Council has appointed
Kaarina Phyland as the City of Greater Geelong’s Acting Chief Executive Officer
until the commencement of a new CEO.
Kaarina has served as the City’s Director of Strategy, People and Performance
and has been with the organisation since May 2018.
She will begin a handover period with outgoing CEO Martin Cutter.
Council has appointed leading recruitment firm One(n2a) to assist in the search
for and selection of the new CEO.
One(n2a) will begin a public recruitment process in the near future. The
process is expected to take around six months.
Greater Geelong Mayor, Peter Murrihy;
We have confidence that Kaarina will lead the organisation in a strong and
effective manner while the CEO recruitment process takes place.
We look forward to working with One(n2a) to fill this important and critical
role for our community.
City of Greater Geelong’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Kaarina Phyland;
I am pleased and humbled to be given this opportunity to Act
as the CEO for the City.
I look forward to working in collaboration with councillors and the executive
team to continue to deliver for our community.