The incoming CEO of the Toronto Transit Commission says he hopes to leverage his experience working for two of the largest transit agencies in the world to make the TTC the most reliable transit system in North America.

Mandeep Lali was announced as the TTC's pick to be the new CEO at a news conference in Scarborough Thursday.

"My vision for the TTC is to be world class — world class in safety, reliability, affordability and accessibility," Lali said Thursday.

"Those are all basics of which are fundamentals of a great transportation system."

Lali was previously an executive at New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), serving as executive vice-president and chief operating officer of subways for the largest transit agency in North America.

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