertise in the Melbourne market,” Tom Walker, Cubic’s managing director in Australia, said. “The immediate challenge our team faces in Melbourne is to ensure that, if we are awarded the contract, the current myki system continues to operate efficiently; while at the same time we investigate ways to use the latest innovations in Cubic ticketing technology to improve the transport experience for commuters."

Were’s appointment comes after the recent shortlisting of Cubic in the request for tender stage of the tender process to run the myki system in Melbourne, Victoria’s capital, when the current contract expires in 2016.

Were will lead a Cubic team in Melbourne working on the tender process, which is expected to be complete in mid-2016.