The Chairman of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority, Vic
Emery OBE, is delighted to announce the appointment of the
new Chief Constable.
Deputy Chief Constable Simon Chesterman will take over the
role of Chief Constable from Mike Griffiths in April 2019.
Vic Emery said: “The recruitment process for the new Chief
Constable over the last few months has been very
competitive with over 20 candidates applying. As part of
the recruitment for this Executive appointment we held an
employee staff panel for the first time for the five
shortlisted candidates and I’d like to publicly thank those
officers and staff who helped in this process.
“DCC Chesterman has a wealth of strategic and operational
policing experience that I believe will be core to meeting
the future challenges the CNC will face. I’m looking
forward to working closer with him and know he shares my
ambition to make the constabulary recognised nationally and
internationally as the leading organisation for armed
protective security.
“He takes over from Chief Constable Mike Griffiths in April
2019 and I thank him again for his dedicated service of
leading the Constabulary for the last 7 years. He continues
to see us through unprecedented change and growth.”
DCC Simon Chesterman said: “I am honoured to have been
selected to lead the CNC as the next Chief Constable and
humbled by the support people have given me. The CNC is
pivotal in delivering national security and protecting the
public and I am looking forward to working with officers,
staff, the Police Authority and our partners to shape our
future and lead the force forward. In the meantime, my
focus remains on supporting Chief Constable Mike
Griffiths.”
Chief Constable Mike Griffiths said: “I am delighted to be
handing this rewarding role to someone who knows the
Constabulary and our diverse partners so well.
“Simon has a wealth of experience both in terms of
understanding the challenges faced by counter terrorism
policing and an inclusive approach to partnership working.
Simon is well liked and respected throughout the wider
policing community and his appointment will ensure a smooth
transition for the force.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at the CNC, and I remain
fully committed to leading this great organisation until my
departure in March. We all have a very important role
within counter terrorism policing and the civil nuclear
industry to deliver and during the next few months that is
my focus.”
Simon has almost 35 years’ operational policing experience.
He joined Thames Valley Police in 1984 and transferred to
West Mercia Police as an ACC in 2007 having successfully
completed the Strategic Command Course. He became West
Mercia’s Deputy Chief Constable in 2011 and then
transferred to the CNC in 2014.
In 2008 Simon was selected as the NPCC lead for Armed
Policing, a portfolio he still leads. He is an experienced
specialist firearms commander and is part of the UK’s chief
officer CT Command cadre. He was awarded the Queens Police
Medal in the 2012 New Year’s Honours list, for
distinguished service.
