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

Interim Vice Chair
Steve Heanes
Managing Director
Irizar – Asia Pacific Region

Bus Operator Group
Wayne Patch
Director
Transit Australia Group/Kinetic Group

Bus Operator Group
Rolf Mitchell
State Manager (Bus)
Keolis Downer

SA Representative
Stephen Lucas (Public Officer)
Director
Warrnambool Bus Lines
Warrnambool Bus Lines

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

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