
Kathleen Mackay
Revenue NSW
Chief Digital Officer
CIO50: Australia’s most innovative CIOs
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.
Revenue NSW
Chief Digital Officer
Victorian Department of Health
Chief Information Officer
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Chief Digital and Information Officer
Tennis Australia
Chief Technology Officer
Greater Western Water
Chief Information Officer
Services Australia
Chief Information Officer
IRT Group
Executive General Manager of IT
Swimming Australia
General Manager Technology
Janison
Chief Technology Officer
NSW Police
Chief Information and Technology Officer
Maurice Blackburn
General Manager, Digital and Technology
Bupa Asia Pacific
Chief Information Officer
Sydney Local Area Health District
Chief Information Officer
Western Sydney University
Chief Information and Digital Officer
Austin Health
Director ICT Services
My Plan Manager
Chief Technology Officer
Assetlink
Chief Information Officer
TransGrid
Chief Information Officer
Seven West Media
Director Product Solutions
Cover-More Group
Group Chief Information Officer
Sensis/Thryv Australia
Chief Information Officer
Sydney Water
General Manager, Digital and CIO
Canteen
General Manager, Data and Technology
NSW Government
Chief Information and Digital Officer
LGIAsuper
Chief Technology Officer
Service Victoria
Chief Information Officer
Max Solutions
Executive General Manager, Technology (Asia-Pacific)
Iress
Chief Technology Officer
Mulpha Australia
Group IT Manager
Coates
Chief Information Officer
Australian Red Cross
Chief Information Officer
Blackwoods
Chief Information Officer
Energy Action
Chief Technology Officer
Humm Group
Chief Technology Officer
Lendlease
Co-Chief Information Officers
Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
Executive Director, Digital, Design and Innovation
GroundProbe
Chief Digital Officer
Virtus Health
Chief Digital Health Officer
JLL
Chief Information Officer
Gladstone Area Water Board
Head of Technology
Youi
Chief Information Officer
Keystart
Chief Information Officer
Mills Oakley
Chief Information Officer
Baby Bunting
General Manager IT & Program Management
Village Roadshow
Chief Transformation Officer
Hearing Australia
Chief Information Officer
TPG Telecom
Group Chief Digital and Information Officer
Pen CS
Chief Technology Officer
Southern Cross Austereo
Chief Technology Officer
CS Energy
Chief Information Officer
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 |
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 |