A founding Director of Kinetic, Michael commenced his career in banking and has worked extensively in the transit industry. He was a former Director of the Pacific Royal Group, and a founding Director of Heritage Group, which grew into the leading Bus Industry Advisory firm and co-led a range of bus company transactions totalling just over $1b in enterprise value, including the Ventura acquisition of the Grenda Group in 2012.
Before co-founding Kinetic in 2014, Adam has enjoyed a long and successful career in the Australasian transport advisory and finance industry, including as founding partner of the Heritage Group with Michael Sewards. Over five years Adam led the SkyBus group’s drive for excellence and growing its footprint from a single Melbourne service to 15 services across five airports and two countries. Adam was also instrumental in Kinetic’s acquisition of Transit Australia Group in mid-2019.
Annie recently joined Kinetic after 17 years at Herbert Smith Freehills, where she forged a strong relationship with Kinetic since its inception in 2014 acting on the SkyBus Melbourne acquisition, and the vast majority of its acquisitions and tender processes. Annie has a strong knowledge of the bus and infrastructure industries, through leading acquisitions and sales of bus businesses, advising on Australian and overseas bus transport tenders and large infrastructure investments and transactions.
James leads Kinetic’s AU and NZ finance teams and brings 20 years’ finance and deals experience, gained in industry and leading professional services firms across Australia, London and New Zealand. Prior to joining Kinetic, James held senior finance roles in an ASX listed business having previously been a Director in PwC’s Transaction Services team in Australia, focussing on buy-side and sell-side due diligence and IPOs.
Mackayla (Mack) headed up Kinetic’s Mergers and Acquisitions team for more than 15 months before moving into the role of Regional GM - New South Wales, Victoria & Tasmania. She is now Kinetic's Chief Commercial Officer spearheading Kinetic's growth across Australasia overseeing M&A, tenders and communications teams. Mack brings commercial acumen and stakeholder relations experience.
Calum recently joined Kinetic following 12 years as Chief Executive Officer at Go Bus, where he not only drove growth and shareholder returns, but was also regularly found behind the wheel getting a hands-on understanding of the issues faced by his team. With over 22 years senior management experience in the tourism, retail and telecommunications sectors, Calum is highly skilled in tender management, mergers and acquisitions, strategy, team development and change management.
Previously in the role of GM - Kinetic Melbourne, Graham leads our business in southern Australia, which includes the region’s largest bus contract - the Melbourne Metropolitan Bus Franchise, plus our award-winning SkyBus business and our growing network across Tasmania.
Sarah joined Kinetic with the launch of a dedicated operation in Western Australia, leading our growth in the West and also overseeing operations and service delivery excellence across South Australia and the Northern Territory. Previously employed as a Regional Manager within Greyhound Resources (now Kinetic Resources) and various other roles managing busing logistics contracts in the resources-rich Pilbara region, Sarah brings significant transport, resources and finance sector experience to the team
Martin brings a wealth of transport knowledge and business leadership. Martin has a key focus on operational performance and safety and has established strong relationships with key stakeholders in the industry. He also has strong connections within the local business community and government which will support our operations as we deliver further service uplifts in the northern Gold Coast.
Marcia oversees our business in Central Queensland, which includes supporting our dedicated mining & resources business operations in key regions across Australia. Marcia joined us from BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) overseeing logistics and previously was with Greyhound Resources before it was acquired by Kinetic. Marcia is an authentic caring leader who is widely respected within the resources sector.
We want to make one thing perfectly clear, right up front. This is not your average leadership program.
Our Future CEO program is exclusively available to women.
We’re seeking to address the structural and cultural barriers, and inequity, that exist in our business, industry and corporate community.
