Kevin Drinkwater
Mainfreight
Chief information officer
CIO50
CIO50 2019
CIO50: New Zealand’s most innovative CIOs
Welcome to the annual CIO50 list where CIO New Zealand recognises the top 50 senior technology executives who are driving innovation and influencing rapid change across their organisations.
This is the first year we are holding CIO50 in New Zealand. The research is held in conjunction with CIO50 in Australia. Together, the executives in these lists comprise the first batch of CIO100 ANZ leaders.
CIO50 2019
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1
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2 
Paul Littlefair
LIC
Chief information officer
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3 
Craig Bunyan
ANZ Bank New Zealand
General manager technology
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4 
Kevin Angland
Mercury
General manager digital services
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5 
Roger Jones
Auckland Transport
Executive general manager technology
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6 
Chris Trigg
Southern Cross Health Society
Chief digital officer
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7 
Brian Northern
Fulton Hogan
Group chief information officer
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8 
Sarah Ellisdon
Counties Power
Chief information officer
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9 
Stella Ward
Canterbury and West Coast District Health Boards
Chief digital officer
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10 
Shayne Tong
Auckland District Health Board
Chief digital officer
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11 
Andrew Goodin
Zespri
Chief digital officer (acting)
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12 
Shane Lenton
Cue Clothing Co
Chief information officer
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13 
Cobus Nel
Transpower
General Manager, information, services and technology
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14 
Dawie Olivier
Westpac New Zealand
Chief information officer
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15 
David Kennedy
Transaction Services Group
Group CIO
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16 
Mark Beder
Spark
Technology director
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17 
Mark Leadbetter
House of Travel
IT director
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18 
Angie Judge
Dexibit
CEO
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19 
Gerard Naish
Ports of Auckland
Head of ICT
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20 
Richard Wyke
Figured
Chief technology officer
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21 
Gary Baird
Inland Revenue
Chief technology officer
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22 
Sarah Thirlwall
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Chief digital officer
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23 
Richard Kay
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Chief digital officer
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24 
Chris Buxton
Stats NZ
Chief digital officer
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25 
Vidhya Makam
New Zealand Health Group
Group chief digital officer (acting)
26 - 50 (In alphabetical order)
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Michelle Anderson
The Warehouse Group
Chief digital officer
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Pieter Bakker
Frucor Suntory
Business technology director (CIO)
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Rebecca Chenery
Watercare
Chief digital officer
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Ashley Colyer, Miles Fordyce and Damian Barr
Foodstuffs North Island
ICT executive team
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Sean Davidson
VTNZ/Dekra
General manager information technology
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Mark Denvir
Auckland Council
ICT director
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Chris Duran
Biomatters
Chief operating officer and chief technology officer
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Atta Elayyan
LWA Solutions
CEO and co-founder
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Nicholas Fourie
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Vice president - ICT
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Liz Gosling
Auckland University of Technology
Chief Information officer
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Mandy Kennedy
Paperplus Group
Chief digital officer
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Allan Lightbourne
Tauranga City Council
Chief digital officer
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Aaron McDonald
Centrality
Co-founder and CEO
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Aaron Olphert
Kordia
Chief digital officer
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Peter Radich
Abano Healthcare Group
Chief information officer
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Mark Rees
Xero
Chief technology officer
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Neville Richardson
Gallagher Group
Chief information officer
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Nathan Scott
Valocity
Chief technology officer
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Nigel Stevenson
Kensington Swan
Chief information officer
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Dianna Taylor
New Zealand Racing Board
General manager technology
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Rebecca Thomas
PwC New Zealand
Chief information officer
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Tracy Voice
Ministry for Primary Industries
Director, business technology and information services
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Pete Yates
InterCity Group
Chief technology officer
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Victor Yuen
FaceMe
Head of product
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Lukasz Zawilski
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Chief information officer
Ones to Watch (In alphabetical order)
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Wilson L. Alley
Delegat Group
Chief information officer
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James Allison
healthAlliance
Chief information officer
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Tony Carpinter
New Zealand Blood Service
Chief information officer
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Todd Cassie
Harcourts International
Chief information officer
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Mike Jenkins and Jeremy Nees
The Instillery
Founder and CEO; and chief product and technology officer
1 |
Kevin Drinkwater | Chief information officer | Mainfreight |
2 |
Paul Littlefair | Chief information officer | LIC |
3 |
Craig Bunyan | General manager technology | ANZ Bank New Zealand |
4 |
Kevin Angland | General manager digital services | Mercury |
5 |
Roger Jones | Executive general manager technology | Auckland Transport |
6 |
Chris Trigg | Chief digital officer | Southern Cross Health Society |
7 |
Brian Northern | Group chief information officer | Fulton Hogan |
8 |
Sarah Ellisdon | Chief information officer | Counties Power |
9 |
Stella Ward | Chief digital officer | Canterbury and West Coast District Health Boards |
10 |
Shayne Tong | Chief digital officer | Auckland District Health Board |
11 |
Andrew Goodin | Chief digital officer (acting) | Zespri |
12 |
Shane Lenton | Chief information officer | Cue Clothing Co |
13 |
Cobus Nel | General Manager, information, services and technology | Transpower |
14 |
Dawie Olivier | Chief information officer | Westpac New Zealand |
15 |
David Kennedy | Group CIO | Transaction Services Group |
16 |
Mark Beder | Technology director | Spark |
17 |
Mark Leadbetter | IT director | House of Travel |
18 |
Angie Judge | CEO | Dexibit |
19 |
Gerard Naish | Head of ICT | Ports of Auckland |
20 |
Richard Wyke | Chief technology officer | Figured |
21 |
Gary Baird | Chief technology officer | Inland Revenue |
22 |
Sarah Thirlwall | Chief digital officer | MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
23 |
Richard Kay | Chief digital officer | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise |
24 |
Chris Buxton | Chief digital officer | Stats NZ |
25 |
Vidhya Makam | Group chief digital officer (acting) | New Zealand Health Group |
26 - 50 (In alphabetical order)
| Michelle Anderson | Chief digital officer | The Warehouse Group |
| Pieter Bakker | Business technology director (CIO) | Frucor Suntory |
| Rebecca Chenery | Chief digital officer | Watercare |
| Ashley Colyer, Miles Fordyce and Damian Barr | ICT executive team | Foodstuffs North Island |
| Sean Davidson | General manager information technology | VTNZ/Dekra |
| Mark Denvir | ICT director | Auckland Council |
| Chris Duran | Chief operating officer and chief technology officer | Biomatters |
| Atta Elayyan | CEO and co-founder | LWA Solutions |
| Nicholas Fourie | Vice president - ICT | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare |
| Liz Gosling | Chief Information officer | Auckland University of Technology |
| Mandy Kennedy | Chief digital officer | Paperplus Group |
| Allan Lightbourne | Chief digital officer | Tauranga City Council |
| Aaron McDonald | Co-founder and CEO | Centrality |
| Aaron Olphert | Chief digital officer | Kordia |
| Peter Radich | Chief information officer | Abano Healthcare Group |
| Mark Rees | Chief technology officer | Xero |
| Neville Richardson | Chief information officer | Gallagher Group |
| Nathan Scott | Chief technology officer | Valocity |
| Nigel Stevenson | Chief information officer | Kensington Swan |
| Dianna Taylor | General manager technology | New Zealand Racing Board |
| Rebecca Thomas | Chief information officer | PwC New Zealand |
| Tracy Voice | Director, business technology and information services | Ministry for Primary Industries |
| Pete Yates | Chief technology officer | InterCity Group |
| Victor Yuen | Head of product | FaceMe |
| Lukasz Zawilski | Chief information officer | New Zealand Qualifications Authority |
Ones to watch (In alphabetical order)
| Wilson L. Alley | Chief information officer | Delegat Group |
| James Allison | Chief information officer | healthAlliance |
| Tony Carpinter | Chief information officer | New Zealand Blood Service |
| Todd Cassie | Chief information officer | Harcourts International |
| Mike Jenkins and Jeremy Nees | Founder and CEO; and chief product and technology officer | The Instillery |