Ex-Metrolinx COO named interim CEO of TTC [Video]

A former Metrolinx executive has been tapped to become the interim CEO of the Toronto Transit Commission.

During a special meeting on Friday, the TTC board approved the appointment of Greg Percy to the position. The announcement comes a week after Rick Leary’s last day on the job.

“Greg is well known and well respected in the transit industry across Canada and comes to us with a great reputation. He brings to the TTC his executive leadership experience in operations and capital expansion and a deep understanding of transit in Toronto, both of which are key attributes we were looking for,” said councillor and TTC board chair Jamaal Myers on Friday.

Percy was appointed as the president of GO Transit in 2013 before becoming the chief operating officer of Metrolinx. He left the regional transit agency in 2019. Shortly after, he took on an executive director role at CAD Railway …