PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA Board Chairman Pasquale T. Deon, Sr. today appointed SEPTA General Counsel Nicholas J. Staffieri, Acting General Manager, effective February 1, 2002, reports a press release.
The SEPTA Board delegated Deon the authority to name an Acting General Manager during its regular Board meeting on January 24. As interim General Manager, Staffieri will temporarily replace John K. Leary Jr., who announced his intention to step down as SEPTA GM in November 2001. Leary’s current contract expires today (January 31, 2002).
The appointment was made as the SEPTA Board continues a nationwide search for a new General Manager.