General Manager Richard A. White is stepping down.
For immediate release: January 11, 2006
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Metro General Manager/CEO Richard White to step down
Board to appoint Dan Tangherlini to top Metro post
Richard A. White, Metro's longest serving General Manager, and the Metro Board of Directors have come to a mutual agreement that Mr. White will step down as CEO and General Manager early in the New Year. In order to ensure a smooth transition, Mr. White has agreed to continue in his current position while an interim replacement is appointed and prepares to assume full control of Metro's day-to-day operations. It is anticipated that this interim transition will be completed no later than March 31, 2006. In the meantime, the Board will commence a nationwide search for our next General Manager.
Mr. White came to the position of General Manager with a spirit of dedication and focused energy that enabled Metro to become a regional and national success story. Mr. White helped stabilize the region's bus service and oversaw Metro's first significant rail expansion. During his tenure, Metro has become a nationally recognized leader in guarding against terrorist attacks and has incorporated new technology into everything from fare cards to communicating with our riders. Mr. White fostered the movement of WMATA into transit oriented development and worked with the member jurisdictions to concur in the historic Metro Matters funding agreement.
Metro has entered a new era in which it must respond to the many challenges fostered by its acknowledged success on many levels. First and foremost, our customers and funding partners must see and believe that we are serious about involving them in Metro's future and are poised to move forward as a customer-focused service provider. Metro must be a transparent and responsive agency that continues to give value for dollars spent and trust in dollars invested. The issues and opportunities that this Board and our next General Manager must be prepared to face over the next decade include:
- enhancing service for our bus, rail and paratransit customers
- expanding regional mobility
- using existing resources efficiently, and
- developing new funding sources
These are but some of the challenges that will face Metro's next General Manager. Others are sure to arise over the next decade. As much of a success story as Metro has been, we cannot afford to rest on our laurels. We must do better to serve the region and our customers. For this to happen, our new General Manager must provide the strategic vision and direction necessary to deliver quality service in an era of tight budgets, engaged customers and questioning funding partners.
The Board is optimistic about the future of Metro and its ability to promptly secure the services of a new General Manager with the demonstrated skills to operate a world class transit system.
The Board's ultimate goal is, of course, to hire the most qualified person to lead Metro. In pursuit of that objective, the Board plans to seek input from Metro's riders in assessing the qualities the next General Manager needs to possess. While the Board will make every effort to have a new, permanent General Manager in place as soon as possible, the Board believes that it is imperative that we find the right person for this essential position at this critical juncture in Metro's history. Therefore, we will take the time needed to hire a leader with the necessary qualities and vision that our riders demand and deserve.
In the interim, we will turn to Dan Tangherlini, the Director of the District of Columbia's Department of Transportation, to serve as our acting General Manager. Mr. Tangherlini will resign from the Metro Board and the District Government in order to give us the focus we need during this time of transition. As detailed in the attached list of accomplishments, Mr. Tangherlini has a proven record of innovation and community involvement. His ten months of service as an Alternate Member of Metro's Board of Directors ensures a level of continuity. He clearly understands the challenges and opportunities that face the Authority, our funding partners, and our customers. This will help us move forward as we begin a nationwide search for our next General Manager.
For those that haven’t been following the Washington area local media.
Metro Drops Longtime Manager
D.C. Official Named As Interim Chief
By Lyndsey LaytonWashington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, January 12, 2006; Page A01
Metro Chief Executive Richard A. White was forced out of his job yesterday, ending a tenure marked by strides in fixing complex funding problems but struggles with daily crises, including broken escalators, faulty rail cars and preventable accidents.
White had led Metro since 1996, making him the longest-serving chief executive in the agency's 30-year history and lifting his visibility within the industry. He was a frequent visitor on Capitol Hill, testifying on behalf of transit systems across the country, and recently completed a two-year term as chairman of the American Public Transportation Association.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 01542.html
Metro's general manager to step down
By Tarron Lively
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
January 12, 2006
Metro General Manager Richard A. White, who has overseen the transit agency's highs and lows since 1996, has reached a "mutual" agreement with the Board of Directors to step down, officials announced yesterday.
D.C. Transportation Director Dan Tangherlini, a Metro Board member, will become acting general manager Feb. 16.
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/200601 ... -7900r.htm
For immediate release: January 11, 2006
http://www.wmata.com/about/MET_NEWS/Pre ... aseID=1066
Metro General Manager/CEO Richard White to step down
Board to appoint Dan Tangherlini to top Metro post
Richard A. White, Metro's longest serving General Manager, and the Metro Board of Directors have come to a mutual agreement that Mr. White will step down as CEO and General Manager early in the New Year. In order to ensure a smooth transition, Mr. White has agreed to continue in his current position while an interim replacement is appointed and prepares to assume full control of Metro's day-to-day operations. It is anticipated that this interim transition will be completed no later than March 31, 2006. In the meantime, the Board will commence a nationwide search for our next General Manager.
Mr. White came to the position of General Manager with a spirit of dedication and focused energy that enabled Metro to become a regional and national success story. Mr. White helped stabilize the region's bus service and oversaw Metro's first significant rail expansion. During his tenure, Metro has become a nationally recognized leader in guarding against terrorist attacks and has incorporated new technology into everything from fare cards to communicating with our riders. Mr. White fostered the movement of WMATA into transit oriented development and worked with the member jurisdictions to concur in the historic Metro Matters funding agreement.
Metro has entered a new era in which it must respond to the many challenges fostered by its acknowledged success on many levels. First and foremost, our customers and funding partners must see and believe that we are serious about involving them in Metro's future and are poised to move forward as a customer-focused service provider. Metro must be a transparent and responsive agency that continues to give value for dollars spent and trust in dollars invested. The issues and opportunities that this Board and our next General Manager must be prepared to face over the next decade include:
- enhancing service for our bus, rail and paratransit customers
- expanding regional mobility
- using existing resources efficiently, and
- developing new funding sources
These are but some of the challenges that will face Metro's next General Manager. Others are sure to arise over the next decade. As much of a success story as Metro has been, we cannot afford to rest on our laurels. We must do better to serve the region and our customers. For this to happen, our new General Manager must provide the strategic vision and direction necessary to deliver quality service in an era of tight budgets, engaged customers and questioning funding partners.
The Board is optimistic about the future of Metro and its ability to promptly secure the services of a new General Manager with the demonstrated skills to operate a world class transit system.
The Board's ultimate goal is, of course, to hire the most qualified person to lead Metro. In pursuit of that objective, the Board plans to seek input from Metro's riders in assessing the qualities the next General Manager needs to possess. While the Board will make every effort to have a new, permanent General Manager in place as soon as possible, the Board believes that it is imperative that we find the right person for this essential position at this critical juncture in Metro's history. Therefore, we will take the time needed to hire a leader with the necessary qualities and vision that our riders demand and deserve.
In the interim, we will turn to Dan Tangherlini, the Director of the District of Columbia's Department of Transportation, to serve as our acting General Manager. Mr. Tangherlini will resign from the Metro Board and the District Government in order to give us the focus we need during this time of transition. As detailed in the attached list of accomplishments, Mr. Tangherlini has a proven record of innovation and community involvement. His ten months of service as an Alternate Member of Metro's Board of Directors ensures a level of continuity. He clearly understands the challenges and opportunities that face the Authority, our funding partners, and our customers. This will help us move forward as we begin a nationwide search for our next General Manager.
For those that haven’t been following the Washington area local media.
Metro Drops Longtime Manager
D.C. Official Named As Interim Chief
By Lyndsey LaytonWashington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, January 12, 2006; Page A01
Metro Chief Executive Richard A. White was forced out of his job yesterday, ending a tenure marked by strides in fixing complex funding problems but struggles with daily crises, including broken escalators, faulty rail cars and preventable accidents.
White had led Metro since 1996, making him the longest-serving chief executive in the agency's 30-year history and lifting his visibility within the industry. He was a frequent visitor on Capitol Hill, testifying on behalf of transit systems across the country, and recently completed a two-year term as chairman of the American Public Transportation Association.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 01542.html
Metro's general manager to step down
By Tarron Lively
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
January 12, 2006
Metro General Manager Richard A. White, who has overseen the transit agency's highs and lows since 1996, has reached a "mutual" agreement with the Board of Directors to step down, officials announced yesterday.
D.C. Transportation Director Dan Tangherlini, a Metro Board member, will become acting general manager Feb. 16.
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/200601 ... -7900r.htm
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