Exclusive: Benedicte Colin stressed her resignation was not linked to appointment of Josh Murray as transport secretary
The senior transport executive who narrowly missed out on becoming the New South Wales transport secretary resigned as the chief executive of the state’s rail corporation after the position wasThe appointment of Josh Murray has come under scrutiny after the transport minister, Jo Haylen, revealed her office intervened in a process to see her pick added to the selection process before she chose him for the role., or Tahe.
“The transport portfolio is a vast and exciting space, and my passion for public transport and infrastructure led me to apply for the secretary position,” she said. “My reasons for leaving Tahe are unrelated to the recruitment process or the appointment of the new secretary.” Colin has led Tahe since September 2021. Before then, she worked as a senior investment director for Caisse des Depots et Placement du Quebec., with the state’s auditor general, Margaret Crawford, earlier this year finding the entity was designed to meet the previous government’s budgetary goals.
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