The 2010 NZ CIO Summit Advisory Council

Meet the members of the 2010 NZ CIO Summit Advisory Council

Keeping up with the trends and challenges that drive CIOs agendas, we have appointed the 2010 Advisory Council. They will assist us in ensuring the agenda for the 2010 CIO Summit is the best possible outcome for CIOs to learn and debate.

Andrew Cammell, Chief Information Officer, Chapman Tripp
Andrew Cammell joined Chapman Tripp in March 2006 and is now the Chief Information Officer.  As a member of the senior management team, he has responsibility for the IT, Information & Research Centre and Knowledge Management teams. Andrew’s IT experience spans over 23 years, mostly in retail and FMCG manufacturing, with the last 14 years in management roles. Andrew has been a member of the CIO Advisory Council for the past two years.

Channa Jayasinha, Chief Information Officer, Ministry of Fisheries
Channa has over 25 years experience in Information, Communication & Technology. This experience covers many facets of IT including Software Development, Programme Management, IT Operations Management, Enterprise Architecture and has recently held a number of CIO and CTO positions including the CIO role at Department of Conservation and CTO role’s at Museum of NZ Te Papa Tongarewa and the Ministry of Economic Development. A number of the initiatives he has worked on have gained international and national recognition for best practice use of IT. A major infrastructure (over 150 sites) upgrade project for the Department of Conservation received the “Most Successful project implementation of the year” at the Computerworld Excellence awards 2000. Similarly at Te Papa the project to develop a new national museum with digital databases and interactive kiosk technology received the “Most Successful Project Implementation of the Year” award and the “Overall Excellence in IT” award. The multimedia database application Te Papa Onscreen received a Gold Medal at the 1998 New York Festival’s multimedia awards, in recognition of the quality of the application and the unique way it meets visitor demands. Channa has a Bachelor of Technology degree in Systems Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research and Computing from Massey University. He is also a member of the NZ Computer Society, Telecommunications Users Association of NZ and the IDC Intep Forum.

Ashley Mudford, Chief Information Officer, New Zealand Food Safety Authority
Ashley Mudford is the Chief Information Officer for the New Zealand Food Safety Authority.  He has been CIO for the NZFSA since 2005 His responsibilities include Information Systems, business-IT integration, information and knowledge strategy, and organisational development. Ashley has worked in both the government and private sectors prior to this current role. His work experience includes teaching students with behavioural difficulties, having responsibility for correctional education in New Zealand and running his own business in project management and business development. These experiences, combined with a strong interest in how information and technology can support business outcomes, led to his becoming responsible for the electronic certification programme in New Zealand - a core New Zealand system for the management of Government to Government official assurances for international trade. This system has modernised the New Zealand food-related trade supply chain and has had a significant influence on the development of trade-related international data standards.Ashley has a Master of Education degree (distinction) as well as postgraduate qualifications in management and has worked in the public and private sector for about 37 years. 

Julia Raue, Chief Information Officer, Air New Zealand 
Julia manages the centralised Air NZ Group IT department, which has some 220 permanent staff and an annual budget of circa $150M.  Julia has been with the airline for ten years holding a number of different roles, and was appointed as CIO in April 2007.  This role manages key portfolios including Production, Solutions, Architecture, Vendor Management, and Innovation & Ventures. Julia has twenty years of experience in the IT industry, involving positions in local government, and telecommunications, as well as charitable organisations.  This experience has involved a wide range of roles including business establishment and general management, systems analysis and design, software development and program management. Julia is passionate about her role, and of the airline’s commitment to improving information systems and technology, and praises Air New Zealand’s continuing support for Kiwi ingenuity in the information technology field.  “This reflects the airline’s determination to foster an environment of technological excellence and champion the cause of local research and development – and I am very proud to be a part of it.” “I see IT as an enabler that can help the airline successfully achieve its business goals.  Our goal is to continue to deliver innovative solutions which will make Air New Zealand more nimble and able to respond to changing customer needs.” she says.

Mike Foley, Chief Information Officer, Watercare

Miles Fordyce, University of Auckland
Miles Fordyce is the Associate Director, Strategy, Planning and Customer Relations for The University of Auckland.  He is responsible for the University’s IT Strategic Plan, and manages a team of 50 staff spanning Enterprise Architecture, Programme Delivery, Risk and Security, Customer Services and Procurement serving a community of over 45,000 staff and students.  Prior to joining the University, Miles held a number of  senior IT roles within NZ and Australian organisations across a variety of industry sectors, including Banking, Finance, and  Government, and as a management consultant for Accenture in Australia for several years, consulting IT Governance, Merger and Acquisitions, Portfolio Management and IT Strategy Miles has a strong interest in Leadership, IT Strategy, and Portfolio Planning and holds Bachelor degrees in Commerce and Science, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business .Miles is also an alumnus of the NZ Institute for Strategic Leadership.

Owen McCall, Chief Information Officer, Warehouse
Owen joined The Warehouse in November 2003. As CIO, Owen is responsible for group information technology. Owen’s focus is on ensuring that all the IS systems for The Warehouse Group directly support our business strategy and that our technology investment provides clear and quantifiable benefit to the Group. Owen has spent 20 years in the IT industry and has gained a wide variety of experience in all elements of the systems lifecycle from IT strategy through to implementation and operations. Prior to joining The Warehouse Group, Owen was the Principal for Deloitte’s Outsourcing practice in Australia and New Zealand.

Peter McDowall, Chief Information Officer, St. John
Originally from Auckland, I supported St John in various volunteer roles until I moved to Sydney in 2005. I spent four years as Global Information Services Manager for Harley-Davidson in Sydney until the opportunity to join St John as ICT Director came up in May 2009. I am enjoying working with an organisation that makes such a difference to the health and wellbeing of so many New Zealanders

Robin Johansen, Chief Information Officer, Beca
Robin has a BE (Elect) and a background spanning both private and governmental roles. In the private arena he has been responsible for developing systems in the New Zealand food industry and for Telecom New Zealand. Prior to working for the Beca Group, Robin worked as Deputy Secretary of Defence for the Ministry of Defence and took responsibility for a number of major projects including ANZAC Ships, re-wing of Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft, Acquisition of Kamam SH-2G naval helicopters and the Link 11 data system for the Navy. Since joining Beca in 2000 as CIO Robin has developed and implemented a group wide ICT strategy spanning New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, China, Indonesia and the UK. In addition to being the Chief Information Officer for the Beca group Robin is a Director of Derceto Ltd and Beca Applied Technologies Ltd.

Russell Jones, Chief Operating Officer, ASB
Russell Jones joined ASB in May 2008 as Head of Group of Technology.  He has a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science. Russell’s extensive career in Information Technology has seen him working for Sappi in both South Africa and Europe, as well as Carter Holt Harvey in New Zealand and International Paper in the US.

Tanya Harris, Chief Information Officer, Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Tanya Harris is the Chief Information Officer, Head of the Knowledge Services Group and a member of the Senior Management Group of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Tanya joined the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in April 2002 as the Head of Human Resources, after working at the New Zealand Treasury for almost 10 years. In July 2007, Tanya accepted an appointment as Chief Information Officer. In this role Tanya's responsibilities cover: core technology infrastructure, business analysis and applications, helpdesk and web support, library, information and records management, and the Programme Management Office. In her spare time Tanya is a keen scuba diver.

Mike Clarke, Chief Information Officer, SKYCITY Entertainment Group
Mike Clarke is Chief Information Officer with SKYCITY Entertainment Group. The SKYCITY Entertainment Group own and operate Casinos in New Zealand and Australia (Auckland, Hamilton, Queenstown, Darwin and Adelaide) and Cinemas in New Zealand. Mike brings more than 20 years of strategic management experience in the technology space, from all 'sides' - Vendor, Consultant and now Customer. Prior to joining SKYCITY Entertainment Group he served as Managing Partner with SPR Consulting, Managing Director for 3Com Australia and New Zealand, Asia Pacific Marketing Director for 3Com and Asia Pacific Director, Marketing and Channel Sales for Lotus IBM. While with Lotus IBM he was awarded International Manager of the Year.  During his career, Mike has been successful in building and leading high-performance teams, and has successfully led teams across geographies and with different cultural backgrounds.  Mike graduated with a BA (Hons) in Business Studies from Coventry University in the UK.

David Spaziani , Chief Information Officer, Department of Internal Affairs
David has been CIO at Internal Affairs since 2006. Originally from Australia, he has made Wellington his home for the past 13 years. David's IT career began as a software developer, but has spent much of his career in systems integration and delivery roles, working for Kodak, Unisys and EDS. He joined MED in 2003 as Programme Manager prior to moving to DIA. David has a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours from the University of Melbourne.