The joint venture was scrapped in mid-2022,just 16 months after it was set up.
The departure of Rose,who was previously chief executive of the Western Bulldogs,was announced this week in an email sent to staff by VicTrack chair Geraldine Gray. A copy of the email has been seen byThe Age.
“As many of you will be aware,chief executive Campbell Rose has been on leave since late February 2022,I can now advise you that Mr Rose’s employment at VicTrack has been concluded,” Gray said in the email. “I acknowledge that this has been a challenging period for VicTrack and on behalf of the board I would like to thank the entire VicTrack team for your hard work and professionalism in continuing to support the operation of the transport system.”
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Gray said deputy chief executive Chris Olds would continue as acting chief executive for “the forseeable future”.
An investigation by Victoria’s public sector financial watchdog is considering whether bias influenced the state government’s investment in Eloque.
The probe came afterThe Age revealed in October that Victoria paid almost $10 million to install Eloque sensors on state bridges,despite the devices not working as expected.