Justice Department seeks ‘transformational leader’

A person with a "stellar track record as a transformational leader" in a large, complex organisation is being sought to lead the Department of Justice.

A three-week window is being set to find the replacement for outgoing secretary general, Brian Purcell, who agreed to step aside following a damning external audit of his department.

The Toland review, published at the end of July, found a department with a “closed, secretive and silo-driven culture” and “significant leadership and management problems”.