Bus & Motorcoach News
July 15, 2003 THE NEWS RESOURCE FOR THE BUS AND MOTORCOACH INDUSTRY New Greyhound CEO is primed for challenges DALLAS — The new pres- ident and CEO of Greyhound Lines intends to spend the next few weeks listening to cus- tomers, employees and business partners as he fast tracks a strategic plan designed to get the company growing again. Stephen E. Gorman was handed the coach industry’s toughest job on July 1, just days after Grey- Georgia’s Motor Coach of Mableton, Ga., went from a shoebox-size facility to this sprawling complex in suburban Atlanta. Stephen Gorman hound’s par- ent company, Laidlaw International, emerged from bankruptcy. He was hand- Operators who gambled on growth are success picked by Laidlaw executives Two small motorcoach operators who took a Initially, the George’s facility in the Atlanta to replace Craig Lentzsch, who chance on the future of their businesses by suburbs contained 14,000 square feet, including had managed Greyhound investing in new facilities a little over five years 8,000 square feet housing five service bays, a through an offtimes turbulent ago have come up winners. service pit, an automatic bus wash, a restroom nine years. George’s Motor Coach of Mableton, Ga., dump and parts room. The remaining 6,000 Gorman’s appointment and Executive Coach Inc. of Lancaster, Pa., say square feet was for offices, although only about appeared designed both to the bold moves they made in the late 1990s half of it was occupied. impress Wall Street and bring proved to be just what was needed to help them Two and one-half years ago, George’s office fresh leadership to Greyhound, grow.
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