By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed former Secret Service agent John M. Britt as Director of Public Safety.
Britt, a 27 year veteran of the Secret Service, headed up the agency’s St. Louis office and went on in 2002 to become senior director for global security at Anheuser-Busch Companies in St.Louis. He retired from the company last year.
“Coming directly from the private sector, John will offer new, fresh ideas about improving and streamlining operations, and I look forward to him on my team,” said Gov. Nixon in a prepared statement.
The director of public safety oversees a number of state programs and agencies including the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Missouri Capitol Police, the Missouri National Guard and the State Emergency Management Agency.