President

Andrew Fremier

Bay Area Toll Authority, Metropolitan Transportation Commission

https://mtc.ca.gov/

Andrew Fremier is MTC Executive Director, assuming the agency's top staff position on February 22, 2023. He also serves as the top executive for the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). In his previous role as Deputy Executive Director for Operations, Mr. Fremier also served as Deputy Executive Director of the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA), supervising administration of all toll revenue from the Bay Area’s seven state-owned toll bridges. This revenue is used to fund day-to-day operation, maintenance and administration of the bridges. Mr. Fremier also managed MTC’s Design & Project Delivery, Electronic Payments, Facilities & Contract Services, Field Operations & Asset Management, and Technology Services sections. In this capacity, he oversaw the Bay Area’s 511 traveler information system, the Bay Area Express Lanes network, the Clipper® electronic transit-fare card program and the FasTrak® electronic toll collection system. He has served as staff liaison for the Bay Area Headquarters Authority and the Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority. Prior to joining MTC, Mr. Fremier served as the Chief Deputy District Director for Caltrans District 4. A licensed civil engineer, he held a variety of positions during his 20 years at Caltrans, including leading the Toll Bridge and Highway construction program, and developing the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program. Mr. Fremier is president of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association for 2023, and is a former chair of the California Toll Operators Committee. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

First Vice President

Bill Halkias

HELLASTRON (Hellenic Association of Toll Roads Network)

http://www.hellastron.com

Bill M. Halkias, PE, F.ASCE, F.ITE, is currently a member of IBTTA’s Executive Committee, serving as First Vice President, having previously served as a member of the BoD for eight years (2007 – 2010 and 2018 – 2021).

He has 40 years of experience in the international transport field, with the first 15 years in the USA. He holds a 5 year Diploma (1981) in Rural and Surveying Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering (1984) from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in the USA.

Managing Director and CEO of "Attikes Diadromes SA", from the establishment in November 1999 of the Operation and Maintenance Company of the Attiki Odos Motorway (Attica Tollway) of Athens Greece, until January 2022, while from May 1996 until November 1999 he has served as the Concessionaire’s Technical Director.

Throughout his long professional carrier, he served on leading positions in various prestigious Associations, namely:

• President of IRF (International Road Federation) based in Geneva, Switzerland.
• President of ASECAP (Association Européen des Concessionnaires d’Autoroutes à Péage) based in Brussels, Belgium.
• President of HELLASTRON (Hellenic Association of Toll Roads Network), based in Athens, Greece, representing all eight (8) Toll Infrastructures of the country.
• President of H.ITE (Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers), based in Athens, Greece
• Member of the AHB20 TRB Committee (Freeway Operations Committee of the Transportation Research Board), based in Washington DC, USA.

He is recognized among the Traffic/Transportation Engineering professionals and among colleagues within the Toll Road Operations Industry, as being an effective manager working and communicating at international level.

Second Vice President

James Hofmann

North Texas Tollway Authority

http://www.ntta.org

James Hofmann is the Executive Director/CEO for NTTA, providing leadership to carry out policies established by the NTTA Board of Directors and to direct staff in carrying out the Authority’s mission. Hofmann rejoined NTTA in 2013 as the assistant executive director of operations. In that role, he oversaw its customer service, customer care, information technology and human resources departments. Prior to rejoining NTTA, Hofmann’s previous experience with NTTA included working as an IT consultant (2000 – 2005), NTTA’s director of IT (2005 – 2006) and NTTA’s director of business solutions (2006 - 2007). During that time, Hofmann managed the creation of an enterprise geographic information system project which was awarded the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) 2003 Toll Excellence Award in Operations. Hofmann left the NTTA in August 2007 to return to the private sector, serving as a consultant and project manager on various ventures related to the tolling and highway industry. His experience includes work with public-private partnerships, intergovernmental negotiations and business process improvements. Before returning to the NTTA in May 2013, Hofmann served as associate vice president for HNTB, overseeing programs and projects for several of the firm’s largest toll clients. Hofmann is active in the toll industry and has served as a member of the IBTTA Board of Directors for 4 years. He is currently serving as part of the Executive Committee in the role of Second Vice President. He is also chairman of the IBTTA Emerging Technologies Committee, past chairman of the Central US interoperability steering committee and is a key contributor to the industry’s advancement towards national interoperability through the integration of regional hubs. Additionally, Hofmann served on the OmniAir Consortium’s Board of Directors from 2013-2018 with stints as both treasurer and vice chairman.​​​ He earned a bachelor’s degree in science from Texas A&M University in 1995 and received a master’s degree in science from the University of Utah in 1999.

International Vice President

Christophe Boutin

ASFA (Association Professionnelle Autoroutes et Ouvrages à Péage)

https://www.autoroutes.fr

Christophe Boutin is the Executive Director of ASFA, the professional highway association in France. Mr. Boutin is active within the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), where he serves on its Executive Committee in the role of International Vice President, as well as member of the International Committee. Previously, served as President of ASECAP for 2019/2020 term and represents ASFA at ASECAP Board (European Association of Toll motorway). On behalf of ASECAP, he chairs the European Electronic Tolling Services Facilitation Platform (EFP). He is the Vice-President of Centaure, leader of road safety training in France. In addition to these roles, he serves on Boards of several road associations: URF (Union Routière de France), UNSPIC (Union des Services Publics, Industriels et Commerciaux), IDRRIM (Institut des routes, des rue et des infrastructures de Mobilité) and PIARC (The World Road Association). Mr. Boutin started his career as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. He joined the highway sector in 2004, first at Société des Autoroutes Paris Normandie (SAPN), as director of construction and sustainable development and then in charge of the concession contracts at Sanef. He graduated as an engineer from Ecole Polytechnique and l’Ecole Nationale des Ponts-et-chaussées.

Immediate Past President

Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti

State of New Jersey Department of Transportation

http://www.nj.gov/transportation

Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti was confirmed as the 19th Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation on June 7, 2018. She was appointed Acting Commissioner December 19, 2017 and began serving on January 16, 2018.

A native New Jerseyan, Ms. Gutierrez-Scaccetti is a transportation professional with more than 31 years in the industry, and 37 years in government service. She possesses extensive executive, operational, and planning knowledge. Most recently, the Commissioner served as the Executive Director and CEO at Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, a part of the Florida Department of Transportation. Under her leadership, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise managed more than 460 centerline miles and a 5-year capital program in excess of $6 billion, supported by $1 billion in revenues.

The Commissioner’s accomplishments and leadership have been recognized by the Executive Women of New Jersey, WTS Central Florida Woman of the Year, and Orlando Business Journal’s 2015 CEO of the Year for the Public Sector. She received the 2019 Service to the People Award presented by the American Society of Civil Engineers Central New Jersey Branch and the 2020 Women of Achievement Award presented by the New Jersey Chapter of Professional Women in Construction. Ms. Gutierrez-Scaccetti is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials (NASTO) and is currently serving as the Chair of the Committee on Transportation Communications (TransComm). She is an Executive Committee Member of the Board of Directors for the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) and is currently serving as the association’s President. She is an Executive Committee Board Member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Vice Chair of The Eastern Transportation Coalition (formerly I-95 Corridor Coalition) and the Chair of the Coalition’s Toll Violation Enforcement Reciprocity Task Force. Commissioner Gutierrez-Scaccetti holds degrees from the University of Connecticut (BS) and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (MS).

Executive Director & CEO

Patrick Jones

International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association

https://www.ibtta.org

Patrick Jones is Executive Director & CEO of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association. IBTTA is the worldwide association for the owners and operators of toll facilities and the businesses that serve them. Since assuming this position in 2002, Pat has built IBTTA into the principal advocate for toll-financed transportation and the leader in producing high quality educational experiences for toll industry professionals. Under his leadership, IBTTA established the IBTTA Leadership Academy; launched the “Moving America Forward” public education campaign; created the TollMiner™ data visualization tool; and introduced global tolling summits in Africa, Australia, Europe, and Latin America. Before joining IBTTA, Pat held senior positions at the American Trucking Associations, the American Public Transportation Association, and the Health Insurance Association of America. Pat holds a BA in political science from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and an MBA from Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.