Governor-elect Greg Gianforte announced Malcolm “Mack” Long to lead the Department of Transportation.

A release from Gianforte says Long has twenty-five years of experience in professional construction operations and management to the position, serving as president of the JTL Group. After his retirement from JTL, Long served as owner of an oil field service business in Montana and Wyoming.

Long has also worked on airport reconstruction, highways, utilities work, and major industrial plant construction.