He was appointed Chief Executive of VicRoads in May 2014 and announced in October 2017 that he would step down from the role in December 2017.
John then returned to Australia and continued his career as an Industrial Officer and Advocate where he had significant involvement in award restructuring.
[3] As an Executive Director, John led a major transformation of the organisation.
He also took leadership of a statewide change program about occupational health and safety which featured social marketing and award-winning media campaigns.
[2] In April 2014, Merritt was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of VicRoads.