BusVIC has announced that long-time member Chris Lowe will be resigning from his position as executive director of The Board of the Bus Association Victoria Inc. (BAV).
His duties will officially end on June 30, 2025 as he semi-retires and moves on to chair BAV’s related entities on a part-time basis for the 2025/2026 financial year only.
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During his 17 years at BAV, Lowe has led two decades worth of metropolitan and country contract negotiation regimes for operators, undertaken important research and policy development, and advocated same to all levels of government.
“Chris has materially diversified BAV’s commercial interests, and increased the net assets of BAV six-fold,” BAV President Stuart Locke says.
“The BAV Board congratulates Chris for a significant and progressive 17 years and sincerely thanks him for his contribution to both the BAV and the broader bus and coach industry.”
In the same statement, BusVIC announced that Peter Kavanagh will be stepping into the role as the new executive director after serving as BAV’s general counsel for the last 15 years.
Well-known to industry stakeholders, Locke says Kavanagh has a sound knowledge of the workings of BAV, an intimate understanding of the needs of the industry, the current strategies in place, and will be an outstanding fit for the role.
“The BAV Board warmly welcomes and congratulates Peter on his appointment to the BAV executive director’s role,” Locke says.
“We will provide Peter all the support necessary to succeed in his new endeavour and ensure positive outcomes for members and suppliers in line with BAV’s vision, mission and strategy.”
Peter will begin transitioning into the role from April 2, allowing a three-month period to ensure knowledge transfer and business and strategic continuity.
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