Cubic names new general manager of Melbourne transport operations

Following its recent short-listing in the request for tender stage of the tender process to run the myki system in Melbourne, Australia, when the current contract expires in 2016, Cubic Transportation Systems has appointed Bruce Were as general manager of the company’s operations in Victoria. Were will have responsibility for handling the myki smart card ticketing project and will lead a Cubic team in Melbourne that is dedicated to working on the tender process, which is expected to be completed in mid-2
September 25, 2015 Read time: 1 min
RSSFollowing its recent short-listing in the request for tender stage of the tender process to run the myki system in Melbourne, Australia, when the current contract expires in 2016, 378 Cubic Transportation Systems has appointed Bruce Were as general manager of the company’s operations in Victoria.

Were will have responsibility for handling the myki smart card ticketing project and will lead a Cubic team in Melbourne that is dedicated to working on the tender process, which is expected to be completed in mid-2016. The successful respondent will commence the contract at the start of 2017.

Cubic’s managing director in Australia, Tom Walker, said 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.

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