Malika Seddi of ASFA (Association Professionnelle Autoroutes et Ouvrages à Péage) Elected International Vice-President by Global Tolling Association

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2019

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association’s (IBTTA), the worldwide association for the owners and operators of toll facilities and the businesses that serve tolling, has announced the election of Malika Seddi, Director of International Affairs, ASFA (Association Professionnelle Autoroutes et Ouvrages à Péage / French Association of toll motorway, tunnel and bridges operators) as the association’s 2019 International Vice-President.  She has previously served in the same capacity from 2006 to 2016.

Seddi was elected as the 2019 IBTTA International Vice-President by the IBTTA membership during the association’s 86^th Annual Meeting held in Baltimore, Maryland, USA on October 16, 2018. IBTTA’s Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of tolling professionals from around the globe with more than 850 transportation leaders attending from 20 countries. Topics discussed during the meeting ranged from innovative practices, policies, technologies, funding options and business models helping to transform greater mobility for drivers.  

Seddi has worked in the tolling industry for 20 plus years. She is Chair of the permanent committee on Safety and Sustainable Development in ASECAP (Association Européenne des Concessionnaires d’autoroutes et d’ouvrages à péage/ European Association of toll road operators). 

“I am very honored to serve as International Vice-President of IBTTA. The application of user-financed transportation is providing localities across the globe with alternative funding sources spurring innovation, efficiency, safety and increased mobility for drivers worldwide.  I look forward to working with the Board of Directors and members to share how tolling is transforming the way we think about transportation infrastructure and the creation of smart, high-quality and high-tech road networks as well as new mobility solutions,” said Malika Seddi, Director of International Affairs, ASFA (Association Professionnelle Autoroutes et Ouvrages à Péage) and 2019 IBTTA International Vice-President.

“Tolling is on the cutting-edge of funding transportation infrastructure around the globe and Malika is at the center of this revolutionary time for our industry,” said Patrick D. Jones, Executive Director and CEO of IBTTA. “We are thrilled to have Malika serve our association as International Vice-President and look forward to the important role she will play in helping facilitate the exchange of ideas between transportation professionals worldwide.”

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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 tolling. Founded in 1932, IBTTA has members in more than 20 countries on six continents. Through advocacy, thought leadership and education, members are implementing state-of-the-art, innovative user-based transportation financing solutions to address the critical infrastructure challenges of the 21st Century. For more information, visit www.ibtta.org or join us on Twitter @IBTTA or #TollRoads.