John Wyskiel was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of Blue Bird in February 2025. He builds on more than 35 years of experience in manufacturing leadership, operational excellence and global sales and supply chain management within global automotive and manufacturing industries.
Mr. Wyskiel has a long-standing relationship with Blue Bird, having served as general manager of Blue Bird Coach in Canada, one of the largest manufacturers of Type A and Type C school buses, from 2002 to 2004. He returned to Blue Bird after a successful 20-year career at Magna International, where he most recently was President of Magna Seating. In this role, Mr. Wyskiel was responsible for leading a $6 billion business with 33,000 employees across more than 60 manufacturing facilities in 15 countries. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Magna’s Body & Structures business in Canada and the United States. Mr. Wyskiel’s extensive background includes various senior roles in manufacturing, operations, engineering, product management and sales at automotive suppliers Magna, Dana Corporation and Borg Warner.
Mr. Wyskiel holds a CET accreditation in Mechanical Engineering from Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In addition, he completed an Executive Development Program at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
