Carey Paster is the new vice president of mergers and acquistions for National Express Corporation’s North American school bus operations, the private bus contractor announced.
Paster oversaw First Student’s October 2007 acquisition of Laidlaw Transit, Inc., as the company’s president and CEO. He worked for First Student for a total of 10 years, starting in 1999 with the company’s acquisition of Ryder Student and concluding in 2009 as CEO of First Student’s commercial development team. Carey also is a former National School Transportation Association board member.
He told STN in June of 2007 that he had ridden school buses ever since he was an 8-year-old school boy.
The Abington, Mass., resident steps into a newsly created position to increase National Express’ presence in the marketplace through its Durham School Services branch in the United States and Stock Transportation in Canada. National Express Corp. is owned by the UK’s National Express Group, plc.
“I am very pleased to welcome Carey to National Express,” said David Duke, chief executive officer of National Express, in a statement. “He is an industry veteran, and his expertise will help us continue to grow our business across North America.”
