[May 08, 2012]

Christopher Burke Joins Cofiroute USA from SANDAG as Vice President of Business Development

Cofiroute USA, which first revolutionized the automation of toll roads in the United States with the 91 Express Lanes in Orange (News - Alert) County, California, announced today the appointment of Christopher Burke as vice president of business development.

In his new position, Burke will be responsible for working with public agencies, contractors and others throughout the U.S. in bidding on new projects and developing plans for new toll roads or converting existing high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes.

"We've seen increased interest in both the planning and development of new toll roads and HOT lanes through public-private partnerships," said Gary Hausdorfer, president and CEO. "Chris will manage existing relationships and pursue new ones as the toll road industry expands to meet critical infrastructure needs throughout the country, which have been hindered by state and federal budget constraints. His industry expertise and experience with SANDAG will be invaluable in advancing our growth plans."

Prior to Cofiroute USA, Burke served as an associate intelligent transportation systems (ITS) business analyst for the San Diego Associations of Governments (SANDAG) for six years, overseeing majr transportation systems. His responsibilities included the implementation of I-15 FasTrak managed lanes, a $24 million tolling system, and the overall management of local, state and federal regulations for HOV, HOT and toll lanes. Other notable projects Burke supervised included regional tolling operations, 511 Regional Traveler Information System and the launch of iCommute.

He holds a master's degree in public administration from San Diego State University and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of San Francisco. Before SANDAG Burke was a product manager for Intuit (News - Alert) and JNI Corporation.

About Cofiroute USA:

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., Cofiroute USA provides a wide range of services to its public and private sector clients including total management of all toll operations: call center staffing, account management, website management, inventory management, support for enforcement and marketing and integrated revenue and account management systems (RAMS) for customer relationship management, system-wide monitoring, analysis and maintenance. The company helped create the world's first fully-automated toll facility - Southern California's 91 Express Lanes. The 91Express Lanes operation in Orange County, California, which is now owned by Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has become an international model for highly efficient, safe, driver-friendly operations. Cofiroute USA was also a key part of the team that converted the first high-occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV) to high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to its toll road operations contracts, it is currently providing consulting services to public agencies planning new toll roads and converting high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to managed toll lanes in several regions, including North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and California. Cofiroute USA is backed by the global resources and experience of its parent company, Vinci, based in Paris, France, which had annual revenues of $48.4 billion (€ 37 billion) in 2011, with 183,000 employees in more than 100 countries.

For additional information, see www.cofirouteusa.com.

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