New GBI director appointed | News

ATLANTA – Longtime public security chief Michael “Mike” Register has been appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp as the brand new director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Register steps in to fill the emptiness made by Vic Reynolds, who was just lately sworn in as a Cobb Judicial Circuit Superior Courtroom choose.

“I’m trying ahead to (Register’s) impression on this necessary company that makes our whole state a safer and higher place to stay, work, and lift our households,” Kemp stated in a press release. “I additionally need to thank Vic Reynolds for all of his contributions to the GBI throughout a vital time when the state confronted and overcame the challenges offered by the summer time of civil unrest and the pandemic. As he continues to serve his fellow Georgians in a brand new capability, Marty and I want him the easiest and congratulate him on leaving an everlasting mark on the company.”

Earlier than being appointed to guide the GBI, Register was as assistant chief of the Cobb County Sheriff’s Workplace the place he oversaw neighborhood engagement, uniform subject operations and inside affairs, in line with the governor’s workplace. Previous to that, he was the director of public security for Cobb County, the chief of police for Cobb County and the chief of police for Clayton County.

Register was beforehand the chief working officer for Quiet Professionals LLC. in Tampa, Florida, the place he dealt with the every day operations for that firm and its subsidiaries. The corporate’s core enterprise competencies are to assist vital missions for Particular Operations Command and numerous intelligence companies. He’s a previous member of the Georgia POST Council, the Judicial Qualification Fee and served on the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Activity Forces’ Govt Board and numerous different legislation enforcement-related organizations.

Based on the governor’s workplace, Register is at the moment acquiring his doctorate in strategic management from Liberty College, has a grasp’s diploma in public administration from Columbus State College and is a graduate of the FBI’s Nationwide Govt Institute. He additionally served 23 years within the U.S. Military Particular Operations, together with fight operations in Afghanistan.

GBI Assistant Director John Melvin is interim director till Register is sworn in to his new position. Register’s appointment additionally awaits affirmation from the Georgia Board of Public Security.

The GBI director place entails overseeing the GBI, which supplies investigative help to native legislation enforcement companies for native crimes, supplies felony justice data to companies, and thru its forensic science division and extra superior know-how, collects, analyzes and interprets bodily proof for officers, investigators and district attorneys all through the state.

The GBI additionally typically investigates incidents of officer-involved shootings and incidents that lead to a demise involving legislation enforcement encounters.