National Bus Trader Volume XLIV, No. 2 January, 2021

Bus Equipment People Complete Coach Works Complete Coach Works (CCW) is proud to welcome Tracy Owen as the company’s newest regional sales manager. With more than 30 years of unique experience and expertise in sales, Owen will continue to build his success with CCW, the nation’s leading bus remanufacturing company.

Owen has worked as a sales manager in both the transit bus and motorcoach industries. He is well rounded and has experience working in several facets of the bus industry, such as refurbishments, OEM and preowned bus sales. Throughout his Tracy Owen tenure in the industry, he has developed many relationships with transit agency personnel, bus companies, owners, operators and other industry professionals.

“I’m very excited to join Complete Coach Works. The company has many options to offer its customers and has earned respect as the nation’s leader in remanufacturing. I look forward to serving the industry and to be entrusted to represent Complete Coach Works as a regional sales manager,” states Owen. Owen will lead the sales organization of the Central and Southern regions. He will

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assist in providing sales and support to CCW’s cliental and build relationships with potential customers. Brad Carson, director of sales and marketing at CCW, states, “Tracy is an excellent addition to the CCW family. Tracy brings a proven track record of sales management with solid industry experience. We are confident he will serve our customers and provide them with the best service possible.” Proterra Proterra, a leading innovator in heavyduty electric transportation, on November 13 announced Gareth Joyce as president of Proterra Powered and Energy business units. As president of Proterra Powered and Energy, Joyce will lead Proterra’s growing business as a provider of its electric vehicle technology to commercial manufacturers and charging infrastructure

solutions for heavy-duty electric fleets. In his role, Joyce will report directly to Proterra’s Chief Executive Officer Jack Allen. “Proterra is on the leading edge of the technologies that will address our environmental sustainability challenges and climate change by helping businesses and fleet operators electrify their commercial vehicles. I’m excited to join the Proterra team as we work to deliver even greater impact for our customers and the environment,” Joyce said.

Joyce brings 20 years of experience in the automotive and airline industries. He joins Proterra after most recently serving as Delta Air Lines’ first chief sustainability officer where he was responsible for overseeing Delta’s efforts toward becoming carbon neutral and a responsible steward of our environment. Prior to joining Delta, Joyce held a variety of senior leadership positions with Mercedes-Benz throughout South Africa, Europe and North America – having served as vice president of customer service for MercedesBenz North America and finally as the president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Canada. Proterra Powered leverages Proterra’s electric vehicle technology and expertise to help commercial vehicle manufacturers electrify their vehicles. Proterra battery systems are utilized by world-class OEMs to introduce 100 percent battery-electric vehicles, including electric school buses, coach buses, delivery vans and low-floor cutaway shuttle buses. To date, Proterra Powered has helped world-class OEMs like Thomas Built Bus, Van Hool, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), Bustech and Optimal-EV introduce 100 percent battery-electric vehicles that are powered by Proterra electric vehicle technology. Proterra Energy™ fleet solutions offers a turn-key approach to delivering the complete energy ecosystem for heavy-duty electric fleets including charging infrastructure design, build, financing, operations, maintenance and energy optimization. Proterra recently unveiled its new, high-powered charging solution designed to enable the electrification of large-scale vehicle fleets. q