Winners of 2017 CIO Awards Announced

IDC and Conferenz congratulate this year’s winners in the CIO Summit Awards recognising the individuals and teams who have shown leadership, innovation and foresight in their contribution to ICT and business.

Winners were announced tonight at a glittering Gala Dinner on Auckland’s waterfront at the ANZ Viaduct Events Centre in front of 850 senior IT professionals.

The Awards were supported by ClearPoint, Halo Consulting, Spark, TechnologyOne, The University of Auckland Business School and Canon.

Highlights include Richard Kay, Chief Information Officer, New Zealand Trade & Enterprise named as CIO of the Year, and Claudia Batten named for her outstanding contribution to technology and business in New Zealand.

Winners were announced in six categories:

CIO AWARD WINNERS 2017
NZ Emerging ICT Leader of the Year 2017 – Sponsored by University of Auckland Business School
WINNER: Nick Whitehouse, Chief Digital Officer, MinterEllisonRuddWatts

ENGAGING YOUTH IN ICT – Sponsored by Spark
WINNER: Code Avengers

BEST ICT TEAM CULTURE – Sponsored by Halo Consulting
WINNER: BNZ

Business Transformation through Digital and IT – Sponsored by ClearPoint
WINNER: Valocity

CIO of the Year 2017 – Sponsored by Technology One
WINNER: Richard Kay, Chief Information Officer, New Zealand Trade & Enterprise

Outstanding Contribution to Technology and Business in New Zealand - Sponsored by Canon
Recipient – CLAUDIA BATTEN

Ullrich Loeffler, Managing Director of IDC Australia and New Zealand, passes on his congratulations to the winners, and finalists. “The exceptional standard of both entrants and winners stands testament to the increasingly important role that ICT plays in business in New Zealand. The winners demonstrated excellence in delivering ICT and driving business transformation through innovation, leadership and culture, providing a beacon for others to follow.”

The CIO Summit is New Zealand’s premier professional development forum for senior ICT executives. More about the judges can be found at http://www.ciosummit.co.nz/cio-awards/judges-2017.

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