The following hiring and promotion announcements were made this month:
An industry veteran of more than 17 years serving transit operators, Louis Quaglia returns to his former position with Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Schaumberg, IL, as Public Sector business development manager for the Northeastern U.S. region, where he served from 2005 until 2008 before moving to Nova Bus. Quaglia will report to Tom Wagner, MCI Public Sector executive director of Business Development.
Proterra, Greenville, SC, expanded its sales team with the addition of Joe Lunny as a regional sales director. With more than 30 years in the bus and trucking industry, Lunny will have primary responsibility for increasing sales and market share in the Southeastern United States.
The Advantage Funding group, Lake Success, NY, of companies announced that Alvaro “Al” Damiani has been hired as chief financial officer and will be a member of the company’s executive team. Damiani will manage Advantage’s treasury, finance and accounting functions as well as shareholder relations. He will actively participate in establishing long term strategic goals and will be responsible to execute the company’s plans.