Bill Le Blanc
SA Health
Chief information officer
CIO50
CIO50 2017
CIO50: Australia’s most innovative CIOs
CIO50: Australia’s 50 most innovative CIOs
Welcome to the third annual CIO50 list where CIO Australia recognises the top 50 senior technology executives who are driving innovation and influencing rapid change across their organisations.
We’ve simplified the process of nominating this year by reducing the number of questions nominees and their nominators are required to answer. This year’s CIO50 will be judged based on the responses provided by entrants under two core pillars: Business Innovation and Leadership.
We understand that not every tech chief is engaged in delivering a transformational program all the time. This is why we are asking entrants to describe real innovations – from a small project or program to a large initiative - that have had a positive impact on their businesses.
We are proud to announce the CIO50 for 2018 and we wish nominees the very best of luck, whether you are nominating for the first time or you are coming back again this year.
Steps and procedures
So, let’s get started. To self-nominate or nominate on behalf of someone else, please click on the Nominations’ tab on the main CIO50 page, fill out the online questionnaire or download the questionnaire as a Word document and return it to Jennifer_obrien@idg.com.au or byron_connolly@idg.com.au.
Nominations are open from Thursday June 14 and will close Thursday August 16.
All nominations will be reviewed by our CIO50 judging panel (see the ‘Judges’ section for bios and backgrounds), who will rate each section of the questionnaire to determine the final list.
These responses will also form the basis of written profiles of our 50 technology chiefs, which will be revealed at an exclusive cocktail reception in late November.
The profiles will be written by CIO Australia’s editor-in-chief Byron Connolly; associate editor, Jennifer O’Brien; and senior journalist, George Nott.
Please stay tuned for more story announcements and updates on the CIO50 process.
CIO50 2017
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2 
Kim Wenn
Tabcorp
Chief information officer
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3 
Sami Yalavac
Bupa Australia and New Zealand
Chief information officer
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4 
Clive Dickens
Seven West Media
Chief digital officer
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5 
Paul Keen
Airtasker
Chief technology officer
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6 
Rob Craig
icare NSW
Chief operating officer
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7 
Steve Hodgkinson
Victorian Department of Health & Human Services
Chief information officer
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8 
Kerry Holling
Western Sydney University
Chief information and digital officer
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9 
Simon Noonan
Sportsbet
Chief information officer
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10 
David Hackshall
Cochlear
Chief information officer
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11 
Jeff Murray
University of Tasmania
Chief information officer
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12 
Alastair Sharman
Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
Chief information officer
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13 
George Lymbers
Thomas Holt Group
Chief information officer
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14 
William Confalonieri
Deakin University
Chief digital officer, CIO and vice-president
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15 
Chris Ford
SA Power Networks
Chief information officer and general manager of business improvement
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16 
Sam Charmand
Qantas Loyalty
Chief information officer and executive manager innovation
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17 
Hilda Clune
PwC
Chief information officer
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18 
Jeremy Hubbard
UBank
Head of digital and technology
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19 
Farid Jarrar
Stellar
Chief information officer, APAC & North Americas
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20 
Francoise Russo
Toll Group
Group chief information officer
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21 
Greg Booker
Royal Automobile Club of Queensland
Chief information officer
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22 
Peter Auhl
City of Adelaide
Chief information officer
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23 
Aidan Coleman
Charter Hall
Chief technology officer
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24 
Ani Paul
ING Australia
Chief information officer
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25 
Christian McGilloway
Retail Zoo
Chief technology innovation officer
26 - 50 (In alphabetical order)
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Andrew Flannery
Flight Centre Travel Group
Executive general manager, corporate travel
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Andrew Clowes
JLL
Head of IT
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Angela Coble
Johnson & Johnson
Director, business technology
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Brett Ferguson
Carlisle Homes
General manager of technology
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Cameron McFie
Rhipe
Chief technology officer
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Colin Fairweather
City of Melbourne
Chief information officer
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Darren Oliver
Herron Todd White
National director, business and technology solutions
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Gordon Dunsford
WaterNSW
Chief information officer
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Ivan Ortiz
UBET
Head of technology
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Jason Blackman
Carsales.com
Chief information officer
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Joshua Bovell
Toxfree
Chief information officer
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Julie Canepa
Cisco
Chief information officer Australia and New Zealand
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Kevin O'Hara
Tulla Private Equity Group
Group chief information officer
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Mark Cohen
Domain
Chief technology officer
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Mathews George
Energy Action Limited
Chief information officer
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Richard McPartlin
Ingham's Group
Chief information officer
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Rick Coenen
Sussan Group
Chief information officer
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Rohan Penman
Adairs Retail Group
Head of technology
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Roisin Parkes
Gumtree Australia
Chief technology officer
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Senthu Jegadheesan
TravelEdge Group
Chief information officer
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Shane Riddle
The Heart Foundation
Chief information officer
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Shaune Rosser
Sydney Motorway Corporation
Chief information officer
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Suzanne Hall
VincentCare Victoria
ICT manager
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Ursula Phillips
PepsiCo
Chief information officer
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Vinnie D’Alessandro
Silver Chef
Head of technology
Ones to Watch (In alphabetical order)
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John Boyd
Mad Mex
Chief information officer
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Lina Lim
National Stock Exchange
Head of technology
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William Payne
Boral
Chief information officer
1 |
Bill Le Blanc | Chief information officer | SA Health |
2 |
Kim Wenn | Chief information officer | Tabcorp |
3 |
Sami Yalavac | Chief information officer | Bupa Australia and New Zealand |
4 |
Clive Dickens | Chief digital officer | Seven West Media |
5 |
Paul Keen | Chief technology officer | Airtasker |
6 |
Rob Craig | Chief operating officer | icare NSW |
7 |
Steve Hodgkinson | Chief information officer | Victorian Department of Health & Human Services |
8 |
Kerry Holling | Chief information and digital officer | Western Sydney University |
9 |
Simon Noonan | Chief information officer | Sportsbet |
10 |
David Hackshall | Chief information officer | Cochlear |
11 |
Jeff Murray | Chief information officer | University of Tasmania |
12 |
Alastair Sharman | Chief information officer | Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service |
13 |
George Lymbers | Chief information officer | Thomas Holt Group |
14 |
William Confalonieri | Chief digital officer, CIO and vice-president | Deakin University |
15 |
Chris Ford | Chief information officer and general manager of business improvement | SA Power Networks |
16 |
Sam Charmand | Chief information officer and executive manager innovation | Qantas Loyalty |
17 |
Hilda Clune | Chief information officer | PwC |
18 |
Jeremy Hubbard | Head of digital and technology | UBank |
19 |
Farid Jarrar | Chief information officer, APAC & North Americas | Stellar |
20 |
Francoise Russo | Group chief information officer | Toll Group |
21 |
Greg Booker | Chief information officer | Royal Automobile Club of Queensland |
22 |
Peter Auhl | Chief information officer | City of Adelaide |
23 |
Aidan Coleman | Chief technology officer | Charter Hall |
24 |
Ani Paul | Chief information officer | ING Australia |
25 |
Christian McGilloway | Chief technology innovation officer | Retail Zoo |
26 - 50 (In alphabetical order)
| Andrew Flannery | Executive general manager, corporate travel | Flight Centre Travel Group |
| Andrew Clowes | Head of IT | JLL |
| Angela Coble | Director, business technology | Johnson & Johnson |
| Brett Ferguson | General manager of technology | Carlisle Homes |
| Cameron McFie | Chief technology officer | Rhipe |
| Colin Fairweather | Chief information officer | City of Melbourne |
| Darren Oliver | National director, business and technology solutions | Herron Todd White |
| Gordon Dunsford | Chief information officer | WaterNSW |
| Ivan Ortiz | Head of technology | UBET |
| Jason Blackman | Chief information officer | Carsales.com |
| Joshua Bovell | Chief information officer | Toxfree |
| Julie Canepa | Chief information officer Australia and New Zealand | Cisco |
| Kevin O'Hara | Group chief information officer | Tulla Private Equity Group |
| Mark Cohen | Chief technology officer | Domain |
| Mathews George | Chief information officer | Energy Action Limited |
| Richard McPartlin | Chief information officer | Ingham's Group |
| Rick Coenen | Chief information officer | Sussan Group |
| Rohan Penman | Head of technology | Adairs Retail Group |
| Roisin Parkes | Chief technology officer | Gumtree Australia |
| Senthu Jegadheesan | Chief information officer | TravelEdge Group |
| Shane Riddle | Chief information officer | The Heart Foundation |
| Shaune Rosser | Chief information officer | Sydney Motorway Corporation |
| Suzanne Hall | ICT manager | VincentCare Victoria |
| Ursula Phillips | Chief information officer | PepsiCo |
| Vinnie D’Alessandro | Head of technology | Silver Chef |
Ones to watch (In alphabetical order)
| John Boyd | Chief information officer | Mad Mex |
| Lina Lim | Head of technology | National Stock Exchange |
| William Payne | Chief information officer | Boral |