
Roger Sniezek
Coles Group
Chief information and digital officer
CIO50: Australia’s most innovative CIOs
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.
Coles Group
Chief information and digital officer
Cue Clothing Co.
Chief information officer
RACQ
Chief information officer
IP Australia
Chief information officer and general manager, innovation and technology group
NSW Health
Chief information officer
RSL Queensland
Chief information officer
Commonwealth Bank
Chief digital officer
Real Pet Food Company
Group chief information officer
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services
Chief information officer
MinterEllison
Chief digital officer
Caltex Australia
Chief information officer
Cbus Super
Head of IT and digital
REA Group
Chief engineer
NSW Data Analytics Centre (DAC)
Director, operations
Judo Bank
Chief information officer and co-founder
Mortgage Choice
General manager - technology
The Woolmark Company
General manager - digital
Johnson & Johnson
Director, business technology
Porter Davis
General manager for business and digital transformation
WA Police
Chief information officer
MJH Group
Chief information officer
Flight Centre Travel Group A/NZ
Chief information officer
University of Wollongong (UOW)
Director of information and technology services
Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta
Chief information officer and director, data intelligence
flybuys
Chief technology officer
Iress
Chief technology officer
Only About Children
Chief information officer
UniSuper
Chief delivery and information officer
University of Newcastle
Chief information officer
NextDC
Executive vice president of technology and chief customer officer
National Library of Australia
Chief information officer
Clubs Australia
Chief digital officer
Department of Education and Training Victoria
Chief information officer
NSW Police Force
Chief information and technology officer
Ogilvy Australia
Head of experience technology
Cisco A/NZ
Chief information officer
Flinders University
Chief information officer
Department of Human Services
Chief data officer
Foxtel
Chief information officer
Airservices Australia
Service strategy manager
Murdoch University
Deputy chief operating officer and director, IT services
SiteMinder
Chief technology officer and co-founder
Gallagher Bassett Australia
Chief information officer
Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific
Chief information officer
Cashwerkz
Chief technology officer
Jaxsta
Chief information officer
TransGrid
Chief information officer
Racing & Wagering Western Australia
Chief information officer
Defence Health
Chief information officer
STIHL
Head of IT
Western Earthmoving
Technology transformation manager
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 |
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 |
Ivan Bate | Technology transformation manager | Western Earthmoving |
Brett Raven | Group chief information officer | The Big Red Group |