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Volvo Group Australia announces new Mack Trucks vice president

Sophia Wang · 0 comments

Volvo Group Australia has appointed a new vice president of sales for Mack Trucks Australia.

Effective March 2, Gary Bone will succeed Dean Bestwick to head one of the biggest brands in the Australian transport industry.

Bone was the chief executive of Chesterfield Australia until the end of 2019, and returns to the company and brand, after spending 16 years from 1997 with Mack Trucks and Volvo Group Australia. He worked in multiple positions in the Group, including senior vice president of Mack Trucks Australia from 2005 to 2008.

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“I am incredibly excited by the return of Gary Bone to Mack Trucks Australia,” Volvo Group Australia president and chief executive Martin Merrick says.

“Gary has a great history with Mack and Volvo, and I am convinced he is the right man to lead Mack forward in 2020 and beyond. His work with us in the past and his recent successes speak for themselves.”

Bone’s last position with Volvo Group Australia as vice president from 2009 to 2013, where he was responsible for sales and brand management for the Swedish brand in the Oceania region.

Sophia Wang

Sophia Wang is a journalist for AutoTalk and is a newcomer to automotive journalism. She is a graduate of English and Media, Film & Television from the University of Auckland. She lives in Takapuna, North Shore with four flatmates and only one carpark. When she isn’t writing exciting automotive stories, she’s probably at the gym, telling everyone she’s going to the gym, watching reality TV, or catching up with friends.

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