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New South Wales state-owned utility Sydney Ports has started looking for a chief information officer to fill a newly created position.
New Zealand's largest electricity generator Meridian Energy has joined the list of organisations looking for a new chief information officer.
Australia's anti-money laundering regulator and financial intelligence unit AUSTRAC has started looking for a new chief information officer, following the apparent departure of incumbent Martin French.
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