CIO100

The 2018 CIO100

Welcome to the annual CIO100 for 2018, where we recognise the most transformative technology and digital leaders in New Zealand.

The CIO100 showcases the achievements of these 100 leaders from across industries.

So what are the traits linking these standout leaders? Read on for 100 tips for leading business transformation in the digital era.

1

Avi Golan

Air New Zealand

Chief digital officer

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2

David Kennedy

Transaction Services Group

Group CIO

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3

Aaron Toatelegese

Bank of New Zealand

Chief technology officer

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4

Craig Bunyan

ANZ Bank

General manager technology

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5

Dawie Olivier

Westpac New Zealand

Chief information officer

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6

Gary Baird

New Zealand Inland Revenue

Chief technology officer

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7

Kevin Angland

Mercury

GM digital services, Mercury

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8

Glen Willoughby

Downer Group

General manager information technology

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9

David Hackshall

Cochlear

Chief information officer

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10

Kevin Drinkwater

Mainfreight

Chief information officer

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11

Paul Littlefair

LIC

Chief information officer,

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12

Jen Cherrington-Mowat

Genesis Energy

Executive general manager, technology and digital

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13

Deane Johns

Co-op Money NZ

Chief information officer

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14

Mike Jenkins

The Instillery

Founder and CEO

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15

Nikhil Ravishankar

Vector

Chief digital officer

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16

Carmen Casagranda

Cigna

Chief information officer

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17

Brian Northern

Fulton Hogan

Group CIO

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18

Liz Gosling

Auckland University of Technology

Chief information officer

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19

Peter Muggleston

Foodstuffs North Island

Chief information officer

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20

Nathan Scott

Valocity

Chief technology officer

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21

John Bell

Fletcher Building

Chief information officer

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22

Stuart Bloomfield

Waitemata District Health Board

Chief information officer

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23

Timothy Kasbe

The Warehouse Group

Chief information officer and chief digital officer

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24

Dr Claire Barber

Spark New Zealand

Chief digital officer

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25

Simon Tong

ASB

EGM technology innovation and payments

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26

David Habershon

Ministry of Social Development

Chief information officer

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27

Lukasz Zawilski

New Zealand Qualifications Authority

Chief information officer

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28

Nicholas Fourie

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

Vice president - ICT

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29

Ralph Chivers

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Chief information officer

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30

Alan Adcock

Whangarei District Council

GM corporate

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31 - 100(In alphabetical order)

James Allison
healthAlliance
Chief information officer
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Pieter Bakker
Frucor Suntory Group
Group business technology director – Frucor Suntory Group
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Andrew Bates
Harmoney
Chief technology officer
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Anthony Bitossi
Stevenson Construction Materials
Chief information officer
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Cameron Brill
St John
Chief information officer
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Chris Buxton
Stats NZ
Chief digital officer
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Julie Canepa
Cisco
CIO New Zealand and Australia
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Tony Carpinter
New Zealand Blood Service
Chief information officer
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Simon Casey
Barfoot & Thompson
Chief information officer
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Todd Cassie
Harcourts International
Chief information officer
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Simon Clarke
Trustpower
GM business solutions and technology
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Craig Columbus
Russell McVeagh
Chief information officer
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Sonya Crosby
SkyCity Entertainment Group
Chief innovation officer
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Sean Davidson
VTNZ
General manager, information technology
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Mark Denvir
Auckland Council
ICT director
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James Dickinson
BDO New Zealand
Chief information officer
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Chris Duran
Biomatters
Chief technology officer
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Atta Elayyan
LWA Solutions
CEO and co-founder
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C. John Emerson
Tait Communications
Global CIO
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Richard Ertel and Scott Houston
Seequent
CIO and CTO
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Melissa Firth
Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand
Chief digital officer
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Neil Gong
Airedale Property Trust
Group ICT manager
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Andrew Goodin
Zespri
Global manager information services and currently acting chief digital officer
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Robert Holmes
Origin Group
Chief technology officer
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Thomas Hyde
Beca
Group director – delivery, CIO
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Paul Jepson
Accident Compensation Corporation
Chief information officer
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Ahmad Jubbawey
Vensa Health
Chief executive officer
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Richard Kay
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Chief information officer
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Andy Keiller
University of Canterbury
Chief information officer
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Mandy Kennedy
Paperplus Group
Chief information officer
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Tristin King and Kris Lander
JUCY
Head of technology and chief digital officer
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Geoff Leigh and Aaron Olphert
Kordia
Geoff Leigh, chief information officer and Aaron Olphert, chief digital officer
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Trevor Leybourne
MYOB
Head of delivery
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Allan Lightbourne
Tauranga City Council
Chief digital officer
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Vidhya Makam
Whanau Tahi
Chief operating officer
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Jason Patrick Mangan
University of Auckland
Director IT services
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Igor Matich
Dynamo6
Founder and managing director
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Cameron McFie
Rhipe
Chief technology officer
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Michael Middlemiss
Parliamentary Service
Chief information officer
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Gerard Naish
Ports of Auckland Ltd
Head of ICT
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Angela Nash
REANNZ
Chief information and operating officer
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Cobus Nel
Transpower
General manager, information, services and technology (IST)
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Gerben Otter
Fonterra
Chief information officer
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Ed Overy
KiwiRail
Chief information officer
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Ursula Phillips
PepsiCo
Chief information officer
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Ewen Powell
Chorus NZ
Chief technology officer
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Duncan Reed
Quotable Value
Chief data officer
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Jonathan Rice
Joyn
Director
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Neville Richardson
Gallagher Group
Chief information officer
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Francoise Russo
Toll Group
Group chief information officer
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Dhaya Sivakumar
Orion Health
Executive vice president, integration & Amadeus
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Bob Smith
Public Trust
Chief executive officer
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Jonathan Spence
Xtracta
CEO and CIO
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Nathan John Steiner
Veeam
Head of systems engineering ANZ
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Lyndal Stewart
Find My Study
Director and CEO
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Grant Strang
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Executive director information technology (Tumuhangarau)
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Doug Stuart
IBM
New Zealand IT manager/CIO
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Dianna Taylor
New Zealand Racing Board
General manager technology
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Sarah Thirlwall
Counties Manukau District Health Board
Director strategic ICT transformation
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Mikal Todd
solarcity New Zealand
Chief information officer
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Shayne Tong
Auckland District Health Board
Chief of intelligence and informatics
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Chris Trigg
Southern Cross Health Society
Chief digital officer
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Johan Vendrig
Orion Health
Chief information officer
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Tracy Voice
Ministry for Primary Industries
Director, business technology and information services
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Tina Wakefield
Ministry of Justice
Deputy secretary ICT/chief information officer
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Stella Ward
Canterbury District Health Board
Executive director ICT and innovation
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Michael Whitehead
WhereScape
President and founder
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Darren Wilson
AsureQuality
Chief information officer
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Richard Wyke
Figured
Chief technology officer
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Pete Yates
Healthlink
Chief technology officer
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1	Avi Golan	Chief digital officer	Air New Zealand
2	David Kennedy	Group CIO	Transaction Services Group
3	Aaron Toatelegese	Chief technology officer	Bank of New Zealand
4	Craig Bunyan	General manager technology	ANZ Bank
5	Dawie Olivier	Chief information officer	Westpac New Zealand
6	Gary Baird	Chief technology officer	New Zealand Inland Revenue
7	Kevin Angland	GM digital services, Mercury	Mercury
8	Glen Willoughby	General manager information technology	Downer Group
9	David Hackshall	Chief information officer	Cochlear
10	Kevin Drinkwater	Chief information officer	Mainfreight
11	Paul Littlefair	Chief information officer,	LIC
12	Jen Cherrington-Mowat	Executive general manager, technology and digital	Genesis Energy
13	Deane Johns	Chief information officer	Co-op Money NZ
14	Mike Jenkins	Founder and CEO	The Instillery
15	Nikhil Ravishankar	Chief digital officer	Vector
16	Carmen Casagranda	Chief information officer	Cigna
17	Brian Northern	Group CIO	Fulton Hogan
18	Liz Gosling	Chief information officer	Auckland University of Technology
19	Peter Muggleston	Chief information officer	Foodstuffs North Island
20	Nathan Scott	Chief technology officer	Valocity
21	John Bell	Chief information officer	Fletcher Building
22	Stuart Bloomfield	Chief information officer	Waitemata District Health Board
23	Timothy Kasbe	Chief information officer and chief digital officer	The Warehouse Group
24	Dr Claire Barber	Chief digital officer	Spark New Zealand
25	Simon Tong	EGM technology innovation and payments	ASB
26	David Habershon	Chief information officer	Ministry of Social Development
27	Lukasz Zawilski	Chief information officer	New Zealand Qualifications Authority
28	Nicholas Fourie	Vice president - ICT	Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
29	Ralph Chivers	Chief information officer	Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
30	Alan Adcock	GM corporate	Whangarei District Council

31 - 100(In alphabetical order)

James Allison	Chief information officer	healthAlliance
Pieter Bakker	Group business technology director – Frucor Suntory Group	Frucor Suntory Group
Andrew Bates	Chief technology officer	Harmoney
Anthony Bitossi	Chief information officer	Stevenson Construction Materials
Cameron Brill	Chief information officer	St John
Chris Buxton	Chief digital officer	Stats NZ
Julie Canepa	CIO New Zealand and Australia	Cisco
Tony Carpinter	Chief information officer	New Zealand Blood Service
Simon Casey	Chief information officer	Barfoot & Thompson
Todd Cassie	Chief information officer	Harcourts International
Simon Clarke	GM business solutions and technology	Trustpower
Craig Columbus	Chief information officer	Russell McVeagh
Sonya Crosby	Chief innovation officer	SkyCity Entertainment Group
Sean Davidson	General manager, information technology	VTNZ
Mark Denvir	ICT director	Auckland Council
James Dickinson	Chief information officer	BDO New Zealand
Chris Duran	Chief technology officer	Biomatters
Atta Elayyan	CEO and co-founder	LWA Solutions
C. John Emerson	Global CIO	Tait Communications
Richard Ertel and Scott Houston	CIO and CTO	Seequent
Melissa Firth	Chief digital officer	Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand
Neil Gong	Group ICT manager	Airedale Property Trust
Andrew Goodin	Global manager information services and currently acting chief digital officer	Zespri
Robert Holmes	Chief technology officer	Origin Group
Thomas Hyde	Group director – delivery, CIO	Beca
Paul Jepson	Chief information officer	Accident Compensation Corporation
Ahmad Jubbawey	Chief executive officer	Vensa Health
Richard Kay	Chief information officer	New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Andy Keiller	Chief information officer	University of Canterbury
Mandy Kennedy	Chief information officer	Paperplus Group
Tristin King and Kris Lander	Head of technology and chief digital officer	JUCY
Geoff Leigh and Aaron Olphert	Geoff Leigh, chief information officer and Aaron Olphert, chief digital officer	Kordia
Trevor Leybourne	Head of delivery	MYOB
Allan Lightbourne	Chief digital officer	Tauranga City Council
Vidhya Makam	Chief operating officer	Whanau Tahi
Jason Patrick Mangan	Director IT services	University of Auckland
Igor Matich	Founder and managing director	Dynamo6
Cameron McFie	Chief technology officer	Rhipe
Michael Middlemiss	Chief information officer	Parliamentary Service
Gerard Naish	Head of ICT	Ports of Auckland Ltd
Angela Nash	Chief information and operating officer	REANNZ
Cobus Nel	General manager, information, services and technology (IST)	Transpower
Gerben Otter	Chief information officer	Fonterra
Ed Overy	Chief information officer	KiwiRail
Ursula Phillips	Chief information officer	PepsiCo
Ewen Powell	Chief technology officer	Chorus NZ
Duncan Reed	Chief data officer	Quotable Value
Jonathan Rice	Director	Joyn
Neville Richardson	Chief information officer	Gallagher Group
Francoise Russo	Group chief information officer	Toll Group
Dhaya Sivakumar	Executive vice president, integration & Amadeus	Orion Health
Bob Smith	Chief executive officer	Public Trust
Jonathan Spence	CEO and CIO	Xtracta
Nathan John Steiner	Head of systems engineering ANZ	Veeam
Lyndal Stewart	Director and CEO	Find My Study
Grant Strang	Executive director information technology (Tumuhangarau)	Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Doug Stuart	New Zealand IT manager/CIO	IBM
Dianna Taylor	General manager technology	New Zealand Racing Board
Sarah Thirlwall	Director strategic ICT transformation	Counties Manukau District Health Board
Mikal Todd	Chief information officer	solarcity New Zealand
Shayne Tong	Chief of intelligence and informatics	Auckland District Health Board
Chris Trigg	Chief digital officer	Southern Cross Health Society
Johan Vendrig	Chief information officer	Orion Health
Tracy Voice	Director, business technology and information services	Ministry for Primary Industries
Tina Wakefield	Deputy secretary ICT/chief information officer	Ministry of Justice
Stella Ward	Executive director ICT and innovation	Canterbury District Health Board
Michael Whitehead	President and founder	WhereScape
Darren Wilson	Chief information officer	AsureQuality
Richard Wyke	Chief technology officer	Figured
Pete Yates	Chief technology officer	Healthlink