George Greanias named Houston METRO president and CEO
Written by jrood
The NEW METRO's Board of Directors in Houston, Texas, named George Greanias, president & CEO of the agency. Greanias, a former Houston City councilman and city controller, has served as METRO's acting president & CEO since May 2010.
"In the few short months
that George has been at the helm of the NEW METRO, he has already shown his
remarkable leadership skills in shifting the agency toward a more transparent,
more community-focused direction," said Board Chairman Gilbert A. Garcia, CFA. "The
Board and I are confident he can complete the ambitious agenda set out for the
agency, including building light rail, improving the bus fleet and transforming
METRO into a regional mobility partner."
Garcia said Greanias’
base salary would remain the same as when he served as acting president &
CEO – $19,585 per month. The complete, one-page contract is now posted on METRO’s
Web site, www.ridemetro.org.
As president & CEO,
Greanias will oversee an agency with 3,500 employees and about a $1-billion
annual budget. METRO is working to complete the build out of five new
light-rail lines, approved by voters in a 2003 referendum.
Greanias told the Board
he is honored to be selected for this position.
"We have a great
organization with a critical mission," Greanias said. "Apart from education,
METRO has perhaps the most critical function for building the future of this
community. For somebody who loves this city the way I do, and who is going to
spend the rest of his life here, you cannot have given me a greater gift."
Prior to joining METRO,
Greanias served as a partner at CLG, one of America’s leading behavioral
management firms, where he specialized in helping complex organizations develop
the behaviors needed to generate sustained long-term success.
From 1982
through 1987, Greanias was a member of the Houston City Council, representing
the more than 270,000 residents of District C. Following his tenure on council,
Greanias served as controller for the City of Houston until 1995.
