BIC Council

The Council, elected at the Annual General Meeting with the Chair and Vice Chair, determines the strategic direction of the association. It comprises voting members only, made up of:

  • Operators Group |
    Three councillors; BIC Bus and Coach Operators Group
  • Chassis Suppliers & Manufacturers Group |
    Two councillors; BIC Chassis Group
  • Body Suppliers & Manufacturers Group |
    Two councillors; BIC Body Group
  • Associated Services Providers Group (ASPs) |
    Two councillors; BIC ASP Group, including aircon and seats
  • Energy and Infrastructure Group |
    One councillor; Energy and Infrastructure ASP member orgs
  • New South Wales |
    Two councillors; BusNSW (nominated by BusNSW)
  • Queensland |
    Two councillors; QBIC (nominated by QBIC)
  • South Australia |
    One councillor; Bus SA (nominated by BusSA)
  • Tasmania |
    One councillor; TasBus (nominated by TasBus)
  • Western Australia |
    One councillor; BusWA (nominated by BusWA)

Chair | Bus Operator Group

Tony Hopkins

CEO, CDC Regional Australia Division
ComfortDelGro Corporation Australia

Vice Chair

Steve Heanes

Managing Director
Irizar – Asia Pacific Region

Bus Operator Group

Rolf Mitchell

State Manager (Bus)
Keolis Downer

Wayne Patch

Bus Operator Group

Wayne Patch

Director
Transit Australia Group/Kinetic Group

Mitch Peden

Chassis Group

Mitch Peden

General Manager

Volvo Bus Australia

Chassis and Manufacturing Group

Jon Tozer

Director of Commercial Vehicles
BYD Australia

Yuri Tessari

Body Group

Yuri Tessari

Chief Commercial Officer

Volgren
Des Armstrong

Body Group

Desmond Armstrong
Chief Executive Officer
Bus & Coach International
Jack Kotlyar

Energy and Infrastructure Group

Jack Kotlyar

Head of Green Transport
Energy Australia

Anthony O'Donnell

Associated Service Providers Group

Anthony O'Donnell

Bus Product Manager
Coachair

Associated Service Providers Group

Position Vacant
Stephen Lucas

SA Representative

Stephen Lucas (Public Officer)
Director
Warrnambool Bus Lines
Kaylee Clark

QLD Representative

Kaylee Clark

Manager, Finance & Performance
Clark’s Logan City Bus Service

Michael Baulch

QLD Representative

Michael Baulch

Director
Emerald Coaches

Emily Lalley

WA Representative

Emily Lalley

Manager
McGinty Group

Rachel Hodge

TAS Representative

Rachel Hodge

Operations Manager
Manions Coaches

Byron Rowe

NSW Representative

Byron Rowe

Managing Director
Busways Pacific

NSW Representative

Jamie Klemm

Managing Director
Sapphire Coast Buslines