Mark Gay
ME
Chief information officer
CIO50
There were a record number of nominations in the CIO50 List of 2016. Here are the Top 50 leaders and their stories.
CIO50 2016
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1
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2 
Wayne McMahon
Domino's Pizza Enterprises
Group chief information officer
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3 
Tim Thurman
Australian Securities Exchange
Chief information officer
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4 
Bill Le Blanc
SA Health
Chief information officer
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5 
Alastair Sharman
Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Chief information officer
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6 
Scott Collary
ANZ
Chief information officer
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7 
Leigh Berrell
Yarra Valley Water
Chief information officer
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8 
Rob James
William Hill
Chief information officer
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9 
Kim Wenn
Tabcorp
Chief information officer
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10 
William Daniel Confalonieri
Deakin University
Chief information officer
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11 
Roger Burgess
Scentia
Executive director, operations & technology
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12 
Christian Mc Gilloway
Retail Zoo
Head of digital
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13 
Dr Malcolm Thatcher
eHealth Queensland
Chief executive office, CIO
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14 
Dayle Stevens
National Australia Bank
Divisional CIO, support services
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15 
Kenneth Edward Udas
University of Southern Queensland
Deputy vice-chancellor (academic services) and chief information officer
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16 
Chris Ford
SA Power Networks
Chief information officer
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17 
Christopher Johnson
20th Century Fox
Asia-Pacific IT director
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18 
Tom Clark
Corporate Travel Management
Global chief technology and marketing officer
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19 
Hilda Clune
PwC Australia
Chief information officer
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20 
Grainne Kearns
Jetstar Airways
Group chief information officer
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21 
Anastasia Cammaroto
BT Financial Group
Chief information officer
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22 
Scott Andrews
Manheim Australia and New Zealand
Director, product & digital strategy, Cox Automotives
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23 
Michelle Beveridge
Intrepid Group
Chief information officer
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24 
John Sutherland
Ramsay Health Care
Chief information officer
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25 
Andrew Clowes
JLL Australia
Head of IT
26 - 50 (In alphabetical order)
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Aidan Coleman
Charter Hall
Chief technology officer
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Andrew Mitchell
Griffith Hack
CIO and director of national operations
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Berys Amor
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Director of technology
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Cameron McFie
Rhipe
Chief technology officer
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Chris Nurse
Telethon Kids Institute
Head of technology transformation
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Claudine Ogilvie
Ridley Corporation
Chief information officer
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Dave Rumsey
Tourism Australia
Chief information officer
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Elizabeth Harper
GHD
Chief information officer
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Joanne Stubbs
Bakers Delight
Chief information officer
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Julie Canepa
Cisco Australia and New Zealand
Chief information officer
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Kevin O'Hara
Tulla Private Equity Group
Group chief information officer
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Mandy Ross
Tatts Group
Chief information officer
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Mark Sheppard
GE
General manager and chief commercial officer, Asia-Pacific
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Mark Ballinger
Progressclaim
Director, products and technology
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Melanie Sinton
Racing and Wagering Western Australia
Chief information officer
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Richard Host
NSW Department of Finance, Services & Innovation
Chief information officer
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Richard Burns
Aussie Home Loans
General manager, customer experience and technology
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Rick Coenen
Sussan Group
Chief information officer
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Ritesh Patel
Office Brands
Chief information officer
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Ryan Klose
National Pharmacies
General manager, technology and innovation
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Simon Raik-Allen
MYOB
Chief technical advisor
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Steve Godbee
IBM Australia and New Zealand
Chief information officer
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Therese Chakour-West
Stihl
IT manager
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Timothy Larcos
PwC
Chief information officer, Private Clients
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Veronica Frost
Australian Red Cross
Chief information officer
1 |
Mark Gay | Chief information officer | ME |
2 |
Wayne McMahon | Group chief information officer | Domino's Pizza Enterprises |
3 |
Tim Thurman | Chief information officer | Australian Securities Exchange |
4 |
Bill Le Blanc | Chief information officer | SA Health |
5 |
Alastair Sharman | Chief information officer | Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service |
6 |
Scott Collary | Chief information officer | ANZ |
7 |
Leigh Berrell | Chief information officer | Yarra Valley Water |
8 |
Rob James | Chief information officer | William Hill |
9 |
Kim Wenn | Chief information officer | Tabcorp |
10 |
William Daniel Confalonieri | Chief information officer | Deakin University |
11 |
Roger Burgess | Executive director, operations & technology | Scentia |
12 |
Christian Mc Gilloway | Head of digital | Retail Zoo |
13 |
Dr Malcolm Thatcher | Chief executive office, CIO | eHealth Queensland |
14 |
Dayle Stevens | Divisional CIO, support services | National Australia Bank |
15 |
Kenneth Edward Udas | Deputy vice-chancellor (academic services) and chief information officer | University of Southern Queensland |
16 |
Chris Ford | Chief information officer | SA Power Networks |
17 |
Christopher Johnson | Asia-Pacific IT director | 20th Century Fox |
18 |
Tom Clark | Global chief technology and marketing officer | Corporate Travel Management |
19 |
Hilda Clune | Chief information officer | PwC Australia |
20 |
Grainne Kearns | Group chief information officer | Jetstar Airways |
21 |
Anastasia Cammaroto | Chief information officer | BT Financial Group |
22 |
Scott Andrews | Director, product & digital strategy, Cox Automotives | Manheim Australia and New Zealand |
23 |
Michelle Beveridge | Chief information officer | Intrepid Group |
24 |
John Sutherland | Chief information officer | Ramsay Health Care |
25 |
Andrew Clowes | Head of IT | JLL Australia |
26 - 50 (In alphabetical order)
| Aidan Coleman | Chief technology officer | Charter Hall |
| Andrew Mitchell | CIO and director of national operations | Griffith Hack |
| Berys Amor | Director of technology | Corrs Chambers Westgarth |
| Cameron McFie | Chief technology officer | Rhipe |
| Chris Nurse | Head of technology transformation | Telethon Kids Institute |
| Claudine Ogilvie | Chief information officer | Ridley Corporation |
| Dave Rumsey | Chief information officer | Tourism Australia |
| Elizabeth Harper | Chief information officer | GHD |
| Joanne Stubbs | Chief information officer | Bakers Delight |
| Julie Canepa | Chief information officer | Cisco Australia and New Zealand |
| Kevin O'Hara | Group chief information officer | Tulla Private Equity Group |
| Mandy Ross | Chief information officer | Tatts Group |
| Mark Sheppard | General manager and chief commercial officer, Asia-Pacific | GE |
| Mark Ballinger | Director, products and technology | Progressclaim |
| Melanie Sinton | Chief information officer | Racing and Wagering Western Australia |
| Richard Host | Chief information officer | NSW Department of Finance, Services & Innovation |
| Richard Burns | General manager, customer experience and technology | Aussie Home Loans |
| Rick Coenen | Chief information officer | Sussan Group |
| Ritesh Patel | Chief information officer | Office Brands |
| Ryan Klose | General manager, technology and innovation | National Pharmacies |
| Simon Raik-Allen | Chief technical advisor | MYOB |
| Steve Godbee | Chief information officer | IBM Australia and New Zealand |
| Therese Chakour-West | IT manager | Stihl |
| Timothy Larcos | Chief information officer, Private Clients | PwC |
| Veronica Frost | Chief information officer | Australian Red Cross |
It is my great pleasure to present the inaugural CIO50 list for 2016! Whether they are CIOs, CTOs, heads of technology or digital, these are Australia's top 50 IT chiefs.
These leaders are driving real transformative change across their organisations. They have displayed the sort of leadership and innovative thinking that will surely place their organisations at the forefront of their respective market sectors for many years to come.
We received more than 100 responses this year with a group of 82 shortlisted IT leaders - quite a task for our panel of 18 judges.
IT chiefs from a wide spread of industries nominated this year with leading CIOs in the financial services, education, healthcare and retail featuring prominently. Government, utilities, media and entertainment, professional services, airlines, gambling and legal were also well represented.
Perhaps the most promising trend in this year's CIO50 list is that the absolute majority of '50 listers' are part of their organisation's leadership team. 60 per cent of CIOs are now reporting to the chief executive officer inside their organisations with only 10 per cent still reporting to the chief financial officer.
These are great indicators that the CIO role is an important one, and IT chiefs are being trusted by the business to deliver the technology plans and benefits that have been promised. More than ever, IT is vital to the future competitive and overall survival of organisations across all industries.
Our top 25 CIOs this year are names that we are sure most of you are familiar with - IT leaders who have well and truly transformed the delivery of technology services and created innovations that have had a positive impact on the bottom line to give their respective organisations an advantage in an increasingly complex and competitive global marketplace.
Deakin University's CIO, William Daniel Confalonieri is using technology to transform the way education is delivered to students. Deakin was the first university in the world to tap IBM's Watson cognitive computer to provide advice and answer questions fielded by 50,000 students.
Kim Wenn, CIO at Tabcorp drove Sun Bets, the largest global venture the multi-billion dollar gaming and wagering organisation has undertaken in its 22-year history. Staff satisfaction with IT services at Yarra Valley Water has jumped from 30 per cent to 86 per cent under the leadership of its CIO, Leigh Berrell.
CIOs in healthcare such as SA Health's Bill Le Blanc and Children Health Queensland's Alastair Sharman have provided compelling stories around how technology is being used to improve patient's lives and deliver better clinical outcomes.
In the education sector, Kenneth Edward Udas and his team at the University of Southern Queensland are using technology to provide prisoners - who don't have access to the Internet - with the opportunity to study tertiary programs.
Domino's Pizza Enterprise's CIO, Wayne McMahon is shaking up the quick service restaurant sector with autonomous delivery and artificial intelligence technologies; and ME CIO Mark Gay steered the online bank through a complete overhaul and redesign of its technology architecture from the ground up.
This is just a taste of the great stories of transformation, innovation and leadership all the way down this year's CIO50 list.
We hope you enjoy reading this year's CIO50 list and much as we did putting it together.
Byron Connolly,
Editor
CIO Australia