Joanna McCarthy

Joanna McCarthy recently joined Transdev as Director of Corporate Affairs for Australasia. Immediately prior to this Joanna was at Transport for NSW where she led communications on Transport’s COVID-19 Taskforce. A specialist in Crisis and Issues Management across large scale global enterprises, Joanna was hired at the outset of the pandemic in March 2020 and spent the next 2 years working across government, all modes and metro and regional markets. In doing so Joanna was involved in, and witnessed firsthand, the acceleration of technology, the importance of public sector and private operator alignment and the importance of engagement with customers, employees and industry in driving successful outcomes. Her team’s work was recognised with the win of a highly regarded 2021 International Association of Business Communicators Gold Quill Award, 2021 Asia Pacific Silver Quill Award and at Transport for NSW in the respected annual ‘I am Transport Awards’.