The CIO50 Awards program celebrates the achievements of the top senior technology and digital executives in New Zealand who are driving innovation, rapid change, building great cultures, and influencing leadership teams across their organisations. In 2023, we also award the second Next CIO Award to an emerging IT leader.
| # | Name | Brand, Company | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Steve Alani | UCG | Former Chief Information Officer |
 | Tim Aynsley | Mercury Energy | Head of Technology |
 | Joshua Bankers | NZ Blood | Executive Director – Digital Technology & Information Management |
 | Sachin Bhatia | Corys Electrical | Former Director Information Technology Services |
 | Aaron Bird | Channel NZ | Head of IT |
 | Sean Bishop | Chapman Tripp | Chief Digital Officer |
 | Paul Brady | CarbonClick | Chief Technology Officer |
 | Nisha Clark | Abano Healthcare | Chief Information Officer |
 | Avinash de Silva | Alvarium Wealth | Head of Technology |
 | Joey Faust | GoSee | Chief Digital Officer |
 | Andrew Goodin | Classic Group | Chief Information Officer |
 | Jo Hilson | Tourism Holdings Limited | Chief Technology Officer |
 | Stephen Kurzeja | 2degrees | Chief Information Officer |
 | Ray Liu | Green Cross Health | General Manager IT |
 | Gareth Mitchell | Westland Milk | General Manager Digital and Improvement |
 | Paul Natac | Provident Insurance | Chief Information Officer |
 | Cobus Nel | Transpower | General Manager – Information Services and Technology |
 | Marcus Rameke | Nikko Asset Management | Nikko Asset Management |
 | Nathan Richardson | PwC | Chief Digital Officer |
 | Neville Richardson | Gallagher Group Limited | Chief Information Officer |
 | Kevin Rowland | Fliway Group | Chief Information Officer |
 | Roxanne Salton | Southern Cross Health Society | Chief Digital Officer |
 | Jeff Smith | NZ Couriers | National Data & Analytics Manager |
 | Karl Wright | Datacom | Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer |
Past years winners
