An updated list following the moves of Australian IT leaders for the second half of 2022. Credit: AlphaSpirit / Getty Images Digital transformation has continued to gain space across public and private sectors. As IT is the fuel for digitisation, enterprise technology leaders are increasingly being sought after by companies. CIO Australia consistently tracks the moves of IT leaders. Here’s an update on the moves of Australian IT leaders starting from June 2022. If you want to share your next move with us, please message our A/NZ editor. July 2022 Paul Keen takes on CTO role at Tyro Paul Keen will join Tyro on 15 August as CTO replacing Dave Coombes, the company said in a statement. The announcement comes after Nuix, where Keen is global VP of engineering, announced his replacement, Alexis Rouch, who will become CIO from the start of August 2022. Stuart Hildyard departs from LaTrobe University after more than a decade Stuart Hildyard has announced he will be leaving LaTrobe University after close to 12 years with the education institution. In a LinkedIn post, Hildyard said that after five years in both CTO and CIO roles “it’s time for me to refresh and take on a new challenge”. LaTrobe is currently recruiting a replacement who will report to the COO and is expected to work closely with key senior leaders. Shane Kuret named BankVic CIO Shane Kuret has joined Australian member-owned mutual bank BankVic as its CIO, Kuret announced in a LinkedIn post. Kuret replaces Scott Wall who after four years with BankVic joined Bank Australia as chief transformation officer in June 2022. Prior to BankVic, Kuret was head of technology with Equipsuper for more than two years. He has also been general manager technology with MyLife MyFinance and has held several roles with Me Bank during his five years with the financial institution. Paul Keen departs from Nuix, Alexis Rouch takes CIO role Alexis Rouch, CIO at NuixNuix Alexis Rouch will join software vendor Nuix as CIO in August replacing Paul Keen who is leaving the company. Rouch joins from IT services and consulting firm Class where she’d been CTO since March 2020. Rouch brings more than 20 years of experience in both private and public sectors. She has previously worked for Swift Media, AMP, and WorkSafe Victoria among other organisations. June 2022 Simon Herbert departs from NSW Customer Service Simon Herbert announced his departure from the New South Wales Department of Customer Service where he was the chief data officer since February 2021, having previously held the role of executive director of data and insights with the department for approximately three years. Herbert was responsible for data management and analytics capability. He announced his departure on LinkedIn and reflected on some of the achievements during the five years with the department which included building an advanced data analytics platforms utilising data warehouse, a data lake, data science containers and supporting visualisation tools. Related content news NASA appoints first chief AI officer as the technology’s importance rises The US space agency has quietly pioneered AI for decades. With CDO David Salvagnini’s expanded remit, it now has a dedicated leader to coordinate and secure use of the rapidly advancing technology. By John Dunn May 14, 2024 4 mins Aerospace and Defense Industry Chief Data Officer Government IT news analysis China-US AI talks Tuesday have absurdly low expectations Best case scenario from the talks is that China will agree to maybe talk some more, but given how high the stakes are, that may be enough. By Evan Schuman May 14, 2024 7 mins Regulation Generative AI IT Governance news Adobe introduces AI assistant to help enterprises exploit data held in PDFs Rather than read through long documents, workers will be able to ask questions of them using Adobe’s new Acrobat AI Assistant for enterprise. By Sascha Brodsky May 14, 2024 1 min Generative AI Enterprise Applications news 2024 CIO50 Saudi Arabia Awards: Nominations are now open By Andrea Benito May 14, 2024 4 mins PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe