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The election of ITS Australia’s Board of Directors took place last week, coinciding with the association’s Annual General Meeting held online. This year’s election resulted in a recomposed board, with one new entrant. There was significant and continued interest in the directorships, with 10 candidates nominated for the eight vacancies.
ITS Australia congratulates the elected board members:
Dean Zabrieszach International Ambassador ITS Australia / CEO & Director / HMI Technologies International Ambassador ITS Australia / CEO & Director / HMI Technologies
Dean was appointed to his current position at HMI Technologies in Australia in March 2015. Prior to joining HMI Technologies, he worked with VicRoads, the state road authority of Victoria, from 1984 to 2015, in a number of senior positions including Manager Program Development, Manager Maintenance Program, Manager Intelligent Transport Systems, Director Road User Services and Director Road Operations.
As International Ambassador for ITS Australia, Dean pushes for member value across all aspects of the association–including gender, cultural, and capability diversity–and represents the organisation professionally and ethically both nationally and internationally as we continue to be one of the best ITS National Associations in the world.
Dennis Walsh Co-Vice President ITS Australia / Chief Engineer / Queensland Department of Transport & Main Roads Co-Vice President ITS Australia / Chief Engineer / Queensland Department of Transport & Main Roads
Dennis is Co-Vice President of the ITS Australia Board.
Dennis is Chief Engineer of the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads. He oversees a range of technologies including Geospatial Technologies, Road Design and Hydraulics; Pavement, Materials and Geotechnical Engineering; Structures; and Safer Roads Infrastructure.
A Chartered Professional Engineer, member of Engineers Australia and graduate of Australian Institute of company directors
Has worked across areas including strategic planning, traffic and transport planning, road safety policy and engineering, road design, road operations and Intelligent Transport Systems. He has contributed to a range of national groups and is Queensland Director on the ANCAP Board. Board member and Vice President of ITS Australia. Has recently been appointed as a Board member and Interim Chair of Transmax and Queensland's board Austroads board member. He is also on the interim board of CCAT. He is a member of Institute of Public Works Engineers Australia.
Dennis is committed to bringing together skills and knowledge of his team and their partners to embrace new technologies, engage with customers and drive new ideas into action for benefit of the community.
Dr Dale Andrea Chief Information Officer, Transport Services / The Victorian Department of Transport Chief Information Officer, Transport Services / The Victorian Department of Transport
Dr Dale Andrea is the Chief Information Officer, Transport Services at the Victorian Department of Transport. There, he helps create transport solutions with customers that deliver better journeys and productivity to the state. Dale is a Director on the Board of ITS Australia and the Australian Integrated Multimodal Ecosystem (AIMES), connecting with industry professionals across the globe on the technological disruption occurring in transport.
Dale’s job is to design and enhance customer-facing and operational transport technologies; his passion is creating inclusive and inspirational workplaces that empower people and activate exceptional talent. Dale’s career has spanned academia, R&D, policy development, corporate strategy and international consulting. Dale uses these experiences and insights to guide around 200 ICT professionals to deliver technology and digital services that move people.
Chris Bennetts Head of Technology and Innovation / Transport for NSW Head of Technology and Innovation / Transport for NSW
Chris is the Head of Technology, Technology & Innovation at Transport for NSW.
His team leads digital transformation and innovation to improve the customer experience for Transport customers. Chris leads the Future Transport Technology program spearheading Australia’s move into Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Mobility as a Service, as well as the use of Machine Learning to better plan the transport network and respond to incidents.
He also leads the Digital Accelerator, and relationships with industry and the startup community, to drive innovation.
Segolene Deeley Director - Corporate Affairs / Keolis Downer Director - Corporate Affairs / Keolis Downer
Segolene is a strategic customer and stakeholder specialist with 20 years’ experience leading public relations, stakeholder engagement, communications, innovation and account management in international business environments. Her career has spanned Europe, the UK and the US, and she joined Keolis Downer in 2017. Segolene has been with Keolis since 2011, and previously worked in the software and IT sector for 10 years.
Segolene oversees Keolis Downer’s market positioning in Australia, supporting existing operations and driving strategic engagement with key stakeholders ahead of key bids. She also leads innovation projects that improve integrated transport journeys and create more liveable cities.
Her experience working on projects around the world has given her a deep understanding of the diversity of mobility challenges and the importance of having a local and collaborative approach to deliver social and economic outcomes.
Fred Kalt Managing Director / Yunex Traffic Managing Director / Yunex Traffic
Fred Kalt is the Managing Director of Yunex Traffic, and is responsible for the Asia Pacific ITS business.
Fred has held several senior management positions at Siemens, with multi-year assignments e.g. in Germany, China, USA, Singapore or now in Australia. He has been committed to the ITS industry since he took over Siemens' Intelligent Transport unit in Beijing for Northeast Asia in 2005.
He has already contributed his experience as a Council Member (Board of Directors) of the Intelligent Transport Society Singapore (ITSS), including the Chair of the ITSS Special Interest Group - Business.
Fred studied Information Technology and Electrical Engineering in Germany and has a passion for ITS-related innovations that drive the mobility industry in business and technology.
Specifically, he is dedicated to the digitalisation of ITS because it makes road networks and fleets safer and smarter, to the benefit of people and the environment.
Robert Langridge GAICD Director of Emerging Technologies / Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) Director of Emerging Technologies / Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI)
Rob Langridge is a long-standing experienced senior automotive professional with extensive domestic and overseas experience in the automotive industry spanning over 30 years. Rob’s role with the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, the representative body for the new vehicle industry is a pivotal position with unique access to most Australian new vehicle manufacturers and importers.
As the Director for Emerging Technologies, Rob is actively engaging on behalf of manufacturers with governments, regulators, and stakeholders to facilitate the imminent introduction of advanced automotive technologies including Connected and Intelligent Transport Systems.
Rob has an avid interest in new technologies, extensive knowledge of emerging automotive technologies and is currently engaged with and contributes to ITS-A on the policy committee.
Andrew Paynter Chief Technology Officer / Transmax Chief Technology Officer / Transmax
As Chief Technology Officer at Transmax, Andrew develops and guides the company’s product strategy, roadmap and portfolio management, and technical architecture and implementation. He applies customer focus, commercial acumen and data driven decision making to create products that have enabled significant improvements to revenue growth and profitability.
Andrew anticipates customer and market needs to deliver innovative software products and services, and his transformational leadership style fosters a dynamic team culture that thrives on continuous improvement while promoting engagement, collaboration and innovation.
Andrew joined the company in 2019 as a recognised technical and product leader having built world-class product and SaaS delivery teams at start-ups, scaleups and leading global tech companies. His product experience has served customers in UK, Europe, North America and Asia Pacific and verticals including facility management, process control, cloud infrastructure, journey planning and ticketing, and ITS.
In 2021, Andrew received a GAICD qualification from the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
They will join ongoing members of the Board:
Jeremy Nassau Co-Vice President ITS Australia / Head of Future Transport and Partnerships / Transurban Co-Vice President ITS Australia / Head of Future Transport and Partnerships / Transurban
Jeremy was elected as Co-Vice President of the ITS Australia Board in November 2023.
Jeremy Nassau is Head of Future Transport and Partnerships at Transurban, where he has worked for 19 years in a range of roles at the intersection of strategy, technology, smart infrastructure and innovation. For the last 6 years Jeremy has been leading Transurban’s automated vehicle activities, safely delivering a wide range of trials across various jurisdictions and CAV use cases, together with key government and industry partners.
He is currently leading a group in Transurban’s Strategic Innovation function, exploring and establishing innovative new transport businesses.
Brian Negus Ambassador, ITS Australia / Chairman, CICA Group Ambassador, ITS Australia / Chairman, CICA Group
With a career spanning more than 50 years, Brian Negus is one of Australia’s most respected and influential transport and mobility leaders. Brian has held senior positions in both Government and the private sector.
Brian remains engaged in Australia’s ITS industry, being an Ambassador for ITS Australia, the past Chairman and current Associate of Collaborative ITS Consulting Australia, and Director of the Victorian Chamber. He is also a past Director of the ITS World Congress Board, and was a driving force behind the hugely successful 17th ITS Asia Pacific Forum in Brisbane hosted by ITS Australia.
Brian continues to lead, guide, and mentor organisations and individuals on a broad range of transport issues, especially smart technology solutions to improve transport.
Professor Majid Sarvi Director, AIMES / The University of Melbourne Director, AIMES / The University of Melbourne
Professor Sarvi is the chair in transport engineering and the director of Transport Technology program at the University of Melbourne. He is the founder and director of the Australian Integrated Multimodal EcoSystem (AIMES). AIMES is a world first; a grid mapped with smart sensors to test emerging, multimodal connected large-scale transport technologies in a complex urban environment.
Through AIMES, Professor Sarvi is bringing the transport network together, collaborating with more than 50 domestic and international partners from industry and government. AIMES’ key objective is to deliver safer, more efficient and sustainable transport solutions for all road users to enable smarter cities to thrive.
Professor Sarvi has more than 25 years of professional, academic and research experience in the areas of intelligent transport systems. His research is multidisciplinary with an international outlook applying theory to combat real-world challenges. His expertise covers a range of topics, including: Artificial Intelligence in Transport, connected and automated multimodal transport systems and CITS.
He has been the author/co-author of over 350 refereed publications in top transportation journals and various conference and symposia proceedings. He currently serves on the editorial board of several journals including Transportation Research Part B, Transportation Research Part C, and Transportmetrica.
Kim Thomas Managing Director / Integrate Managing Director / Integrate
Kim Thomas is the founder and Managing Director of Integrate, a specialist ITS consultancy based in Queensland. Kim has worked in the ITS industry for over 20 years, with executive roles in management, business development and technical delivery. Her key skills are in leading Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Systems Analysis and Design and ITS Infrastructure Engineering Management.
Kim holds Masters degrees in physics and engineering. She has worked on an extensive range of projects from software design; systems engineering; strategy and program development through to detailed ITS design on major rural, urban and inter-urban projects, in Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.
She is a strong proponent of systems engineering in the transport industry and diversity in the workplace.
Silje Troseth President ITS Australia / Vice President APAC & General Manager Australia / Q-Free Australia President ITS Australia / Vice President APAC & General Manager Australia / Q-Free Australia
Silje Troeth was elected President of the ITS Australia Board of Directors in November 2023.
Silje has been working in the ITS industry for 15 years both with the private sector and the public sector within project management, project delivery, sales and marketing. Silje has been with Q-Free Australia since 2004 and has held various positions within the company in Norway, Australia and the Asia Pacific region, most recently as General Manager and Senior Vice President for AMPEA (Asia Pacific Middle East and Africa).
Silje has been a director of ITS Australia since 2018, and in addition to serving as President, Silje also serves as Chair of the Marketing & Communications Committee, and sits on the Membership Committee. Silje holds a Bachelor degree from the University of Western Sydney and a Master’s degree from the University of Technology Sydney.
“For the second consecutive year, more than half of ITS Australia eligible voters participated in the Board election. ITS Australia’s members are highly-engaged and invested in the governance of the association. I am pleased to see consistently strong voter participation,” said Mr Dean Zabrieszach, President of ITS Australia.
“ITS Australia’s continued strength over the past few years has only been possible because of the support of my colleagues on the Board. I welcome our newly elected members, thank our outgoing members for their outstanding work on behalf of the association, and I look forward to serving another term as President.“
Dean Zabrieszach recognised the contribution of outgoing board members; Dr Chen Cai, Data61 CSIRO; and Ms Cecelia Warren, Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG). He also acknowledged the contribution of directors who resigned during the year due to changes in circumstance: Mr Michael Watts, Transmax; Ms Natahalie Sassen, Keolis; Mr Richard Delplace, Austroads; Mr Tom Walker, Cubic Transportation Systems.
Dean Zabrieszach also welcomed Mr Simon McLevie as the new Cubic Transportation Systems representative on the ITS Australia Board of Directors; Mr Paul Davies asthe new representative of Austroads; and acknowledged the newest elected member of the board, Mr Fred Kalt of Yunex Traffic – a Siemens Business.
“The ITS industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation towards shared, connected, electric and autonomous transport concepts, all with the aim of making cities more liveable, improving the safety of road users and helping to solve the climate crisis. I am looking forward to being a member of the ITS Australia Board of Directors and working as part of a team to actively address these challenges for Australia,” said Mr Kalt.
Membership of ITS Australia offers a range of benefits
