
Rebecca Chenery
Watercare
Chief digital officer
CIO50: New Zealand’s most innovative CIOs
Welcome to the 2nd annual CIO50 list where we recognise the top 50 senior technology executives who are driving innovation and influencing rapid change across their organisations.
The research is held in conjunction with CIO50 in Australia. Together, the executives in these lists comprise the CIO100 ANZ leaders.
On behalf of the team at CIO New Zealand, we hope that you enjoy reading these inspiring stories of innovation and leadership.
Sarah Putt
Editor, CIO New Zealand
Watercare
Chief digital officer
Fulton Hogan
Group CIO
Mainfreight
Chief information officer
Beca
Executive director and chief digital officer
Entrada Travel Group
Chief technology officer
Auckland Transport
Executive general manager technology
Air New Zealand
Chief digital officer
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise
Chief digital officer
House of Travel
IT director
Auckland District Health Board
Chief digital officer
ANZ New Zealand
General manager technology
Foodstuffs North Island
Chief digital officer
Spark New Zealand
Technology director
Tower Insurance
Chief operating officer
Transaction Services Group
Group CIO
Valocity Global
Chief technology officer
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Vice president – ICT
Fonterra Co-operative
Chief information officer
Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board
Chief digital officer
Tauranga City Council
Chief digital officer
Auckland Council
Director ICT
Gallagher Group
Chief information officer
healthAlliance
Chief information officer
University of Auckland
Chief technology officer
Z Energy
Chief digital officer
Delegat Group
Chief information officer
Mercury NZ
Head of ICT
Frucor Suntory
Business technology director
UneeQ
Head of product
Harmoney
Chief technology officer
CarbonClick
Chief technology officer
Education Payroll Ltd
Head of technology
Stats NZ
Chief digital officer
New Zealand Blood Service
Chief information officer
Downer
Head of technology
VTNZ/Dekra
Vice president, information technology -Southern Africa and Oceania
Contact Energy
CIO – customer technology
Centrality
Chief technology officer
Auckland University of Technology
Chief information officer
Vodafone New Zealand
Chief information officer
Regional Facilities Auckland
Chief technology officer
Vocus
Chief technology officer
NZ Rugby
Chief technology officer
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Chief digital officer
PwC NZ
Chief information officer
Kiwi Wealth
Chief technology officer
Fidelity Life
Chief technology officer
Figured
Chief product officer
LSG Sky Chefs NZ
Business improvement manager
Trade Me
Chief product and technology officer
1 |
Rebecca Chenery | Chief digital officer | Watercare |
2 |
Brian Northern | Group CIO | Fulton Hogan |
3 |
Kevin Drinkwater | Chief information officer | Mainfreight |
4 |
Thomas Hyde | Executive director and chief digital officer | Beca |
5 |
Pete Yates | Chief technology officer | Entrada Travel Group |
6 |
Roger Jones | Executive general manager technology | Auckland Transport |
7 |
Jennifer Sepull | Chief digital officer | Air New Zealand |
8 |
Richard Kay | Chief digital officer | New Zealand Trade & Enterprise |
9 |
Mark Leadbetter | IT director | House of Travel |
10 |
Shayne Tong | Chief digital officer | Auckland District Health Board |
11 |
Craig Bunyan | General manager technology | ANZ New Zealand |
12 |
Simon Kennedy | Chief digital officer | Foodstuffs North Island |
13 |
Mark Beder | Technology director | Spark New Zealand |
14 |
Peter Muggleston | Chief operating officer | Tower Insurance |
15 |
David Kennedy | Group CIO | Transaction Services Group |
16 |
Nathan Scott | Chief technology officer | Valocity Global |
17 |
Nicholas Fourie | Vice president – ICT | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare |
18 |
Piers Shore | Chief information officer | Fonterra Co-operative |
19 |
Stella Ward | Chief digital officer | Canterbury District Health Board and West Coast District Health Board |
20 |
Allan Lightbourne | Chief digital officer | Tauranga City Council |
21 |
Mark John Denvir | Director ICT | Auckland Council |
22 |
Neville Richardson | Chief information officer | Gallagher Group |
23 |
James Allison | Chief information officer | healthAlliance |
24 |
Jason Mangan | Chief technology officer | University of Auckland |
25 |
Mandy Simpson | Chief digital officer | Z Energy |
Wilson L. Alley | Chief information officer | Delegat Group |
Tim Aynsley | Head of ICT | Mercury NZ |
Pieter Bakker | Business technology director | Frucor Suntory |
Shehan Bala | Head of product | UneeQ |
Andrew Bates | Chief technology officer | Harmoney |
Paul Brady | Chief technology officer | CarbonClick |
Anna Brodie | Head of technology | Education Payroll Ltd |
Christopher Buxton | Chief digital officer | Stats NZ |
Tony Carpinter | Chief information officer | New Zealand Blood Service |
Nisha Clark | Head of technology | Downer |
Sean Davidson | Vice president, information technology -Southern Africa and Oceania | VTNZ/Dekra |
Iain Gauld | CIO – customer technology | Contact Energy |
Wilfred Godfrey | Chief technology officer | Centrality |
Liz Gosling | Chief information officer | Auckland University of Technology |
Andrew Haddad | Chief information officer | Vodafone New Zealand |
Mandy Kennedy | Chief technology officer | Regional Facilities Auckland |
Steve Kurzeja | Chief technology officer | Vocus |
Angela Nash | Chief technology officer | NZ Rugby |
Sarah Thirlwall | Chief digital officer | MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
Rebecca Thomas | Chief information officer | PwC NZ |
Craig Ward | Chief technology officer | Kiwi Wealth |
Dan Wilkinson | Chief technology officer | Fidelity Life |
Richard Wyke | Chief product officer | Figured |
Christine Yip | Business improvement manager | LSG Sky Chefs NZ |
Simon Young | Chief product and technology officer | Trade Me |