MOYNE Shire Council’s new chief executive, Mark Eversteyn commenced his role recently and will be busy meeting teams and visiting worksites for the remainder of the week.

He was appointed to the role in May this year following the departure of outgoing chief executive, Peter Brown.

Mr Eversteyn is an accountant and has an extensive history of leading successful companies across the globe.

The new chief executive said he was excited about the opportunity to lead the Moyne Shire and local community into the future.

“I was attracted to the position because it offers the absolute privilege to serve the wonderful community of Moyne Shire,” Mr Eversteyn said.

“As regular visitors to the region over many years, my family are very excited for the move being a return home for my wife and a fantastic opportunity for our children.

“I very much look forward to getting to know the team and the community right across Moyne Shire.”

Mayor, Ian Smith was excited to welcome Mr Eversteyn to the role and said the shire would benefit greatly under his leadership.

“We are very excited that Mark will be joining our team and are confident his extensive skill in business management and his strong leadership credentials will put him in a fantastic position to lead Moyne into its next chapter,” he said.

Mr Eversteyn has managed some huge companies in the past and has brought a wealth of knowledge to the shire, something that impressed Cr Smith.

“(He was) director of operations for Americold Logistics and has been responsible for managing logistics contracts with some of the nation’s biggest companies, including Coles, Woolworths and Saputo,” he said.

“He has previously been general manager of Linfox M Logistics Thailand, where he led a team of more than 600 people in a company with multi-billion-dollar revenues.”