Following a seven-week recruitment process, the City of Greater Geelong has appointed four executive directors to lead its new directorates as part of Geelong chief executive Ali Wastie’s redesign of the City’s organisational structure.
Announced in mid-October, the reorganisation sees the number of municipal directorates reduced from five to four.
Tenille Bradley, currently acting executive director of customer, community and economy will lead the City’s new placemaking directorate.
In January James Stirton and Troy Edwards will join Geelong’s executive leadership team as executive directors of infrastructure and corporate services, respectively.
Mr Stirton follows Ms Wastie from Bass Coast Shire Council, where he has been general manager of place making since 2019, while Mr Edwards was most recently executive director of policy and advocacy at the Municipal Association of Victoria.
Anthony Basford, who has served as chief executive of East Gippsland Shire Council for the past five years, will complete the executive leadership team when he joins at an undetermined starting date as director of city life.
Ms Wastie said the recruitment process had been “highly competitive”.
“Tennille, James, Anthony and Troy all bring a tremendous amount of knowledge and passion to their respective areas, and I think our community can look forward with excitement to the results they’ll help the City deliver,” Ms Wastie said.
Ms Wastie thanked outgoing executive directors Robyn Stevens and Gareth Smith for their dedicated service to the City.
“Robyn and Gareth have both given their all to their staff and the community during their time with the City and can be proud of what they’ve achieved,” she said.
David Greaves will continue as acting executive director of city infrastructure until the structure changes come into effect on January 15, 2024, when he will return to his position as manager of city works.
