The Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve Bill Carpenter as the authority’s next chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1. Carpenter, who most recently served the agency as chief operating officer, will succeed Mark R. Aesch, who served in the position for seven years.

“The combination of Bill’s professional background, which spans more than 30 years in public and private sector work, and his strategic vision for the authority’s future clearly set him apart from the other candidates,” said RGRTA Board Chairman James H. Redmond. “Bill is also very active in the community, which will further advance the authority’s efforts to continue to increase collaborative relationships with public and private organizations in our seven-county service area.”

Before joining RGRTA in 2010, Carpenter was chief operating officer of Salient Management Company, a performance management software firm based in Horseheads, NY, and director of the Monroe County, NY, Office of Management and Budget.

RGRTA comprises eight subsidiary transportation companies and serves the seven county Finger Lakes region surrounding Rochester including Monroe, Orleans, Livingston, Genesee, Seneca, Wyoming, and Wayne counties.