National Express Transit welcomes John King as senior vice president of business development

National Express Transit (NEXT) has hired John King to serve as senior vice president of business development.

In his new role, King will oversee the Business Development Team and lead them to engage with key stakeholders. Through key engagement and relationship building, King and his team will ensure the development of qualified sales, bids and acquisitions, and conversion targets for the company.

“I am truly excited to join the National Express Transit team and welcome this opportunity to help grow our transit portfolio,” said King. “I look forward to meeting our current customers and working alongside a very talented team to ensure that we provide unrivaled safety methods and dedicated service that addresses the needs of our customers and their communities.”

Before joining NEXT, King was the regional vice president at Transdev and prior to that, held managerial positions at Veolia Transportation and Yellow Transportation. King also brings with him more than 20 years of experience in operations.

“We are fortunate to have someone of such high caliber as John join our team,” said Mark Foster, chief operations officer, NEXT. “With his unmatched experience in operations and transit and his acute focus on forging strong customer relationships and commitment to providing safe, next level service, we look forward to the leadership, experience and growth John will add to the company.”