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What's eating at me is Verster. UT had an excellent interview and feature on him back in February. Some of what is transpiring, he predicted. But not with the intent and gist he offered at that time. Verster has fermented in his stay at Metrolinx. And not into a tasty drink, by any means.Well, I guess they were in willful denial that Queen's Park also intended to disrupt Metrolinx.
Union Station and GO RER: Metrolinx's Phil Verster ... - Urban Toronto
Some review:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/tr...irector-of-scottish-rail-firm-as-new-ceo.htmlMetrolinx appoints former head of Scottish rail firm as new CEO
By BEN SPURRTransportation Reporter
Thu., Aug. 24, 2017
Metrolinx’s next president and CEO is the former managing director of a Scottish rail firm who resigned amid controversy earlier this year.
The provincial transit agency announced Phil Verster’s appointment at a scheduled news conference at its offices in Union Station on Thursday afternoon, shortly after the Star revealed that he’d been given the post.
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Metrolinx’s next president and CEO is the former managing director of a Scottish rail firm who resigned amid controversy earlier this year.
The provincial transit agency announced Phil Verster’s appointment at a scheduled news conference at its offices in Union Station on Thursday afternoon, shortly after the Star revealed that he’d been given the post.
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Media reports from Britain and Ireland, where Verster has spent more than a decade in leadership roles at various rail agencies, describe him as a respected figure in the industry.
In 2015, he became managing director of ScotRail Alliance, the operator of Scotland’s passenger rail service. While there he oversaw a $3-billion electrification of the agency’s network.
In January, however, he resigned after just 18 months on the job. The BBC reported that he had been “facing intense pressure” for the agency’s “failure to meet punctuality and reliability targets.”
Two months before his resignation, Network Rail, which oversees rail operation in Britain, hired an outside agency to probe allegations that he had improperly accepted gifts and hospitality from contractors.
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The brew is turning to vinegar...
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