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Alexander Dennis names Kardos to regional director, N. America post

John Kardos brings over 25 years’ management and business development experience with OEM rail and bus manufacturers, having worked at Nova Bus (Volvo) and Bombardier Transportation, among other major firms in the market.

August 2, 2016
Alexander Dennis names Kardos to regional director, N. America post

 

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Bus and coach manufacturer, Alexander Dennis Inc. (ADI) announced that John Kardos has joined the company as regional director, North America. He is based in territory and serves the North American region.

Kardos brings over 25 years’ management and business development
experience with OEM rail and bus manufacturers, having worked at Nova Bus
(Volvo) and Bombardier Transportation, among other major firms in the market. He
has extensive industry experience in bus and rail products and services, business
development strategy, international sales and management.

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Recently, Kardos served Nova Bus for five years progressing from director,
proposals and contracts to VP, business development. While there, he
worked with major transit agencies throughout North America, delivering solutions to
meet their needs. Previously he worked as sales director with Bombardier
Transportation in Canada and the UK, and as commercial director at Ganz-Hunslet
in Hungary.

Kardos’ role is to strengthen ADI’s already strong commitment to its customers in
North America and to further build relationships in this important market. He brings
vast knowledge of transportation and infrastructure projects and their components,
from engineering, procurement and manufacturing through to operations, logistics
and maintenance services. Most importantly, he brings an enthusiasm and
knowledge that complements the company’s ethos of delivering reliable products
that their customers want, back by unrivalled aftermarket support.


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