Chief Commissioner - Alby Taylor
Alby has a diverse background in strategic business planning, integrity and industry reform.
He is an experienced executive, responsible for building successful start-up initiatives and implementing significant reform projects. Some of his most notable roles include establishing and leading the NRL’s Integrity Unit, and his time as Chief Executive with Local Government NSW, Re.Turn It and the Australian Gift and Homewares Association.
Alby has also held positions on a variety of boards, including ANZ Stadium Limited, Sporties, Sydney Olympic Park Business Associations and Moorebank Rugby League Club. He has qualifications in Law, Public Policy & Administration and Applied Management.
Alby was appointed as Chief Commissioner for the Greyhound Welfare & Integrity Commission on 30 October 2022 for a two-year term.
Commissioner - Chris Wheeler
Chris is a former Deputy NSW Ombudsman. He has longstanding experience in complaint handling and investigations, as well as extensive experience in management and public administration. Chris is a town planner and lawyer who has worked in a variety of roles in State and local government in NSW and Victoria. Also, he has worked as a solicitor in the private sector.
Chris has been re-appointed as a Commissioner for the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission until October 2024.
Chief Executive Officer - Steve Griffin
Steve began his career with the NSW Police Force in 1985 where he was member of the Drug Enforcement Agency, Organised Crime Unit, National Crime Authority and Internal Affairs. He left the Police Force in 1998 having attained the rank of Detective Senior Sergeant and joined the newly formed NSW Fair Trading, helping to establish a compliance branch, before moving on to oversee the NSW Department of Corrective Services as Director of the Office of the Inspector General of Corrective Services, including a term as Acting Inspector General.
Steve later returned to NSW Fair Trading to establish the NSW Home Building Service and later, as Deputy Commissioner of NSW Fair Trading, led the national harmonisation of consumer affairs regulation. As Deputy CEO of Service NSW Steve went on to play a leading role in establishing a world leading one-stop-shop for Government services before taking up the position as Commissioner (CEO) of the Queensland Building & Construction Commission.