Kevin Drinkwater
Mainfreight
Chief information officer
CIO50
CIO50 2019
CIO50: New Zealand’s most innovative CIOs
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 |