John Sutherland
Ramsay Health Care
Chief information officer
CIO50
CIO50 2020
CIO50: Australia’s most innovative CIOs
Welcome to the 2020 CIO50
Now in our 5th year, the CIO50 list celebrates the achievements of Australia's top 50 senior technology and digital executives.
In 2020, we had some very strong stories of innovation and leadership, several of them focused on how chief information officers and other technology chiefs have responded to the devastating global COVID-19 pandemic. We received entries from tech execs working at a broad range of public and private sector organisations.
This year has been extremely challenging for all of us and with the COVID-19 threat still around, it was not surprising that Australia's healthcare, government, retail and education sectors provided some of the most compelling stories of leadership and resilience. Collaboration, artificial intelligence and machine learning, data analytics, automation and robotics technologies are once again this year helping many organisations improve the services that are provided to internal and external customers to help them achieve their strategic objectives.
Businesses across many industries have been faced with some of the worst economic conditions in many years. Despite this, our tech leaders have shown real leadership and delivered technology solutions that will help their organisations meet their business challenges for years to come.
Enjoy reading the 2020 CIO50.
Byron Connolly,
Editor-in-Chief, CIO Australia.
CIO50 2020
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2 
Angela Coble
Johnson & Johnson Medical
Director, business technology
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3 
Gordon Dunsford
NSW Police Force
Chief information and technology officer
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4 
Richard Taggart
Sydney Local Health District
Chief information officer
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5 
Dr Steve Hodgkinson
Victorian Department of Health and Human Services
Chief information officer
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6 
Ian Robinson
WaterNSW
Chief information officer
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7 
Lynn Warneke
Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria
Chief information officer
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8 
Shane Lenton
Cue Clothing
Chief information officer
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9 
Simon Herbert
NSW Department of Customer Service
Executive director, data, insights and transformation
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10 
Kudzai Kanhutu
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Deputy Chief Medical Information Officer,
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11 
Gerard Florian
ANZ Bank
Group executive, technology
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12 
Craig Bright
Westpac Group
Group chief information officer
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13 
Ursula Phillips
Real Pet Food Company
Group chief information officer
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14 
Johnny Serrano
GroundProbe
Chief information officer
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15 
Sami Yalavac
Bupa
Chief information officer
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16 
Rowan Dollar
South Australia Department of Human Services
Chief information officer
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17 
Rob Pickering
Cbus Super
Chief technology and digital officer
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18 
Michael Fagan
Kmart Group
Chief techology officer
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19 
Anthony Molinia
University of Newcastle
Chief information officer
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20 
David Hackshall
Cochlear
Global chief information officer
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21 
Niranjan Prabhu
Australian Catholic University
Chief information officer
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22 
Nicki Doble
Cover-More Group
Group Chief information officer
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23 
Rohan Penman
T2 Tea
Global head of technology
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24 
Angela Donohoe
BPAY Group
Chief information officer
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25 
George Gorman
Janison Education Group
Chief technology officer
26 - 50 (In alphabetical order)
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Andrew Todd
Iress
Chief technology officer
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Andrew Collins
Sport Integrity Australia
Chief information officer and chief security officer
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Ben Waterhouse
Coates Hire
Chief information officer
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Bernard Wansink
Schiavello Group
Chief information officer
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Brett Wilson
MJH Group
Chief information officer
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Daniel Pettman
Baptist Care NSW and ACT
Chief information officer
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Darrel van Dort
Flexigroup
General manager digital
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Grant Sayer
Healthdirect Australia
Chief technology officer
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Jason Cowie
Curtin University
Chief information officer
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Jennifer Rebeiro
City West Water
Chief information officer
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Jimmy Lee
Cedar Woods Properties Limited
Chief information officer
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Jithma Beneragama
Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victorian Government
Executive director, digital, design and innovation
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John Vohradsky
IRT
Executive general manager of IT
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Jorge Silveira
Goulburn Valley Health
Chief information officer
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Julie Canepa
Cisco Australia and New Zealand
Chief information officer
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Kerrie Campbell
Flinders University
Chief information officer
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Leigh Gibson
ANZ Bank
Technology Area Lead, Internet Banking and ATMs
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Michael Grant
Murdoch University
IT services director, deputy COO
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Mike Rogers
SiteMinder
Chief technology officer
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Richard Exton
First State Super
Chief technology officer
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Russell Morris
TransGrid
Chief information officer
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Salvatore Trimboli
EL&C Baillieu
Chief technology officer
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Sheridan Ware
Charter Hall
Chief information and technology officer
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Stephen Haddad
Southern Cross Austereo
Chief technology officer
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Steven Bonnici
Ford Motor Company
Chief information officer
1 |
John Sutherland | Chief information officer | Ramsay Health Care |
2 |
Angela Coble | Director, business technology | Johnson & Johnson Medical |
3 |
Gordon Dunsford | Chief information and technology officer | NSW Police Force |
4 |
Richard Taggart | Chief information officer | Sydney Local Health District |
5 |
Dr Steve Hodgkinson | Chief information officer | Victorian Department of Health and Human Services |
6 |
Ian Robinson | Chief information officer | WaterNSW |
7 |
Lynn Warneke | Chief information officer | Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria |
8 |
Shane Lenton | Chief information officer | Cue Clothing |
9 |
Simon Herbert | Executive director, data, insights and transformation | NSW Department of Customer Service |
10 |
Kudzai Kanhutu | Deputy Chief Medical Information Officer, | Royal Melbourne Hospital |
11 |
Gerard Florian | Group executive, technology | ANZ Bank |
12 |
Craig Bright | Group chief information officer | Westpac Group |
13 |
Ursula Phillips | Group chief information officer | Real Pet Food Company |
14 |
Johnny Serrano | Chief information officer | GroundProbe |
15 |
Sami Yalavac | Chief information officer | Bupa |
16 |
Rowan Dollar | Chief information officer | South Australia Department of Human Services |
17 |
Rob Pickering | Chief technology and digital officer | Cbus Super |
18 |
Michael Fagan | Chief techology officer | Kmart Group |
19 |
Anthony Molinia | Chief information officer | University of Newcastle |
20 |
David Hackshall | Global chief information officer | Cochlear |
21 |
Niranjan Prabhu | Chief information officer | Australian Catholic University |
22 |
Nicki Doble | Group Chief information officer | Cover-More Group |
23 |
Rohan Penman | Global head of technology | T2 Tea |
24 |
Angela Donohoe | Chief information officer | BPAY Group |
25 |
George Gorman | Chief technology officer | Janison Education Group |
26 - 50 (In alphabetical order)
| Andrew Todd | Chief technology officer | Iress |
| Andrew Collins | Chief information officer and chief security officer | Sport Integrity Australia |
| Ben Waterhouse | Chief information officer | Coates Hire |
| Bernard Wansink | Chief information officer | Schiavello Group |
| Brett Wilson | Chief information officer | MJH Group |
| Daniel Pettman | Chief information officer | Baptist Care NSW and ACT |
| Darrel van Dort | General manager digital | Flexigroup |
| Grant Sayer | Chief technology officer | Healthdirect Australia |
| Jason Cowie | Chief information officer | Curtin University |
| Jennifer Rebeiro | Chief information officer | City West Water |
| Jimmy Lee | Chief information officer | Cedar Woods Properties Limited |
| Jithma Beneragama | Executive director, digital, design and innovation | Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victorian Government |
| John Vohradsky | Executive general manager of IT | IRT |
| Jorge Silveira | Chief information officer | Goulburn Valley Health |
| Julie Canepa | Chief information officer | Cisco Australia and New Zealand |
| Kerrie Campbell | Chief information officer | Flinders University |
| Leigh Gibson | Technology Area Lead, Internet Banking and ATMs | ANZ Bank |
| Michael Grant | IT services director, deputy COO | Murdoch University |
| Mike Rogers | Chief technology officer | SiteMinder |
| Richard Exton | Chief technology officer | First State Super |
| Russell Morris | Chief information officer | TransGrid |
| Salvatore Trimboli | Chief technology officer | EL&C Baillieu |
| Sheridan Ware | Chief information and technology officer | Charter Hall |
| Stephen Haddad | Chief technology officer | Southern Cross Austereo |
| Steven Bonnici | Chief information officer | Ford Motor Company |