Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has appointed Russell Turner to the position of chief information officer. Turner joins LINZ from the MetService, where he is currently the CIO and a member of MetService's executive team.
He has more than 25 years' experience spanning the IT function, including over 10 years in senior management.
He joins LINZ in the new year, and will have overall responsibility for LINZ’s IT group operations and strategy.
LINZ says the current supplier review will continue to progress according to the planned timeframe in the meantime.
Join the CIO New Zealand group on LinkedIn. The group is open to CIOs, IT Directors, COOs, CTOs and senior IT managers.