TTC CEO Andy Byford leaving Toronto to head up New York City Transit
TORONTO — The chief executive officer of Toronto’s transit agency is leaving his post to take a job as president and CEO of New York City Transit.
Andy Byford — who announced his resignation Tuesday, six years after joining the Toronto Transit Commission — will remain on the job until Dec. 22, when deputy CEO Rick Leary is expected to take over as acting CEO.
Byford told a news conference his time at the TTC has been the “absolute highlight” of his 28-year transit career to date.
He says running New York City Transit is arguably the toughest job in transit right now and he’s looking forward to taking up the challenge beginning in mid-January.