Reece Waldock is a retired senior Australian

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. Most recently he served concurrently as Director-General of the WA Department of Transport, Commissioner of

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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

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. He studied metallurgy at

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on a BHP scholarship, before moving to Australia's east for work. He returned to Western Australia in the mid-1980s. Waldock was appointed to a senior executive position in the WA public service in the early 1990s, including in the Department of Commerce and Trade and the

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. In December 2000, he acted as Commissioner of

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, following the sale of the rail freight business component of

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. 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. 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

and CEO of the Public Transport Authority, concurrently. The integration of two new roles with his ongoing Public Transport Authority role was intended to improve transport planning, policy and budgeting. He was tasked with shaping the strategic direction of transport in the state. In April 2015, Waldock was reappointed as head of the three key WA transport agencies to 29 July 2016 upon which he retired. Waldock is a Director of Lifeline WA, Leadership WA, and the Australian Urban Design Research Centre./

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