The City of Greater Geelong has announced the departure of Kaarina Phyland, Executive Director Strategy, Governance and Corporate.
Serving as Acting CEO for the past year and leading the transformation of the City's People and Strategy functions for four years before that, Kaarina has served the community with determination and commitment.
Mayor Trent Sullivan:
Kaarina has led the City through extraordinary challenges, from protecting frontline jobs and supporting our many essential workers throughout COVID-19, to navigating financial pressures under one of our toughest budgets in recent years.I thank Kaarina for her passion and strong leadership and look forward to seeing where her career takes her in future.
Starting in 2019, Kaarina brought a focus on organisational design, recognising the need to establish high-performing capabilities to manage and respond to the strategic, cultural and performance needs of the organisation.
City of Greater Geelong CEO Ali Wastie:
Kaarina initiated change that has made our organisation more strategic and working to common rhythms.The City's Annual Business Planning Cycle, initiated in 2021, ensures that the entire organisation plans together towards common goals – no longer in silos.
We will keep building on this so that we continue to make better and better decisions for our community, managing our resources in the best ways possible.
