FOLLOW THE LEADER
Building a successful business through people is the secret behind Followmont Transport’s 35-year-long history.
The Queensland and New South Wales-based business has grown steadily over the decades thanks to its 850 employees who, according to managing director Mark Tobin, “own the business”.
Tobin has been striving for a healthy, happy workforce ever since coming on board 27 years ago, helping guide the business into a new era.
With a focus on leadership training, succession planning and performance reviews, Tobin is very much a hands-on manager whose company is personal – not commercial.
Having poured every cent back into the business since becoming a shareholder 15 years ago, Tobin says he’s not afraid of debt either.
Three years ago, Tobin and his brother Ben became the two major shareholders after buying the business from the
