Fergus stepped into the role at the beginning of March and says he feels privileged to be the second Chief Executive of the Transport Agency and to be leading a high performing and motivated team.
“I have spent my whole career in transport and strongly believe in the importance of transport to the nation’s economy and way of life. The Transport Agency plays a key role in enabling the development and delivery of solutions to our growth, urban development, sustainability and transport challenges. This is certainly an exciting time to be working in transport in New Zealand,” says Fergus.
“I personally am focused on delivering results for customers, making a real difference in individual’s and community’s lives. I am motivated by working together with people that are focused on this purpose. What I can tell from my early days here is that I’m joining a team that shares that purpose.”
The Transport Agency continues to focus on delivering the Government’s objectives by making the most use all resources available for land transport in the best interest of all New Zealanders.
“I’m particularly passionate about positioning the Transport Agency, and NZ’s transport system, to leverage off the opportunities that technology will bring over the coming years, and to enable on-going and increasing innovation in how we deliver transport solutions for our customers,” says Fergus.
The Transport Agency works with partners to ensure an effective national transport network that integrates the various modes, services and systems that will maximise public value.
I’m committed to ensuring we continue to strengthen our relationships with the local government, public transport and freight sectors across the country - focusing on opportunities to build shared long term plans that deliver a seamless ‘one network’ experience for transport users.
Therefore, one of my first priorities is to listen to our partners and stakeholders to understand what is working well and where we can deliver better results by working smarter and more effectively together. I’m really keen to hear from our stakeholders and partners and invite you to email me directly with any thoughts, questions or comments.