SPECIAL REPORT
From behind the scenes to leading the IC Bus team, Chilton ‘the perfect person’ to succeed Morosin Written by Taylor Ekbatani |
taylor@stnonline.com
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ver the past couple of years, IC Bus has made significant moves in the school bus industry, both with internal leadership and new
school bus announcements. At the end of 2022, IC Bus parent Navistar announced Trish Reed was transitioning from general manager of one of America’s largest school bus brands to vice president of zero emissions. Meanwhile, Justi- na Morosin was chosen to return to IC Bus and succeed Reed. The two have nearly 50 years of combined employment at Navistar, now known as International Motors, a rebrand that was an- nounced last September. Morosin served as VP of sales for IC Bus
from 2014 to 2017 and before that was a sales manager for the school bus brand. She also has extensive experience on the truck side with International, ranging from truck marketing manager and vice president of used truck and commercial transformation, before leading the bus division. “The used truck role was a really big under- taking and a very satisfying role for myself, just from perspective of building culture and build-
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ing teams,” Morosin said. She noted that she had a lot of different
opportunities throughout her career at Interna- tional in both the truck and bus space. “I’m very dedicated to mentoring both men and
women and all different functions within our or- ganization, and I always encourage them to step out of their comfort zone, or where they feel most familiar, whether it’s truck, bus, whether it’s used truck, parts service,” she said. “There’s so many opportunities within our company, and to be able to go into a different function and experience, that builds your understanding holistically of the business. I was fortunate to be able to be given those opportunities along the way.” She said erving as VP and GM for IC Bus was a
milestone in her career. “It was something I always aspired to do, and I was so excited to be in that role,” she said, add- ing that transitioning to her new role comes at a pivotal point in International’s transformation. During her tenure leadig IC Bus, the brand
launched the first CE Series redesign in 20 years, now offered in electric and diesel config- urations. The launch was announced one day
Justina Morosin recently was named senior vice president of sales and field operations for International, after previously leading the IC Bus brand.
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