GoZero Group COACH – ABC, Sean Mortell, May 27, 2024
Among GoZero Group’s latest appointments is a well-known bus industry member making the move from a popular operator
GoZero Group has revealed three key appointments, including the announcement that well-known bus industry member Leanne Griffiths is the brand’s new executive of industry development in the electric vehicle space.
Griffiths joins the group from operator Red Bus Services, where she was general manager of the depot throughout her stint of almost 20 years with the company before joining GoZero.
During her time at Red Bus, Griffiths managed government bus services contracts and led a diverse team responsible for bus operations, maintenance, human resources, industrial relations, contract managements and health and safety.
Prior to that, she was a senior accountant at PKF, with Griffiths being best known for her active involvement in industry advocacy over the past 15 years as a council member of the Bus Industry Confederation (BIC) and a board member of BusNSW.
The move is one of many recent appointments made by GoZero Group to enhance its expert capability, particularly of female transport industry talent to allow for a culturally diverse workforce.
Alongside Griffiths in recently joining GoZero Group is ex-director of corporate affairs Australasia at Transdev and former COVID-19 communications leader and founding member of the security crisis and emergency management team at Transport for NSW Joanna McCarthy, who is the director of marketing and communications reporting to managing director Stephen Cartwright OAM.
Lastly, Julie Coles joined the group as transport solutions program manager, bringing a wealth of program management expertise to the group that includes with Transport for NSW, eHealth NSW, NBN Australia and Dell.
“We’re very pleased to welcome Leanne, Joanna and Julie to the group,” Cartwright says.
“They join a number of new appointments we’ve made to the team at our Nexport manufacturing facility including talented female engineers, finance and procurement professionals. Across our head office and manufacturing facility in Glendenning in Western Sydney we’ve doubled our female workforce in just 12 months with more appointments to be announced in coming weeks.
“I’m proud of our diverse workforce representing over 17 cultures. These new hires only add to our ability to innovate and solve the complex challenges that come with the rapid pace of change in the emerging zero-emissions transport industry we’re operating in.
“It also means we can provide our people with opportunities to grow and develop their skills at a pivotal point in Australia’s transition to net zero.”
