Mandy Simpson
Z Energy
Chief Digital Officer
CIO50: New Zealand’s most innovative CIOs
Welcome to the 3rd annual CIO50 list where we recognise the top 50 senior technology executives who are driving innovation and influencing rapid change across their organisations.
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
Z Energy
Chief Digital Officer
Fulton Hogan
Group Chief Information Officer
University of Auckland
Chief Technology Officer
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Vice President ICT
Auckland Transport
Executive General Manager Business Technology
NZ Rugby
Chief Information and Technology Officer
Mercy Radiology
Director of Strategic Programmes
Ministry of Health
Deputy Director-General, Data and Digital Directorate & Chief Technology Officer
ANZ Bank
Chief Information Officer
House of Travel
IT Director
Earthquake Commission
Chief Data Officer
Network for Learning
Chief Information and Security Officer
Rush Digital
CTO and CISO
BCITO
Chief Digital Officer
Auckland District Health Board
Chief Digital Officer
EnviroNZ
Head of Technology
Vodafone New Zealand
Chief Information Officer
PwC
Chief Information Officer
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Chief Information Officer
Beca
Chief Digital Officer
Xero
Chief Technology Officer
Figured
Chief Product Officer
Foodstuffs North Island
Chief Digital Officer
The Warehouse Group
Chief Digital Officer
University of Waikato
Chief Information Officer
Tū Ora Compass Health
Chief Information Officer
Tauranga City Council
Chief Digital Officer
Fisher & Paykel
General Manager Information Technology
Aurecon
Chief Information Officer
Transpower
General Manager Information Services and Technology
Zespri
Chief Digital Officer
Chorus
Chief Technology Officer
Datacom Group
CIO and CISO
Auckland University of Technology
Chief Information Officer and COVID-19 Response Lead
Nikko Asset Management New Zealand
Head of Information Technology
Auckland Council
Director, ICT
Spark
Technology Director
2degrees
Chief Technology Officer
Trustpower
General Manager Technology and Delivery
Valocity Global
Chief Technology Officer
Gallagher Group
Chief Information Officer
Heart Foundation
Head of Information Technology Services
Gorilla Technology
CEO
Mitre 10
Chief Information Officer
Farmlands Co-operative
Chief Digital Officer
Statistics NZ
General Manager Economic and Environmental Insights
Parliamentary Service
Chief Information Officer
Southern Cross Health Society
Chief Digital Officer
Barfoot & Thompson
Christchurch City Council
Chief Information Officer
1 |
Mandy Simpson | Chief Digital Officer | Z Energy |
2 |
Brian Northern | Group Chief Information Officer | Fulton Hogan |
3 |
Jason Mangan | Chief Technology Officer | University of Auckland |
4 |
Nicholas Fourie | Vice President ICT | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare |
5 |
Roger Jones | Executive General Manager Business Technology | Auckland Transport |
6 |
Angela Nash | Chief Information and Technology Officer | NZ Rugby |
7 |
Alexis Stewart | Director of Strategic Programmes | Mercy Radiology |
8 |
Shayne Hunter Michael Dreyer | Deputy Director-General, Data and Digital Directorate & Chief Technology Officer | Ministry of Health |
9 |
Michael Bullock | Chief Information Officer | ANZ Bank |
10 |
Mark Leadbetter | IT Director | House of Travel |
11 |
Jaron Shaw | Chief Data Officer | Earthquake Commission |
12 |
Gavin Costello | Chief Information and Security Officer | Network for Learning |
13 |
Danushka Abeysuriya | CTO and CISO | Rush Digital |
14 |
Peter Fletcher-Dobson | Chief Digital Officer | BCITO |
15 |
Shayne Tong | Chief Digital Officer | Auckland District Health Board |
16 |
Stephen Vidulich | Head of Technology | EnviroNZ |
17 |
Andrew Haddad | Chief Information Officer | Vodafone New Zealand |
18 |
Rebecca Thomas | Chief Information Officer | PwC |
19 |
Sue McLean | Chief Information Officer | Greater Wellington Regional Council |
20 |
Thomas Hyde | Chief Digital Officer | Beca |
21 |
Mark Rees | Chief Technology Officer | Xero |
22 |
Richard Wyke | Chief Product Officer | Figured |
23 |
Simon Kennedy | Chief Digital Officer | Foodstuffs North Island |
24 |
Michelle Anderson | Chief Digital Officer | The Warehouse Group |
25 |
Eion Hall | Chief Information Officer | University of Waikato |
Alistair Vickers | Chief Information Officer | Tū Ora Compass Health |
Allan Lightbourne | Chief Digital Officer | Tauranga City Council |
Andrew Ramsay | General Manager Information Technology | Fisher & Paykel |
Carl Duckinson | Chief Information Officer | Aurecon |
Cobus Nel | General Manager Information Services and Technology | Transpower |
David Scullin | Chief Digital Officer | Zespri |
Ewen Powell | Chief Technology Officer | Chorus |
Karl Wright | CIO and CISO | Datacom Group |
Liz Gosling | Chief Information Officer and COVID-19 Response Lead | Auckland University of Technology |
Marcus Rameke | Head of Information Technology | Nikko Asset Management New Zealand |
Mark Denvir | Director, ICT | Auckland Council |
Mark Beder | Technology Director | Spark |
Martin Sharrock | Chief Technology Officer | 2degrees |
Matt van Deventer | General Manager Technology and Delivery | Trustpower |
Nathan Scott | Chief Technology Officer | Valocity Global |
Neville Richardson | Chief Information Officer | Gallagher Group |
Paul Natac | Head of Information Technology Services | Heart Foundation |
Paul Spain | CEO | Gorilla Technology |
Phil Coster | Chief Information Officer | Mitre 10 |
Richard Wilkinson | Chief Digital Officer | Farmlands Co-operative |
Richard Evans | General Manager Economic and Environmental Insights | Statistics NZ |
Robert Lockerd | Chief Information Officer | Parliamentary Service |
Roxanne Salton | Chief Digital Officer | Southern Cross Health Society |
Simon Casey | Barfoot & Thompson | |
Symon McHerron | Chief Information Officer | Christchurch City Council |