Internationally renowned academic Mr. José Viegas, a Portuguese national, has taken over as Secretary-General of the International Transport Forum.
Mr. Viegas, who was elected by Ministers from the Forum member-countries at their summit in May, joins the Forum from an internationally recognised career as an academic and consultant. As a professor of civil engineering at the University of Lisbon (Portugal) and chairman of TIS.pt, a transport consultancy firm, he has worked in all transport modes and managed collaborative networks across countries and economic sectors to advance better solutions in transport.