Michael Cautillo is a Canadian civil engineer, who was appointed the President and CEO of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority.[1][2][3][4]
Michael Cautillo | |
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| Born | March 17, 1955 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Michele Cautillo |
| Occupation | professional engineer |
| Known for | appointed to build the Gordie Howe International Bridge |
Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt appointed Cautillo on July 30, 2014.[3][5] Cautillo laid out his plans during interviews on CBET-DT and CBEW-FM on August 25, 2014. Cautillo says he aims to have the bridge completed during 2020.[6]
Cautillo was one of the engineers working on plans for the bridge in the eight years that preceded announcing the bridge authority.[7] Prior to being appointed President of the bridge authority he worked for Deloitte Touche’s Ontario Infrastructure Advisory and Project Finance group.[8] Before joining Deloitte Cautillo spent close to 24 years working at the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and the Ontario Transportation Capital Corporation working on a number of major transportation infrastructure projects including 7.5 years on the Highway 407 Project. Cautillo resigned as the Bridge Authorities first President and CEO in December 2017. Cautillo Joined Strategy Corp as a Special Advisor in February 2019.
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Dave Battagello (2014-07-30). "DRIC bridge executive teams loaded with financial expertise, but nobody local". Windsor Star. Archived from the original on 2015-07-02.
The bridge authority will oversee the construction, operation and maintenance of the bridge. That includes preparing the sites and managing the procurement process to select a private-sector partner that will carry out the work. The authority will also set and collect tolls.
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Claire Brownell (2014-07-30). "Canada, U.S. form new agency to push forward on Detroit-Windsor crossing". Financial Post. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
The appointees to the Bridge Authority's board are Michael Cautillo, Bridge Authority president and CEO; Mark McQueen, chairman of the board; William Graham, director; and Caroline Mulroney Lapham, director and daughter of former prime minister Brian Mulroney.
- ^ a b "New bridge CEO" (streaming audio). CBC Windsor Morning. 2014-08-24.
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Ed Arditti. "The Real Reason Behind The DRIC Boards Announcement". Windsor Square (Windsor). Archived from the original on 2015-09-11.
He won't rock the boat either considering his intimate role in the DRIC project. More than that, he is going to make some nice dollars as CEO:
- ^ "CEO of Bridge Authority speaks next steps for project" (streaming video). CBC Windsor. 2014-08-25.
- ^ Maureen Revait (2014-07-31). "Establishing Office in Windsor". Blackburn News.
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Paola Loriggio (2014-07-30). "New authority will oversee Detroit-Windsor bridge project, officials say". CTV News.
Michele "Michael" Cautillo, an engineer who has been involved in the project for eight years and previously worked at the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, has been appointed president and CEO.
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Robert Olsen, Michael Cautillo (2014-04-21). "Traffic gridlock and the bottom line".
Michael Cautillo is a civil engineer, transportation specialist and partner in Deloitte's Ontario Infrastructure Advisory and Project Finance group.