Reece Waldock
NationalityAustralian
Alma materCurtin University
OccupationPublic servant

Reece Waldock is a retired senior Australian public servant. Most recently he served concurrently as Director-General of the WA Department of Transport, Commissioner of Main Roads Western Australia and CEO of the WA Public Transport Authority, between May 2010 and July 2016.

Life and career

In the early years of his career, Waldock worked for BHP. He studied metallurgy at Curtin University on a BHP scholarship, before moving to Australia's east for work. He returned to Western Australia in the mid-1980s.[1]

Waldock was appointed to a senior executive position in the WA public service in the early 1990s,[2] including in the Department of Commerce and Trade and the Department of Transport. In December 2000, he acted as Commissioner of Western Australian Government Railways Commission, following the sale of the rail freight business component of Westrail.[3]

From July 2003 to July 2016, Waldock was Chief Executive Officer of the Public Transport Authority, responsible for a major construction program and for integrating statewide public transport services.[4] In 2010, his role was expanded when he was appointed to serve a five-year term as Director-General of the WA Department of Transport, Commissioner of Main Roads Western Australia and CEO of the Public Transport Authority, concurrently.[5] The integration of two new roles with his ongoing Public Transport Authority role was intended to improve transport planning, policy and budgeting.[6] He was tasked with shaping the strategic direction of transport in the state.[7]

In April 2015, Waldock was reappointed as head of the three key WA transport agencies to 29 July 2016 upon which he retired.[8][9][10]

Waldock is a Director of Lifeline WA, Leadership WA, and the Australian Urban Design Research Centre.[11]

References

  1. ^ Murray, Paul (13 August 2016). "An inside look at Perth's transport strategy". The West Australian.
  2. ^ Acott, Kent (8 April 2015). "Reece Waldock: polite but virtually invisible". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ A conversation with Reece Waldock, Committee for Economic Development of Australia, 2015, archived from the original on 19 August 2016
  4. ^ Public Transport Authority (2013), About PTA – executive profiles, Western Australian Government, archived from the original on 27 March 2015
  5. ^ Main Roads WA, Corporate Information, Western Australian Government, archived from the original on 23 April 2016
  6. ^ Lawson, Rebecca (21 April 2010). "Waldock in new WA transport role". Business News Western Australia.
  7. ^ Public Transport Authority, Organisational structure, Western Australian Government, archived from the original on 1 April 2015
  8. ^ Public Sector Commission (15 April 2015). "Reappointment of Commissioner for Main Roads, Chief Executive Officer of the Public Transport Authority, Director General of the Department of Transport" (Press release). Western Australian Government. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015.
  9. ^ Strutt, Jessica (21 April 2016). "WA transport chief vacancy in lead-up to election". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Reece Waldock is excited about the future of WA ports". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
  11. ^ Board and Executive, Lifeline WA, archived from the original on 7 November 2016/
Government offices New titleAgency established Chief Executive Officer of the Public Transport Authority 2003 – 2016 Succeeded byRichard Sellers Preceded byMenno Henneveld (Acting) Commissioner of Main Roads WA andDirector General of the Department of Transport 2010 – 2016
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