BIC Council
The BIC Council is responsible for determining the strategic direction of the association and is elected at the Annual General Meeting with the Chair and Vice Chair.
The Council comprises voting members only, made up of:
- Operators Group | Three councillors from the BIC members of the Bus and Coach Operators Group
- Chassis Suppliers & Manufacturers Group | Two councillors from BIC members of the Chassis Group
- Body Suppliers & Manufacturers Group | Two councillors from BIC members of the Body Group
- Associated Services Providers Group | Two councillors from BIC members of the Associated Services Providers Group (ASP), including airconditioning and seat manufacturers
- Energy and Infrastructure Group | One councillor from the Energy and Infrastructure member organisations of the ASP Group
- New South Wales | Two councillors from BusNSW (nominated by BusNSW)
- Queensland | Two councillors from QBIC (nominated by QBIC)
- South Australia | One councillor from Bus SA (nominated by Bus SA)
- Tasmania | One councillor from TasBus (nominated by TasBus)
- Western Australia | One councillor from BusWA (nominated by BusWA)
Meet our 2024 Councillors
Chair | Bus Operator Group
Tony Hopkins
CEO, CDC Regional Australia Division
ComfortDelGro Corporation Australia
Vice Chair | Chassis Group
Julian Gurney
Sales Director, Bus & Engine
Scania Australia
Bus Operator Group
Wayne Patch (Past Chair)
Director
Transit Australia Group
Kinetic Group
SA Representative
Stephen Lucas (Public Officer)
Director
Warrnambool Bus Lines
Warrnambool Bus Lines
Bus Operator Group
Mark McKenzie
Managing Director
Transdev John Holland
Body Group
Yuri Tessari
Chief Commercial Officer
Volgren
Body Group
Desmond Armstrong
Chief Executive Officer
Bus & Coach International
Bus & Coach International
Chassis Group
Mitch Peden
General Manager
Volvo Bus Australia
Associated Service Providers Group
Anthony O'Donnell
Bus Product Manager
Coachair
Associated Service Providers Group
Mick Hall
National Transport BDM
United Safety & Survivability Corporation
Energy and Infrastructure Group
Jack Kotlyar
Head of Green Transport
Energy Australia
QLD Representative
Adam Pulitano
Managing Director
Pulitano Group
QLD Representative
Michael Baulch
Director
Emerald Coaches
WA Representative
Emily Lalley
Manager
McGinty Group
TAS Representative
Rachel Hodge
Operations Manager
Manions Coaches
NSW Representative
Byron Rowe
Managing Director
Busways Pacific
NSW Representative
Jamie Klemm
Managing Director
Sapphire Coast Buslines
