# Statement from the Minister for Transport and Main Roads

Date: 6 Oct 2026
Released by: Brent Mickelberg, Minister for Transport and Main Roads

## MediaRelease.co Summary

Queensland Rail Chief Executive Officer Kat Stapleton will not seek to extend her appointment, which concludes in April 2027, Transport and Main Roads Minister Brent Mickelberg said. Ms Stapleton, who has led Queensland Rail for four and a half years, will remain in the role until April while a merit-based selection process for a new chief executive begins.

## Original release

Queensland Rail Chief Executive Officer, Ms Kat Stapleton, has today notified Queensland Rail staff she will not seek extend her appointment, due to conclude in April 2027. On behalf of the Crisafulli Government, I thank Ms Stapleton for her contribution as Chief Executive Officer of Queensland Rail over the past four and a half years. Ms Stapleton has led Queensland Rail as the organisation recently secured in-principal agreement with its workforce across seven enterprise agreements, and I wish her success in future endeavours. Ms Stapleton will continue in her role until April, while a merit-based selection process to find a new CEO for Queensland Rail will begin shortly.

## Key details

- Author/spokesperson: Brent Mickelberg, Minister for Transport and Main Roads
- Published: 6 Oct 2026
- Publisher country: Australia
- Subject country/region: Queensland (Australia)
- Original source: https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/106188
- MediaRelease.co URL: https://mediarelease.co/au/mr01324-statement-from-the-minister-for-transport-and-main-roads-06102026.html

Original source: https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/106188
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