New Assistant Commissioner appointments

Victoria Police has today announced a number of Assistant Commissioner rotations within its senior leadership team.

These rotations are effective as of Monday 3 August 2020 and consist of the following:

• Assistant Commissioner Russell Barrett will move from Professional Standards Command to Southern Metro Region

• Assistant Commissioner Bob Hill will move from Southern Metro Region to Crime Command

• Assistant Commissioner Tess Walsh will move from Crime Command to Professional Standards Command

• Assistant Commissioner Chris O’Neill will move from Transit and Public Safety Command to Information Systems & Security Command (Chief Information Officer)

• Assistant Commissioner Dean McWhirter will move from Family Violence Command to Transit and Public Safety Command

Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said:

“Now the two Deputy Commissioners have been appointed, this has presented us with a great opportunity to make some changes within our senior leadership team.”

“We are extremely fortunate to have such a high performing team and these movements will allow a number of our leaders to take on new challenges with a fresh set of eyes.”

“I would like to thank those Assistant Commissioners for their outstanding leadership in their current positions and I have no doubt they will continue to excel in their new roles.”

The Assistant Commissioner positions left vacated by recent promotions will be advertised next week.

Beck Angel

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