Stephen Fontana , Assistant Commissioner Victoria Police
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Stephen Fontana , Assistant Commissioner Victoria Police
Stephen Fontana has been a member of Victoria Police since 1975 and has spent the majority of his career as a criminal investigator ; working at busy metropolitan Criminal Investigation Units , in the Crime Squads and on a number of high profile task force investigations . He also spent a number of years working at the Ethical Standards Department leading investigations into complaints against police and police corruption .
Stephen was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner in charge of the State Emergencies and Security Department in early 2008 . In June 2011 , he took charge of the North West Metropolitan Region which delivers frontline police services for the largest region in the state ( 1.71 million Victorians living in 14 local government areas ).
Stephen commenced as the Assistant Commissioner Crime Command on 1 July 2012 . In this he managed the portfolios of Specialist Support , Serious Crime ( including Homicide and Sex Crimes ), Finance & Cybercrime , the State Anti-Gangs Division and Organised Crime across the state .
On 1 May 2018 Stephen commenced his current appointment of Chief Information Officer for Victoria Police and in a dualrole also leads the Information , Systems and Security Command ( ISSC ).
In Stephen ’ s current role he is responsible for the governance , strategic direction and management of Victoria Police information technology and communications systems and applications , and for the overall management and strategic direction of enterprise information management and protective security .
As CIO , Stephen is a member of the Victoria Police Executive Command .
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