Surprise resignation comes after only six-month tenure as CEO
Andrew McKellar is stepping down as Australian Trucking Association (ATA) CEO after six months in the role.
His departure is due to accepting a role as CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), the ATA explains.
The association thanks him for his work at the organisation since February, with chair David Smith saying that McKellar would leave the ATA with key strategic achievements, including work on its new strategic plan and a start to reviewing the ATA’s governance arrangements.
“During the weeks before he leaves the ATA, Andrew and I will firmly focus on maintaining the momentum on dealing with these important priorities and on progressing a transition plan,” Smith says.
How McKellar came to succeed Ben Maguire as ATA CEO, here
McKellar thanks the ATA board and council, and the trucking industry, for the welcome and support he received during his tenure.
“Despite my short time in office, I will leave the role with a far greater appreciation of the critical role that the road transport sector plays in the Australian economy and the many great people and personalities that populate the industry,” McKellar says.
He will leave the ATA on Friday August 6 before starting with ACCI on Monday August 9.
McKellar was recruited as Ben Maguire’s successor at the helm after a stint as the Paris-based secretary general for mobility at the International Automobile Federation (FIA).
Before joining the FIA, he was CEO of the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) and the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), and worked in various government roles.
While a search for McKellar’s replacement is underway the ATA is yet to designate an acting CEO, it notes.