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New CEOs, Interim Named
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Santoro, NJ Transit
 New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) has named Steven Santoro, an agency employee since 2000, its executive director.
Most recently, Santoro served nine years as assistant executive director of capital planning and programs where he directed the startup and implementation of a $2 billion Superstorm Sandy repair and resiliency program. Previously, he managed design, construction, commissioning and startup of Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and River Line passenger rail. | Prior to joining NJ Transit, Santoro served in leadership roles over his 25-year career with Raytheon Infrastructure Incorporated and Gibbs Hill Incorporated in New York City. He is a designated transit system member director on the APTA Board of Directors and a member of several APTA committees.
Gannon, King County Metro
 King County Metro Transit in Seattle has named Interim General Manager Rob Gannon to the position on a permanent basis.
Gannon had served as Metro’s deputy general manager since 2013 when he was named interim executive director following the departure of Kevin Desmond to head TransLink in Vancouver, BC. Previously, he was human resources manager for King County DOT and oversaw budget and labor relations at the University of Montana.
He is a member of the APTA Board of Directors and the Bus & Paratransit CEOs Committee.
Murthy, Interim, HART (Honolulu)
 The Board of Directors of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) named Krishniah Murthy as the authority’s interim executive director and chief executive officer, effective Dec. 5.
He replaces Acting Executive Director Mike Formby, who took the top post when Dan Grabauskas, former executive director, previously stepped down.
Murthy, a 40-year veteran of the public transit industry, is an award-winning engineer and the former executive director for transit project delivery at Los Angeles Metro. He also managed light and heavy rail projects in San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas/Fort Worth and Atlanta. He retired in 2014 and founded Murthy Consulting Services.
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