Roger Sniezek
Coles Group
Chief information and digital officer
CIO50
CIO50 2019
CIO50: Australia’s most innovative CIOs
Welcome to the CIO50 2019
Welcome to the fourth annual CIO50 list for 2019 where we recognise Australia's top 50 technology and digital chiefs. These c-level executives have driven real technology-led innovations that changing the way their organisations operate in a highly competitive global marketplace.
This year, judges scored entries under two pillars: Innovation and Leadership. The judging panel was looking for unique and interesting innovations that have been initiated by technology and digital leaders and their teams.
There are many new faces this year working across sectors including government, financial services, education, healthcare, information technology, transport, manufacturing and more.
Featured projects are making use of technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality, data analytics, wearable technology, automation and robotics.
On behalf of the team at CIO Australia, we hope that you enjoy reading these stories of innovation and leadership.
Byron Connolly,
Editor-in-Chief,
CIO Australia.
CIO50 2019
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2 
Shane Lenton
Cue Clothing Co.
Chief information officer
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3 
Greg Booker
RACQ
Chief information officer
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4 
Rob Bollard
IP Australia
Chief information officer and general manager, innovation and technology group
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5 
Dr Zoran Bolevich
NSW Health
Chief information officer
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6 
Simon Button
RSL Queensland
Chief information officer
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7 
Pete Steel
Commonwealth Bank
Chief digital officer
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8 
Ursula Phillips
Real Pet Food Company
Group chief information officer
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9 
Dr Steve Hodgkinson
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services
Chief information officer
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10 
Gary Adler
MinterEllison
Chief digital officer
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11 
Viv Da Ros
Caltex Australia
Chief information officer
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12 
Rob Pickering
Cbus Super
Head of IT and digital
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13 
Tomas Varsavsky
REA Group
Chief engineer
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14 
Simon Herbert
NSW Data Analytics Centre (DAC)
Director, operations
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15 
Alex Twigg
Judo Bank
Chief information officer and co-founder
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16 
Vincent ten Krooden
Mortgage Choice
General manager - technology
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17 
Damian Madden
The Woolmark Company
General manager - digital
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18 
Angela Coble
Johnson & Johnson
Director, business technology
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19 
Julie Wright
Porter Davis
General manager for business and digital transformation
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20 
Andrew Cann
WA Police
Chief information officer
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21 
Brett Wilson
MJH Group
Chief information officer
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22 
Chris Locke
Flight Centre Travel Group A/NZ
Chief information officer
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23 
Fiona Rankin
University of Wollongong (UOW)
Director of information and technology services
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24 
Raju Varanasi
Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta
Chief information officer and director, data intelligence
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25 
Bradley Blyth
flybuys
Chief technology officer
26 - 50 (In alphabetical order)
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Andrew Todd
Iress
Chief technology officer
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Andy Luiskandl
Only About Children
Chief information officer
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Anna Leibel
UniSuper
Chief delivery and information officer
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Anthony Molinia
University of Newcastle
Chief information officer
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David Dzienciol
NextDC
Executive vice president of technology and chief customer officer
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David Wong
National Library of Australia
Chief information officer
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David McGrath
Clubs Australia
Chief digital officer
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Elizabeth Wilson
Department of Education and Training Victoria
Chief information officer
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Gordon Dunsford
NSW Police Force
Chief information and technology officer
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Jason Davey
Ogilvy Australia
Head of experience technology
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Julie Canepa
Cisco A/NZ
Chief information officer
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Kerrie Campbell
Flinders University
Chief information officer
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Maria Milosavljevic
Department of Human Services
Chief data officer
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Mauro di Pietro Paolo
Foxtel
Chief information officer
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Michael Snell
Airservices Australia
Service strategy manager
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Michael Grant
Murdoch University
Deputy chief operating officer and director, IT services
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Mike Rogers
SiteMinder
Chief technology officer and co-founder
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Nathan Pilgrim
Gallagher Bassett Australia
Chief information officer
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Oliver Schmill
Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific
Chief information officer
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Peter Whitfield
Cashwerkz
Chief technology officer
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Phil Morgan
Jaxsta
Chief information officer
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Russell Morris
TransGrid
Chief information officer
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Sam McCready
Racing & Wagering Western Australia
Chief information officer
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Simon Reiter
Defence Health
Chief information officer
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Therese Chakour-West
STIHL
Head of IT
Ones to Watch (In alphabetical order)
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Ivan Bate
Western Earthmoving
Technology transformation manager
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Brett Raven
The Big Red Group
Group chief information officer
1 |
Roger Sniezek | Chief information and digital officer | Coles Group |
2 |
Shane Lenton | Chief information officer | Cue Clothing Co. |
3 |
Greg Booker | Chief information officer | RACQ |
4 |
Rob Bollard | Chief information officer and general manager, innovation and technology group | IP Australia |
5 |
Dr Zoran Bolevich | Chief information officer | NSW Health |
6 |
Simon Button | Chief information officer | RSL Queensland |
7 |
Pete Steel | Chief digital officer | Commonwealth Bank |
8 |
Ursula Phillips | Group chief information officer | Real Pet Food Company |
9 |
Dr Steve Hodgkinson | Chief information officer | Victorian Department of Health and Human Services |
10 |
Gary Adler | Chief digital officer | MinterEllison |
11 |
Viv Da Ros | Chief information officer | Caltex Australia |
12 |
Rob Pickering | Head of IT and digital | Cbus Super |
13 |
Tomas Varsavsky | Chief engineer | REA Group |
14 |
Simon Herbert | Director, operations | NSW Data Analytics Centre (DAC) |
15 |
Alex Twigg | Chief information officer and co-founder | Judo Bank |
16 |
Vincent ten Krooden | General manager - technology | Mortgage Choice |
17 |
Damian Madden | General manager - digital | The Woolmark Company |
18 |
Angela Coble | Director, business technology | Johnson & Johnson |
19 |
Julie Wright | General manager for business and digital transformation | Porter Davis |
20 |
Andrew Cann | Chief information officer | WA Police |
21 |
Brett Wilson | Chief information officer | MJH Group |
22 |
Chris Locke | Chief information officer | Flight Centre Travel Group A/NZ |
23 |
Fiona Rankin | Director of information and technology services | University of Wollongong (UOW) |
24 |
Raju Varanasi | Chief information officer and director, data intelligence | Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta |
25 |
Bradley Blyth | Chief technology officer | flybuys |
26 - 50 (In alphabetical order)
| Andrew Todd | Chief technology officer | Iress |
| Andy Luiskandl | Chief information officer | Only About Children |
| Anna Leibel | Chief delivery and information officer | UniSuper |
| Anthony Molinia | Chief information officer | University of Newcastle |
| David Dzienciol | Executive vice president of technology and chief customer officer | NextDC |
| David Wong | Chief information officer | National Library of Australia |
| David McGrath | Chief digital officer | Clubs Australia |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Chief information officer | Department of Education and Training Victoria |
| Gordon Dunsford | Chief information and technology officer | NSW Police Force |
| Jason Davey | Head of experience technology | Ogilvy Australia |
| Julie Canepa | Chief information officer | Cisco A/NZ |
| Kerrie Campbell | Chief information officer | Flinders University |
| Maria Milosavljevic | Chief data officer | Department of Human Services |
| Mauro di Pietro Paolo | Chief information officer | Foxtel |
| Michael Snell | Service strategy manager | Airservices Australia |
| Michael Grant | Deputy chief operating officer and director, IT services | Murdoch University |
| Mike Rogers | Chief technology officer and co-founder | SiteMinder |
| Nathan Pilgrim | Chief information officer | Gallagher Bassett Australia |
| Oliver Schmill | Chief information officer | Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific |
| Peter Whitfield | Chief technology officer | Cashwerkz |
| Phil Morgan | Chief information officer | Jaxsta |
| Russell Morris | Chief information officer | TransGrid |
| Sam McCready | Chief information officer | Racing & Wagering Western Australia |
| Simon Reiter | Chief information officer | Defence Health |
| Therese Chakour-West | Head of IT | STIHL |
Ones to watch (In alphabetical order)
| Ivan Bate | Technology transformation manager | Western Earthmoving |
| Brett Raven | Group chief information officer | The Big Red Group |