A senior Metropolitan Police officer is to be the new Chief Constable for Cheshire Police.
Simon Bryne was selected after a long process to replace Dave Whatton, who is retiring.
Byrne and other candidates were grilled by senior officers from criminal justice agencies and a panel which included an independent advisor.
Cheshire PCC John Dwyer then selected Mr Byrne as the preferred candidate.
Mr Dwyer said: “All of the candidates demonstrated exceptional qualities and they should all be proud of themselves but Simon was an outstanding candidate who was unanimously supported by the appointment panel.
“Simon’s appointment is subject to a confirmatory hearing by the Police & Crime Panel on February 24.
“Subject to their approval, Simon will take his oath of office and become Cheshire’s Chief Constable on June 25 and I am sure you will join me in congratulating him on his appointment.”
Mr Byrne said: “I am really excited and privileged to be given the opportunity to lead the Constabulary at a critical time in its 157-year history.
“My pledge is to relentlessly fight crime and antisocial behaviour.”
Mr Byrne has lived in Cheshire since the early 1970s.
After leaving school he joined the Metropolitan Police in 1982 where he pounded the beat at Paddington Green Police Station.
He transferred to Merseyside Police in 1985 working in uniform, CID and headquarters roles.
In 2006, Simon was promoted to Assistant Chief Constable in Merseyside Police, and was promoted to Deputy Chief Constable in Greater Manchester Police in 2009.
A further promotion to Assistant Commissioner in the Met in 2011 saw him in charge of the biggest operational command in the country running day to day policing across London’s 32 boroughs.
He is a member of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and has led national work on the development and use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems, the re-classification of cannabis and the policing of sex workers and prostitution.
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