Westpac has announced that long-time Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief information officer Bob McKinnon will join its ranks as its new head of technology, as the bank undertakes a major overhaul of its technology support operation.
David Backley, CIO and chief information security officer at Australia's fourth-largest bank Westpac, believes open source software is ready for the enterprise.
Former Telstra chief information officer (CIO) Vish Padmanabhan, who walked out on the carrier after his position was usurped last year, has quietly worked his way into the finance sector.
Chief information officers from two of Australia's largest banks today warned their peers not to poison outsourcing arrangements by obsessing over costs.
Australian chief information officers are still somewhat nervous about moving IT services offshore, according to the local boss of Indian outsourcer Satyam, who maintains the delivery model's day has nevertheless arrived.
Will Suncorp chief information officer Jeff Smith stick around if the bank's rapid decline in value due to the credit crisis lead to a fire sale of several of its key divisions?
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