Penske Australia & New Zealand has kicked off 2025 with a pair of Brisbane-based appointments to its executive leadership team.
Gary Bone has joined the business as General Manager of Eastern Operations, while Derek Smits has taken on the role of General Manager of Truck Supply Chain.
Bone will oversee Penske’s retail branch operations in Wacol, Lytton and Yatala in South East Queensland and Sydney, while Smits will lead the engineering, technical and sales operations teams as well as the vehicle processing centre.
Bone most recently held senior leadership roles with Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks, while Bone with Diverseco and Hendrickson Asia Pacific prior to joining Penske.
Managing Director of Penske Australia & New Zealand Hamish Christie-Johnson says the addition of the pair will bring new skills to the company’s executive leadership team.
“Gary and Derek bring extensive experience and depth to our executive leadership team,” Christie-Johnson says.
“A highly esteemed business leader with a strong track record of achievement, Gary will utilise his comprehensive industry experience in managing our on- and off-highway operations.
“Having amassed significant manufacturing and transport industry experience, Derek has a proven innovative approach to leadership that will hold him in good stead as he brings a fresh approach to this newly-created role.”
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