Cubic executive appointed to ITS Australia board of directors

Dirk Van de Meerssche, Cubic Transportation Systems’ (CTS) sales and marketing director of intelligent transport systems and tolling for Asia Pacific, has been appointed to the board of directors for ITS Australia. “Cubic is a part of ITS in Australia, making contributions across a broad range of areas from public transportation to traffic management as well as cutting-edge research and pilot programs, all helping to make our transportation networks smarter,” said ITS Australia CEO Susan Harris. “Dirk i
January 13, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Dirk Van de Meerssche, 378 Cubic Transportation Systems’ (CTS) sales and marketing director of intelligent transport systems and tolling for Asia Pacific, has been appointed to the board of directors for ITS Australia.

“Cubic is a part of ITS in Australia, making contributions across a broad range of areas from public transportation to traffic management as well as cutting-edge research and pilot programs, all helping to make our transportation networks smarter,” said ITS Australia CEO Susan Harris. “Dirk is a key leader of these activities and I look forward to his contribution as a director of the ITS board and as we work to advance the opportunities for transportation technology in the region.”

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