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TransLink is looking for a new person to head up SkyTrain after it announced Thursday that Vivienne King is stepping down as president the B.C. Rapid Transit Company.

King, who arrived at TransLink in 2016, is returning to her native Australia for personal reasons, according to TransLink president Kevin Desmond.

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“In the two years that Vivienne has been here with TransLink, we have seen record ridership on SkyTrain as well as significant progress in advancing SkyTrain’s reliability and customer service, and BCRTC has embarked on a program of improving its safety record,” Desmond said in a release. “Under Vivienne’s leadership, the team at SkyTrain began operation of the Evergreen extension and integrated new Mark III cars into the fleet.”

King’s last day on the job will be May 16.

Haydn Acheson, president of Coast Mountain Bus Company, will take on the role of interim president of SkyTrain until a permanent successor is found, said Desmond.