John Merritt (public servant)

John Merritt
Chief Executive Officer of VicRoads
Personal details
Born 1959
Nationality Australian
Spouse(s) Maxine Morand[1]
Occupation Public servant

John Merritt is a Victorian public servant. He was appointed Chief Executive of VicRoads in May 2014 and announced in October 2017 that he would step down from the role in December 2017 to spend more time with family.[2]

Life and career

After completing a Bachelor of Economics at Monash University, John attended the London School of Economics on a British Council Scholarship conducting post graduate research. John then returned to Australia and continued his career as an Industrial Officer and Advocate where he had significant involvement in award restructuring.[2]

Merritt was Executive Director of Health and Safety at WorkSafe Victoria from 2001 to 2009.[3] As an Executive Director, John led a major transformation of the organisation. He also took leadership of a statewide change program about occupational health and safety which featured social marketing and award-winning media campaigns.[2]

In April 2014, Merritt's appointment as the next Chief Executive Officer of VicRoads was announced.[4][5] In the role, he is responsible for significant road projects and safety initiatives.[6]

Merritt left VicRoads on 20 December 2017.

References

  1. ↑ Austin, Paul (14 January 2010). "The minister, her hot-shot husband and the race for a seat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 VicRoads (2017-10-13). "About the CEO". www.vicroads.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  3. ↑ "WorkSafe Vic boss to head up EPA". HC. Key Media. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
  4. ↑ VicRoads (16 April 2014). "New chief executive for VicRoads" (Press release). Victorian Government. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
  5. ↑ EPA Victoria (16 April 2014). "EPA CEO John Merritt moves to VicRoads" (Press release). Victorian Government. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Merritt to take VicRoads leadership role". ATN. Bauer Trader Media. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2015.


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