CIO50

CIO50 2021

CIO50: Australia’s most innovative CIOs

Welcome to the 2021 CIO50

Hello and welcome to the CIO50, Australia’s premier award program for senior technology and digital executives.

Now in its 6th year, the CIO50 list celebrates the achievements of leaders across the public and private sectors. It highlights the innovations that these leaders, and their teams, have created and deployed to transform the ways their organisations operate.

The COVID pandemic has forced enterprises to rethink their transformation efforts and be more flexible about the way they introduce and roll out new technologies that help to lessen the social and economic impacts of this global health crisis.

There are many new faces in this list this year. Not surprisingly, tech executives in industries like healthcare and government stood out this year. We also saw some strong stories of innovation in sport, utilities, financial services, media and not-for-profit industries.

Enjoy reading this year’s stories of innovation and influence.

Byron Connolly,
Editor-in-Chief, CIO Australia.

1

Kathleen Mackay

Revenue NSW

Chief Digital Officer

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2

Steve Hodgkinson

Victorian Department of Health

Chief Information Officer

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3

Helen Clifton

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Chief Digital and Information Officer

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4

Ben Fitzgerald

Tennis Australia

Chief Technology Officer

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5

Jennifer Rebeiro

Greater Western Water

Chief Information Officer

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6

Michael McNamara

Services Australia

Chief Information Officer

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7

John Vohradsky

IRT Group

Executive General Manager of IT

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8

Michael Ciavarella

Swimming Australia

General Manager Technology

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9

George Gorman

Janison

Chief Technology Officer

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10

Gordon Dunsford

NSW Police

Chief Information and Technology Officer

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11

Greg Emsley

Maurice Blackburn

General Manager, Digital and Technology

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12

Sami Yalavac

Bupa Asia Pacific

Chief Information Officer

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13

Richard Taggart

Sydney Local Area Health District

Chief Information Officer

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14

Kerry Holling

Western Sydney University

Chief Information and Digital Officer

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15

Alan Pritchard

Austin Health

Director ICT Services

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16

Richard Hilliard

My Plan Manager

Chief Technology Officer

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17

Hani Arab

Assetlink

Chief Information Officer

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18

Russell Morris

TransGrid

Chief Information Officer

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19

Will Everitt

Seven West Media

Director Product Solutions

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20

Nicki Doble

Cover-More Group

Group Chief Information Officer

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21

Aman Sahani

Sensis/Thryv Australia

Chief Information Officer

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22

Dominic Hatfield

Sydney Water

General Manager, Digital and CIO

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23

Raul Caceres

Canteen

General Manager, Data and Technology

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24

Greg Wells

NSW Government

Chief Information and Digital Officer

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25

Ivan Ortiz

LGIAsuper

Chief Technology Officer

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26 - 50 (In alphabetical order)

Adam Carthew
Service Victoria
Chief Information Officer
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Adam Heilbron
Max Solutions
Executive General Manager, Technology (Asia-Pacific)
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Andrew Todd
Iress
Chief Technology Officer
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Annelle Paemaa
Mulpha Australia
Group IT Manager
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Ben Waterhouse
Coates
Chief Information Officer
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Brett Wilson
Australian Red Cross
Chief Information Officer
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Claudio Salinas
Blackwoods
Chief Information Officer
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Clint Irving
Energy Action
Chief Technology Officer
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Darrel van Dort
Humm Group
Chief Technology Officer
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Harvey Worton Dave Lipscomb
Lendlease
Co-Chief Information Officers
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Jithma Beneragama
Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Executive Director, Digital, Design and Innovation
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Johnny Serrano
GroundProbe
Chief Digital Officer
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Jorge Silveira
Virtus Health
Chief Digital Health Officer
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Kathleen Stubbs
JLL
Chief Information Officer
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Kiran Kewalramani
Gladstone Area Water Board
Head of Technology
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Loren Fisher
Youi
Chief Information Officer
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Luke Thomas
Keystart
Chief Information Officer
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Luke Kendall
Mills Oakley
Chief Information Officer
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Matt Rodda
Baby Bunting
General Manager IT & Program Management
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Michael Fagan
Village Roadshow
Chief Transformation Officer
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Mike Brett
Hearing Australia
Chief Information Officer
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Rob James
TPG Telecom
Group Chief Digital and Information Officer
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Senthu Jegadheesan
Pen CS
Chief Technology Officer
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Stephen Haddad
Southern Cross Austereo
Chief Technology Officer
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Terry Melton
CS Energy
Chief Information Officer
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1	Kathleen Mackay	Chief Digital Officer	Revenue NSW
2	Steve Hodgkinson	Chief Information Officer	Victorian Department of Health
3	Helen Clifton	Chief Digital and Information Officer	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
4	Ben Fitzgerald	Chief Technology Officer	Tennis Australia
5	Jennifer Rebeiro	Chief Information Officer	Greater Western Water
6	Michael McNamara	Chief Information Officer	Services Australia
7	John Vohradsky	Executive General Manager of IT	IRT Group
8	Michael Ciavarella	General Manager Technology	Swimming Australia
9	George Gorman	Chief Technology Officer	Janison
10	Gordon Dunsford	Chief Information and Technology Officer	NSW Police
11	Greg Emsley	General Manager, Digital and Technology	Maurice Blackburn
12	Sami Yalavac	Chief Information Officer	Bupa Asia Pacific
13	Richard Taggart	Chief Information Officer	Sydney Local Area Health District
14	Kerry Holling	Chief Information and Digital Officer	Western Sydney University
15	Alan Pritchard	Director ICT Services	Austin Health
16	Richard Hilliard	Chief Technology Officer	My Plan Manager
17	Hani Arab	Chief Information Officer	Assetlink
18	Russell Morris	Chief Information Officer	TransGrid
19	Will Everitt	Director Product Solutions	Seven West Media
20	Nicki Doble	Group Chief Information Officer	Cover-More Group
21	Aman Sahani	Chief Information Officer	Sensis/Thryv Australia
22	Dominic Hatfield	General Manager, Digital and CIO	Sydney Water
23	Raul Caceres	General Manager, Data and Technology	Canteen
24	Greg Wells	Chief Information and Digital Officer	NSW Government
25	Ivan Ortiz	Chief Technology Officer	LGIAsuper

26 - 50 (In alphabetical order)

Adam Carthew	Chief Information Officer	Service Victoria
Adam Heilbron	Executive General Manager, Technology (Asia-Pacific)	Max Solutions
Andrew Todd	Chief Technology Officer	Iress
Annelle Paemaa	Group IT Manager	Mulpha Australia
Ben Waterhouse	Chief Information Officer	Coates
Brett Wilson	Chief Information Officer	Australian Red Cross
Claudio Salinas	Chief Information Officer	Blackwoods
Clint Irving	Chief Technology Officer	Energy Action
Darrel van Dort	Chief Technology Officer	Humm Group
Harvey Worton Dave Lipscomb	Co-Chief Information Officers	Lendlease
Jithma Beneragama	Executive Director, Digital, Design and Innovation	Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Johnny Serrano	Chief Digital Officer	GroundProbe
Jorge Silveira	Chief Digital Health Officer	Virtus Health
Kathleen Stubbs	Chief Information Officer	JLL
Kiran Kewalramani	Head of Technology	Gladstone Area Water Board
Loren Fisher	Chief Information Officer	Youi
Luke Thomas	Chief Information Officer	Keystart
Luke Kendall	Chief Information Officer	Mills Oakley
Matt Rodda	General Manager IT & Program Management	Baby Bunting
Michael Fagan	Chief Transformation Officer	Village Roadshow
Mike Brett	Chief Information Officer	Hearing Australia
Rob James	Group Chief Digital and Information Officer	TPG Telecom
Senthu Jegadheesan	Chief Technology Officer	Pen CS
Stephen Haddad	Chief Technology Officer	Southern Cross Austereo
Terry Melton	Chief Information Officer	CS Energy