WHAT’S NEXT?
As the newly appointed CEO of Nexport Mobility, Michel Van Maanen was gracious enough to chat with ABC magazine after arriving in Australia from his native homeland of Holland.
The former joint chief commercial officer and chief operations officer (CCO/COO) at Dutch e-bus-making innovator Ebusco, Van Maanen has taken up the role at Nexport to oversee its vision to implement advanced e-mobility products and infrastructure ecosystems throughout Australia, promoting its goal of ‘educating and advising the market’ as the zero-emissions transition here pushes through.
Bringing years of comprehensive experience with him, founded on a range of roles – most pertinently at Transdev with multiple exec roles worldwide – Van Maanen speaks exclusively to ABC magazine about where we are at with e-vehicles now, what’s on the radar soon and how the full evolution will take place in the near future and beyond.
ABC: Hello, Michel. Thanks for taking the time to chat with ABC magazine. Firstly, congratulations on your new role and welcome back to Australia! So … how did you connect with Luke Todd and how was the experience in getting here during a pandemic-stymied Covid world? Was your new role a long time discussed, or was it a faster proposition? And is it where you pictured yourself, say, 10 years ago?
Hello Fabian, thanks for taking the time and interest in the necessary transition to zero emission transport of people and goods in Australia. When I secured Ebusco in becoming an established company, we also had to set-up Ebusco Australia, so I came across the same people as in my time with Transdev Australasia and discovered your beautiful country again. And, to put it simply, I became homesick and that, combined with the huge opportunities in Australia and clear
