Ellison Greenslade

On 14 August 2018, His Excellency, Ellison Greenslade, was elected the new Chair of the Executive Committee (ExCo) of the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Secretariat for 2018/2019 - 2019/2020. H.E. Greenslade served in this position for two (2) years (Chaired his final ExCo meeting on 21st April 2020). The Executive Committee comprises the eight (8) largest contributors across all of the Secretariat's funds (United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Nigeria, and Malaysia), eight (8) representatives from the four (4) regions of the Commonwealth (Cyprus, Kenya, Samoa, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Bangladesh, Malawi, Solomon Islands, and The Bahamas), Chair of the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Secretariat (Cyprus) and the Chair-in-Office (United Kingdom). Four (4) regional members are replaced each year.

On 17 November 2017, His Excellency took up his appointment in London as the Bahamas High Commissioner to the Court of St. James's (United Kingdom). His Excellency currently serves as the Permanent Representative of The Bahamas Government to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and as Non-Resident Ambassador to Ireland, Malta, Italy, Germany, France, Sweden, and Greece. He has also received Agreement for South Africa. He is expected to present credentials in South Africa in late 2020.

Commissioner Greenslade (Ret.) was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for services to policing and the community, along with the Prime Minister's Above and Beyond award. He is also the recipient of the Force's medals for gallantry, meritorious service, long service, and good conduct. In 2003 he was awarded the Boss of the Year award for the island of Grand Bahama and the Toastmaster International communications and leadership award which he received in 2006. He is a distinguished President of Kiwanis and also a Paul Harris Fellow.

Ellison Greenslade QPM joined the Senior Executive Leadership Team (SELT) of the Royal Bahamas Police Force in July 2000, when he was appointed Assistant Commissioner of policing services on Grand Bahama which required him to be transferred to Freeport, Grand Bahama. Greenslade's portfolio included islands in the Northern Bahamas such as Abaco, Bimini, and The Berry Islands. He served in Freeport, Grand Bahama, for seven years, making him the longest serving Northern Bahamas district commander. He was praised for his leadership during the investigation of the disappearance of the "five missing boys" on Grand Bahama. He was also acclaimed for his leadership of search and rescue operations after several hurricanes that passed over the Bahamas, including Frances (2004), Jeanne (2004), and Wilma (2005). Assistant Commissioner Greenslade returned to Nassau once he was appointed to the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police. This post meant his portfolio of responsibilities had expanded to include crime management (CID), drug enforcement, INTERPOL, Commercial Crime, Intelligence, criminal records/CSI, IT affairs and Communications.

Ellison Edroy Greenslade QPM (born 24 May 1961) is a Bahamian Commissioner of Police (Ret.). He served as Commissioner of Police of the Royal Bahamas Police Force from 4 January 2010 to 30 October 2017. During May of 2010, he was elected President of the Association of Caribbean Chiefs of Police (ACCP) and served in this position for three consecutive terms. He capped off his illustrious career by being appointed the International Vice President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in October of 2017. He retired from the Royal Bahamas Police Force at the end of October of 2017 and accepted the appointment by The Bahamas Government as High Commissioner/Ambassador to the United Kingdom and seven (7) European Countries.

Greenslade was born in New Providence on 24 May 1961 and has attended quite a number of schools in places such as Cedar Harbor, Abaco; Lovely Bay, Acklins; Kemp's Bay, Andros; Knowles, Cat Island; and Stephen Dillet, Nassau. He graduated from S.C. McPherson Junior High and the Government High School, both in Nassau, New Providence. He graduated at the top of his class at the Bahamas Police Training College as recruit-constable. Upon graduation from the Police Training College, he continued studies on a part-time basis. He subsequently obtained an associate degree in Business Administration from the University of The Bahamas and went on to complete a number of executive level courses in professional studies in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States of America. These courses include: Senior Police Administration (SPAC- RCMP, Canada, in 1994), International Commanders Program (ICP – Bramshill, UK, in 1997), International Strategic Leadership program (ISLP – Bramshill, in 2005) and a wide range of law enforcement courses in The USA. During January of 2008, he was seconded by The Bahamas Government to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and completed a full year of understudy of all aspects of policing before his return to The Bahamas in Late December of 2008. He holds a postgraduate degree in police management and law enforcement from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. He also holds a MBA from the University of Miami, from where he graduated in 1997.

Among some of his notable career accomplishments are: The automation of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, Design and production of the first credit card size Drivers Licence for The Bahamas, Support for and implementation of the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) in the Force including Digital Biometrics, Support for and approval of an Integrated Ballistic Identification System (IBIS) from Forensic Technology Inc. for the Force, Support for and facilitation of the implementation of the Trunked Communication Technology in the Force, Demarcation of existing Divisional boundaries for the Police Force (GIS Mapping), Design and implementation of Compstat for the Force, Standardisation of Police Vehicles with 21st century appeal, standardisation of Force issued Firearms and duty rigs, Introduction of customised Body Armour for the Force, Contributions to the design and build out of the Gerald Bartlett Police Headquarters in Freeport Grand Bahama, Contributions to the design and build out of the Sir Albert Miller Police and fire Station in Freeport Grand Bahama, Re-organisation of the Force to bring it in line with modern policing models, Facilitation of devolution at District and Divisional command levels, and influenced organisation culture changes to illuminate the credibility of the Police Force and to engender accountability by all officers.