Rekha Kharbanda
Tonkin+Taylor
Executive Leader - Digital
CIO50: New Zealand’s most innovative CIOs
We are proud to present the 4th annual CIO50 list where we recognise the top 50 senior technology executives who are driving innovation and influencing rapid change across their organisations.
This year we also present the inaugural Next CIO award, recognising a rising star in our industry who is on the pathway to senior leadership.
On behalf of the team at CIO New Zealand, we hope you are inspired by these stories of leadership and innovation in Aotearoa.
Ngā mihi nui,
Cathy O'Sullivan
Editor, CIO New Zealand
Tonkin+Taylor
Executive Leader - Digital
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Ltd
Chief Digital Officer
Careway
Programme Director
Fulton Hogan
Group Chief Information Officer
PWC
Chief Information Officer
Auckland Transport
Executive General Manager, Business Technology
Tend Health
Chief Technology and Product Officer
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Vice President, ICT
Foodstuffs North Island
Chief Digital Officer
NZ Rugby
Chief Information and Technology Officer
Tourism Holdings Limited
Chief Technology Officer
EnviroNZ
Head of Technology
NZ Blood
Executive Director, Digital Technology & Information Management
University of Auckland
Chief Technology Officer
Auckland Council
Director of ICT
Genesis Energy
Chief Digital Officer
Kiwibank
Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Beca
Chief Digital Officer
House of Travel
IT Director
Southern Cross Health Society
Chief Digital Officer
Rush Digital
Chief Innovation and Technology Officer
Classic Group
Chief Information Officer
Christchurch City Council
Chief Information Officer
Fisher & Paykel
General Manager Information Technology
Transpower NZ
General Manager Information Services & Technology
UCG
Chief Information Officer
ANZCO Foods
Head of ICT
Harrison Grierson
Chief Digital Officer
TR Group
Chief Information Officer
Loyalty New Zealand
Chief Data, Analytics and Technology Officer
Vodafone New Zealand
Chief Information Officer
Kiwi Property
General Manager Digital
Woolworths New Zealand
Head of Technology
Tauranga City Council
Chief Digital Officer
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission
Chief Digital Officer
Provident Insurance
Head of IT
RedShield
Chief Technology Officer
Livestock Improvement Corporation
Head of Digital Services
Nikko Asset Management
Head of Information Technology, SVP
Hallenstein Glassons
Chief Information Officer
Gallagher Group Limited
Chief Information Officer
Fliway Group
Chief Information Officer
Valocity
Chief Technology Officer
Zespri International
Chief Digital Officer
Restaurant Brands
Chief Information Officer
Manawa Energy
General Manager, Technology and Delivery
Tū Ora Compass Health
Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer
Kiwi Wealth
Chief Technology Officer
Farmlands Co-operative Ltd
Chief Innovation & Digital Officer
Datacom
Group Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer
Contact Energy
Head of Planning & Delivery
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Rekha Kharbanda | Executive Leader - Digital | Tonkin+Taylor |
2 |
David Healy | Chief Digital Officer | Ballance Agri-Nutrients Ltd |
3 |
Alexis Stewart | Programme Director | Careway |
4 |
Brian Northern | Group Chief Information Officer | Fulton Hogan |
5 |
Rebecca Thomas | Chief Information Officer | PWC |
6 |
Roger Jones | Executive General Manager, Business Technology | Auckland Transport |
7 |
Josh Robb | Chief Technology and Product Officer | Tend Health |
8 |
Nicholas Fourie | Vice President, ICT | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare |
9 |
Simon Kennedy | Chief Digital Officer | Foodstuffs North Island |
10 |
Angela Nash | Chief Information and Technology Officer | NZ Rugby |
11 |
Jo Hilson | Chief Technology Officer | Tourism Holdings Limited |
12 |
Stephen Vidulich | Head of Technology | EnviroNZ |
13 |
Joshua Bankers | Executive Director, Digital Technology & Information Management | NZ Blood |
14 |
Jason Mangan | Chief Technology Officer | University of Auckland |
15 |
Mark Denvir | Director of ICT | Auckland Council |
16 |
Peter Kennedy | Chief Digital Officer | Genesis Energy |
17 |
Hamish Rumbold | Chief Digital and Technology Officer | Kiwibank |
18 |
Thomas Hyde | Chief Digital Officer | Beca |
19 |
Mark Leadbetter | IT Director | House of Travel |
20 |
Roxanne Salton | Chief Digital Officer | Southern Cross Health Society |
21 |
Danushka Abeysuriya | Chief Innovation and Technology Officer | Rush Digital |
22 |
Andrew Goodin | Chief Information Officer | Classic Group |
23 |
Symon McHerron | Chief Information Officer | Christchurch City Council |
24 |
Andrew Ramsay | General Manager Information Technology | Fisher & Paykel |
25 |
Cobus Nel | General Manager Information Services & Technology | Transpower NZ |
Steve Alani | Chief Information Officer | UCG |
Iain Boyd | Head of ICT | ANZCO Foods |
Terri Carajannis | Chief Digital Officer | Harrison Grierson |
Craig Columbus | Chief Information Officer | TR Group |
Brian Ferris | Chief Data, Analytics and Technology Officer | Loyalty New Zealand |
Andrew Haddad | Chief Information Officer | Vodafone New Zealand |
Angela Henderson | General Manager Digital | Kiwi Property |
Steve James | Head of Technology | Woolworths New Zealand |
Allan Lightbourne | Chief Digital Officer | Tauranga City Council |
Bill Moses | Chief Digital Officer | Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission |
Paul Natac | Head of IT | Provident Insurance |
Sam Pickles | Chief Technology Officer | RedShield |
Glen Priest | Head of Digital Services | Livestock Improvement Corporation |
Marcus Rameke | Head of Information Technology, SVP | Nikko Asset Management |
Chris Reid | Chief Information Officer | Hallenstein Glassons |
Neville Richardson | Chief Information Officer | Gallagher Group Limited |
Kevin Rowland | Chief Information Officer | Fliway Group |
Nathan Scott | Chief Technology Officer | Valocity |
David Scullin | Chief Digital Officer | Zespri International |
Kenny Thein | Chief Information Officer | Restaurant Brands |
Matt van Deventer | General Manager, Technology and Delivery | Manawa Energy |
Alistair Vickers | Chief Information Officer/Chief Information Security Officer | Tū Ora Compass Health |
Craig Ward | Chief Technology Officer | Kiwi Wealth |
Richard Wilkinson | Chief Innovation & Digital Officer | Farmlands Co-operative Ltd |
Karl Wright | Group Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer | Datacom |
Madeleine Richardson | Head of Planning & Delivery | Contact Energy |