Blue Bird Corp’s CEO and Chairman transition
By Luke Willetts - 27th September 2024
Britton Smith, incoming CEO of Blue Bird
USA – As it approaches its 100th anniversary, American school bus manufacturer, Blue Bird Corp (NASDAQ ticker: BLBD), based in Macon, Georgia announced that Britton Smith will replace Phil Horlock as the new CEO on September 29, 2024. Doug Grimm has been appointed Chairman, effective immediately.
Smith has been at the company since 2022. He will be tasked with further advancing Blue Bird’s leadership in the low-emission and electric school bus market. This includes expanding innovation, increasing the company's electric bus portfolio, and leveraging strategic partnerships to meet growing demand. The company is looking to capitalise on the U.S. State and Federal electric school bus funding which helps school districts fund the acquisition of new electric school buses to replace the old ICE vehicles and help decarbonise its transportation sector.
