The boss of Ballymena bus manufacturer Wrightbus is to step down by the end of this year.
Buta Atwal, who was persuaded out of retirement by Jo Bamford when the JCB heir bought Wrightbus out of administration in 2019, said he had taken the decision to pursue his own personal interests after a “great deal of consideration.”
He helped rebuild the business in the intervening years, refocusing it on the production of hydrogen-fueled buses and landing a number of large contracts for its technology around the world.
