Eagle Technology Media Release
Eagle Technology Group Ltd appoints Mark Allan as CEO.
AUCKLAND – 28th February 2017 –
Eagle Technology Group Ltd has appointed Mark Allan as its Chief Executive Officer. His appointment follows the retirement of its former CEO, Gary Langford, in January.
Mark reports to the Board of Eagle Technology, having previously spent four months as Advisor to the Board. Mark joined
Eagle from Downer New Zealand, where he was the Executive General Manager of the Technology Solutions Division, a role
he held for seven years.
Mark‘s role at Downer, responsible for Telecommunications, GIS, Power and Intelligent Transport Solutions, included the implementation of the Esri ArcGIS platform. The project won a Special
Achievement in GIS (SAG) award at the Esri International User Conference (2013). Eagle Technology is the distributor for
Esri in New Zealand. Mark views his new role as an opportunity to communicate the value of GIS and related technologies
to a wider audience, “Smart GIS now has the proven ability to connect people, processes, assets and equipment to deliver
improved efficiency, collaboaration, visibility and communication. Real time situational awareness, seamless
communication and control are becoming key drivers for the increasing demand from customers to deliver better value,
more agility and continuous improvement.”
Duane Eagle, Executive Director, Eagle Technology Group Ltd, says, “Mark’s appointment reflects the direction that Eagle
Technology is taking as a full service GIS, Communications and Managed Services provider, a unique position in the NZ
market.”
Prior to joining Downer Mark held various executive management and CEO positions, both in New Zealand and overseas. His
35+ years experience, includes a successful track record in general management and hands on commercial experience across
a wide range of industries/sectors with cultural and geographic diversity.
Mark is a Bachelor of Social Science (B. Soc. Sc Honours Programme), and has an MBA. He lives in Auckland and is married
with four children.
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About Eagle Technology Group
Eagle Technology Group Ltd is a privately held New Zealand-owned systems integration and information management company
established since 1969. It has approximately 90 employees with offices in Auckland and Wellington.
Eagle Technology has a has a long-established and successful geospatial technology practice in Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) and related technologies, as well as a unique understanding of on premise ICT infrastructure,
communications and Field Force Management, managed services expertise and Cloud applications.
Eagle Technology is the distributor for global software leader Esri’s ArcGIS platform in New Zealand and the South
Pacific. Its traditional client base is in government, local government and enterprise class commercial organisations.