Opinions

From serving on military operations across the globe to leading bus services across York, Steve Moyle has built his career around people, leadership and ‘getting the job done’. 

For Charlotte Convey, public transport was never part of the plan. “I studied Biology at university,” she says. “But I realised I didn’t want to go into science. I wanted to work with people, and you don’t get much more people-focused than public transport.”

PUBLISHED: 20/05/2026

For First Bus Social Value Manager Kevin Mullin, the route into social value wasn’t a direct journey, it actually began in a classroom.

PUBLISHED: 04/03/2026

For Andy Knowles, engineering has never just been a career, it’s been a lifelong passion.

Now a Master Technician working across six depots in North and West Yorkshire, Andy has spent more than 20 years immersed in machines. He began his apprenticeship at 16 and has been learning ever since.

PUBLISHED: 08/10/2025

By Kayleigh Ingham, Commercial Director at First Bus and Chair of the Northern Region of Women in Bus & Coach

PUBLISHED: 22/08/2025

By Gareth Hind, Director of Colleague Experience and Internal Communications at First Bus