ManaBus.com has appointed Auckland-based Sheryll Otway as its new chief executive officer, replacing interim appointee Geoff Norman, who will now focus on his role as ceo of Wellington-based urban transport and charter company Mana Coaches.
Otway is the current general manager of urban coach transport operator and Souter Holdings company, Howick & Eastern Buses, a role she has held for more than three years.
Souter Holdings NZ chairman, Bill Rae says that Otway will now lead both companies.
“Otway is a terrific operator, with vast experience. She will take over from interim CEO Geoff Norman, who readied ManaBus.com to enter the market and ran the business for the past three months, post-launch,” says Rae
“With the majority of its operations in the upper North Island, it has become clear that ManaBus.com needs to centralise its management and operations in Auckland. Bringing Otway into the team will provide our transport operations and customer service staff with support and leadership that’s close by,” he says.
Otway is responsible for overall strategy and leading a team tasked with the day to day operations. She has more than 16 years’ experience with Howick & Eastern.
