Russell Jones
ASB
Executive general manager, technology and innovation
CIO100
CIO100
CIOs have evolved to become visionary strategic business leaders who are driving innovative and transformative projects across their organisations. Our top 100 CIOs share their stories.
The CIO100 showcases the achievements of 100 technology and digital leaders tackling transformation in their organisations.
They keenly assess their respective environments, discern what is possible. They then forge programmes cutting through organisational and technological boundaries, while bringing their team along with them to deliver these initiatives.
They meld technology and change management strategies to ensure the programmes will bring a range of benefits for their organisations, customers, partners and sectors.
They concurrently help the wider organisation navigate the digital economy, acting as strategic and trusted advisors to identify business challenges and the technology tools that will help tackle these.
All these are made possible while ensuring operational excellence for the systems that are traditionally in the ICT team’s domain.
Theirs is a redoubtable task, and highlights the massive, sometimes unique challenges technology and digital leaders face in today’s fast-paced environment.
The CIO100 leaders were chosen by a panel of judges based on how they are delivering change across their organisations while excelling in business transformation, innovation and leadership.
Rapidly shifting technology is fundamentally changing the marketplace, ushering concurrent priorities, thus driving CIOs and their teams to develop and deploy new strategies to keep pace of change.
Propelled into the frontline of the organisation’s move to become a digital business, ICT leaders and their teams are at the same time still fulfilling their functional or operational responsibilities.
CIO100 2017
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1
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2 
Craig Bunyan
ANZ Bank
General manager, technology NZ
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3 
Avi Golan
Air New Zealand
Chief digital officer
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4 
David Kennedy
Transaction Services Group
Group CIO
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5 
Dawie Olivier
Westpac New Zealand
Chief information officer
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6 
Kevin Drinkwater
Mainfreight
Chief information officer
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7 
Dr Claire Barber
Spark New Zealand
Chief digital officer
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8 
Carmen Casagranda
Cigna New Zealand
Chief information officer
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9 
Thomas Hyde
Beca
Group director - delivery strategy
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10 
Liz Gosling
Auckland University of Technology
Chief information officer
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11 
Tracy Voice
Ministry for Primary Industries
Director, business technology and information services (CIO)
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12 
Paul Littlefair
LIC
Chief information officer
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13 
Roy Goldsmith
Royal New Zealand Plunket Society
Chief Information Officer (acting)
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14 
Gerben Otter
Fonterra
Chief information officer
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15 
Winston Fong
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Vice President ICT
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16 
Brian Northern
Fulton Hogan
Group CIO
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17 
Andrew Goodin
Zespri International
Global manager information services
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18 
Kevin Robinson
healthAllliance
CIO and GM, technology services
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19 
Duncan Ritchie
Xero
Chief platform officer
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20 
Pieter Bakker
Frucor
CIO/Group BT director
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21 
John Bell
Fletcher Building
Chief information officer
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22 
Ed Overy
KiwiRail
Chief information officer
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23 
Wayne McMahon
Domino's Pizza Enterprises
Group chief information officer
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24 
Philip Coster
Mitre 10
Chief information officer
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25 
Roger Jones
Auckland Transport
Chief technology officer
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26 
Tristin King
JUCY Group
Head of technology
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27 
Nick Whitehouse
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Chief digital officer
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28 
Chris Buxton
Statistics NZ
Chief digital officer
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29 
Aaron Toatelegese
Bank of New Zealand
Chief technology officer
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30 
Simon Challies
Ryman Healthcare
Managing director
31 - 100(In alphabetical order)
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Scott Andrews
Manheim Australia & New Zealand
Director of Technology
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Kevin Angland
Mercury
General Manager, Digital Services
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John Ascroft
Jade Software
Chief innovation officer
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Gary Baird
Inland Revenue NZ
Chief technology officer
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Philip Ball
Serko
CIO/Chief technical officer
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Dean Bratley
EROAD
Head of business systems
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Cameron Brill
St John
Chief information officer
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Andrew Cammell
Chapman Tripp
Chief information officer
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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
Christchurch International Airport
Digital development and ICT manager
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Walter Chieng
Saint Kentigern Trust Board
Director ICT
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Ralph Chivers
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Chief information officer
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Simon Clarke
Trustpower
GM Business Solutions & Technology
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Craig Columbus
Russell McVeagh
Chief information officer
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Liz Coulter
University of Auckland
Director IT Services
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Mark Denvir
Auckland Council
Director of ICT
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Michael Dreyer
Contact Energy
General manager ICT (acting)
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Chris Duran
Biomatters
CTO
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Atta Elayyan
LWA Solutions
CEO and co-founder
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Jeff Feldman
Dexibit
Chief technology officer
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Robyn Gillespie
Opus International
Director of information technology
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Simon Gould-Thorpe
Turners Limited
Group CIO and head of marketing
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Huw Griffiths
First Gas
IS manager
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David Habershon
Ministry of Social Development
Chief information officer
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John Hanna
Network for Learning
CEO
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Mike Harte
University of Otago
Director of IT Services
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David Healy
Icebreaker
Global CIO and GM business transformation
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John Holley
Manukau Institute of Technology
Head of ICTS
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Craig Horton
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
Head of Information Technology
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Alistair James
Massey University
Chief Information Officer
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Mike Jenkins
The Instillery
Founder and CEO
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Deane Johns
Co-op Money NZ
Chief information officer
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Andy Keiller
University of Canterbury
Chief information officer
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Simon Kennedy
The Warehouse Group
Group CIO
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Geoff King
Waikato District Health Board
Director of information services (CIO)
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Mark Leadbetter
House Of Travel Group
IT director
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Geoff Leigh
Kordia
Group CIO
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Trevor Leybourne
MYOB New Zealand
Head of Delivery
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Michael Middlemiss
NZ Parliamentary Service
Chief information officer
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Sean Mills
Department of Corrections
Chief information officer
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Darius Mistry
Imagetext Systems
Managing director
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Murray Mitchell
NZ Fire Service
Director ICT
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Cobus Nel
Transpower
General Manager, Information Services & Technology
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Richard Parry
Stand Children’s Services
Chief information officer
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Ewen John Powell
Chorus
Chief technology officer
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Neville Richardson
Kotahi Logistics
Group IT manager
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Don Robertson
Healthcare of New Zealand Holdings
Chief technology officer
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Nathan Scott
Valocity
Chief technology officer
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Mark Sheppard
GE Digital
General manager and chief commercial officer, Asia-Pacific
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Dhaya Sivakumar
Orion Health
EVP integration
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Craig Soutar
NZ Transport Agency
Chief information officer
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Lyndal Stewart
Business Mechanix
CEO and founder
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Grant Strang
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA)
TumuHangarau (Executive Director Information Technology)
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Doug Stuart
IBM New Zealand
New Zealand IT manager/CIO
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Jim Swanson
Datacom
Group CIO
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Phil Tanner
Student Job Search Aotearoa
Chief technology officer
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Grant Taylor
Citta Design
Director/Chief operating officer
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Gavin Till
Christchurch City Council
Chief information officer
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Shayne Tong
Genesis Energy
CIO (interim)
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Chris Trigg
Southern Cross Health Society
Head of IS and Business Transformation
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Hannes van Zyl
Hawkins Group
Group CIO
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Brad Vines
Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)
Director of IT
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Tina Wakefield
Ministry of Justice
Deputy Secretary ICT
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Owen Werner
Unitec Institute of Technology
Chief digital officer
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Jason Wills
Harcourts International
Chief information officer
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Darren Wilson
AsureQuality
Chief information officer
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Gary Woodham
NZ Racing Board
General manager - customer and General manager technology (acting)
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Richard John Wyke
Figured
Chief technology officer
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Lukasz Zawilski
NZ Qualifications Authority
Chief information officer
Others to Watch(In alphabetical order)
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Mark Bennett
The Salvation Army
IT director
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Anthony Bitossi
Stevenson Construction Materials
Information Services Manager
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Cameron McFie
Rhipe
Chief technology officer
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Alyona Medelyan
Thematic
CEO
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Aaron Overington
Te Roopu Taurima
ICT manager
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Ed Saul and Steve de Jong
Intelligent Life Limited
Director (Saul) and business partner (de Jong)
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Nigel Wilkinson
Kristin School
Director of business services
1 |
Russell Jones | Executive general manager, technology and innovation | ASB |
2 |
Craig Bunyan | General manager, technology NZ | ANZ Bank |
3 |
Avi Golan | Chief digital officer | Air New Zealand |
4 |
David Kennedy | Group CIO | Transaction Services Group |
5 |
Dawie Olivier | Chief information officer | Westpac New Zealand |
6 |
Kevin Drinkwater | Chief information officer | Mainfreight |
7 |
Dr Claire Barber | Chief digital officer | Spark New Zealand |
8 |
Carmen Casagranda | Chief information officer | Cigna New Zealand |
9 |
Thomas Hyde | Group director - delivery strategy | Beca |
10 |
Liz Gosling | Chief information officer | Auckland University of Technology |
11 |
Tracy Voice | Director, business technology and information services (CIO) | Ministry for Primary Industries |
12 |
Paul Littlefair | Chief information officer | LIC |
13 |
Roy Goldsmith | Chief Information Officer (acting) | Royal New Zealand Plunket Society |
14 |
Gerben Otter | Chief information officer | Fonterra |
15 |
Winston Fong | Vice President ICT | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare |
16 |
Brian Northern | Group CIO | Fulton Hogan |
17 |
Andrew Goodin | Global manager information services | Zespri International |
18 |
Kevin Robinson | CIO and GM, technology services | healthAllliance |
19 |
Duncan Ritchie | Chief platform officer | Xero |
20 |
Pieter Bakker | CIO/Group BT director | Frucor |
21 |
John Bell | Chief information officer | Fletcher Building |
22 |
Ed Overy | Chief information officer | KiwiRail |
23 |
Wayne McMahon | Group chief information officer | Domino's Pizza Enterprises |
24 |
Philip Coster | Chief information officer | Mitre 10 |
25 |
Roger Jones | Chief technology officer | Auckland Transport |
26 |
Tristin King | Head of technology | JUCY Group |
27 |
Nick Whitehouse | Chief digital officer | MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
28 |
Chris Buxton | Chief digital officer | Statistics NZ |
29 |
Aaron Toatelegese | Chief technology officer | Bank of New Zealand |
30 |
Simon Challies | Managing director | Ryman Healthcare |
31 - 100(In alphabetical order)
| Scott Andrews | Director of Technology | Manheim Australia & New Zealand |
| Kevin Angland | General Manager, Digital Services | Mercury |
| John Ascroft | Chief innovation officer | Jade Software |
| Gary Baird | Chief technology officer | Inland Revenue NZ |
| Philip Ball | CIO/Chief technical officer | Serko |
| Dean Bratley | Head of business systems | EROAD |
| Cameron Brill | Chief information officer | St John |
| Andrew Cammell | Chief information officer | Chapman Tripp |
| Tony Carpinter | Chief information officer | New Zealand Blood Service |
| Simon Casey | Chief information officer | Barfoot & Thompson |
| Todd Cassie | Digital development and ICT manager | Christchurch International Airport |
| Walter Chieng | Director ICT | Saint Kentigern Trust Board |
| Ralph Chivers | Chief information officer | Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment |
| Simon Clarke | GM Business Solutions & Technology | Trustpower |
| Craig Columbus | Chief information officer | Russell McVeagh |
| Liz Coulter | Director IT Services | University of Auckland |
| Mark Denvir | Director of ICT | Auckland Council |
| Michael Dreyer | General manager ICT (acting) | Contact Energy |
| Chris Duran | CTO | Biomatters |
| Atta Elayyan | CEO and co-founder | LWA Solutions |
| Jeff Feldman | Chief technology officer | Dexibit |
| Robyn Gillespie | Director of information technology | Opus International |
| Simon Gould-Thorpe | Group CIO and head of marketing | Turners Limited |
| Huw Griffiths | IS manager | First Gas |
| David Habershon | Chief information officer | Ministry of Social Development |
| John Hanna | CEO | Network for Learning |
| Mike Harte | Director of IT Services | University of Otago |
| David Healy | Global CIO and GM business transformation | Icebreaker |
| John Holley | Head of ICTS | Manukau Institute of Technology |
| Craig Horton | Head of Information Technology | The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists |
| Alistair James | Chief Information Officer | Massey University |
| Mike Jenkins | Founder and CEO | The Instillery |
| Deane Johns | Chief information officer | Co-op Money NZ |
| Andy Keiller | Chief information officer | University of Canterbury |
| Simon Kennedy | Group CIO | The Warehouse Group |
| Geoff King | Director of information services (CIO) | Waikato District Health Board |
| Mark Leadbetter | IT director | House Of Travel Group |
| Geoff Leigh | Group CIO | Kordia |
| Trevor Leybourne | Head of Delivery | MYOB New Zealand |
| Michael Middlemiss | Chief information officer | NZ Parliamentary Service |
| Sean Mills | Chief information officer | Department of Corrections |
| Darius Mistry | Managing director | Imagetext Systems |
| Murray Mitchell | Director ICT | NZ Fire Service |
| Cobus Nel | General Manager, Information Services & Technology | Transpower |
| Richard Parry | Chief information officer | Stand Children’s Services |
| Ewen John Powell | Chief technology officer | Chorus |
| Neville Richardson | Group IT manager | Kotahi Logistics |
| Don Robertson | Chief technology officer | Healthcare of New Zealand Holdings |
| Nathan Scott | Chief technology officer | Valocity |
| Mark Sheppard | General manager and chief commercial officer, Asia-Pacific | GE Digital |
| Dhaya Sivakumar | EVP integration | Orion Health |
| Craig Soutar | Chief information officer | NZ Transport Agency |
| Lyndal Stewart | CEO and founder | Business Mechanix |
| Grant Strang | TumuHangarau (Executive Director Information Technology) | Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) |
| Doug Stuart | New Zealand IT manager/CIO | IBM New Zealand |
| Jim Swanson | Group CIO | Datacom |
| Phil Tanner | Chief technology officer | Student Job Search Aotearoa |
| Grant Taylor | Director/Chief operating officer | Citta Design |
| Gavin Till | Chief information officer | Christchurch City Council |
| Shayne Tong | CIO (interim) | Genesis Energy |
| Chris Trigg | Head of IS and Business Transformation | Southern Cross Health Society |
| Hannes van Zyl | Group CIO | Hawkins Group |
| Brad Vines | Director of IT | Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) |
| Tina Wakefield | Deputy Secretary ICT | Ministry of Justice |
| Owen Werner | Chief digital officer | Unitec Institute of Technology |
| Jason Wills | Chief information officer | Harcourts International |
| Darren Wilson | Chief information officer | AsureQuality |
| Gary Woodham | General manager - customer and General manager technology (acting) | NZ Racing Board |
| Richard John Wyke | Chief technology officer | Figured |
| Lukasz Zawilski | Chief information officer | NZ Qualifications Authority |
Others to watch(In alphabetical order)
| Mark Bennett | IT director | The Salvation Army |
| Anthony Bitossi | Information Services Manager | Stevenson Construction Materials |
| Cameron McFie | Chief technology officer | Rhipe |
| Alyona Medelyan | CEO | Thematic |
| Aaron Overington | ICT manager | Te Roopu Taurima |
| Ed Saul and Steve de Jong | Director (Saul) and business partner (de Jong) | Intelligent Life Limited |
| Nigel Wilkinson | Director of business services | Kristin School |