Management

Calven Bonney MNZM, CEO:

Calven bought the family firm, L.W. Bonney and Sons Ltd, in 1984.

Calven is a founder of the Road Transport Forum and has been a board member since its inception in 1992 and the Chairman from 2000 to 2002. He has been on the executive committee of National Road Carriers since 1974 and is a past president.

Calven was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to the trucking industry and motorsport.

DDI: +64 9 5258654
Mobile: 021 925299
[email protected]

 

Travers Bonney, Chief Operating Officer

While completing his Bachelor of Commerce in Management and Operations Management at The University of Auckland Travers worked in various roles at Bonneys, including as storeman, washbay attendant and truck driver, before implementing a workplace safety management programme.

Travers has worked at Bonneys in operations full time since 2006.  During this time he completed a a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, graduating in 2009.

DDI: +64 9 5258659
Mobile: 021 666707
[email protected]

Tim Wilcock, Operations Manager Bulk

Tim Wilcock joined Bonney’s in 2005.

Tim has more than 25 years in the transport industry with broad experience across all facets of the industry from freight forwarding and warehouse management through to line haul and specialised bulk liquids. Tim got his start in the industry in the late ‘80s and early 90’s as an owner driver for Ivory Freight and Kevey’s before moving into operations management.

Prior to joining the transport industry Tim was a dairy farmer.

DDI: +64 9 5258658
Mobile: 021 938319
[email protected] 

Calven Bonney
Managing Director ·

Calven bought the family firm, L.W. Bonney and Sons Ltd, in 1984.

Calven was a founder of the Road Transport Forum and has been a board member since its inception. He was the Road Transport Forum Chairman from 2000 to 2002. He has been on the executive committee of National Road Carriers since 1974 and is a past president.

Calven was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2017 in recognition of his contribution to the trucking industry and motorsport.

 

 

Travers Bonney
COO ·

While completing his Bachelor of Commerce in Management and Operations Management at The University of Auckland Travers worked in various roles at Bonneys, including as storeman, washbay attendant and truck driver, before implementing a workplace safety management programme.

Travers has worked at Bonneys in operations full time since 2006.  During this time he completed a a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, graduating in 2009.

 

 

Pamela Bonney
Customer Experience ·

Since 1999 Pamela has worked at senior levels for Hewlett Packard in New Zealand, Europe, Middle East and Africa and at headquarters in the US; global PR agency Hill in Knowlton in London, Baldwin Boyle Group, Fonterra and Suncorp in New Zealand.

Pamela’s focus at Bonney’s is Customer Experience – delivering the right customer experience whilst optimising business operations.

Pamela is a member of the National Road Carriers Board and their Transport and Logistics Advisory Group. She is a trustee for the Motu Foundation and a member of the Arc Angels Advisory Board.

Mike Vesly
Fleet Manager ·

Mike joined Bonney’s in 1993 starting off in the washbay, before being quickly promoted to a driving job firstly on a swinglift before progressing on to tankers and linehaul work. In 2011 Mike took over as Fleet Manager, overseeing the Bonney’s workshop, washbay and fleet.

Mike is a qualified diesel mechanic.

Tim Wilcock
Operations Manager Bulk ·

Tim Wilcock joined Bonney’s in 2009.

Tim has more than 25 years in the transport industry with broad experience across all facets of the industry from freight forwarding and warehouse management through to line haul and specialised bulk liquids. Tim got his start in the industry in the late ‘80s and early 90’s as an owner driver for Ivory Freight and Kevey’s before moving into operations management.

Prior to joining the transport industry Tim was a dairy farmer.