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Missionaries spreading the CIO gospel

28.01.2006
They may not be missionaries of the religious kind actively spreading the word of God, but a number of prominent CIOs have left their positions at some of Australia's largest companies to be full-time industry advocates.

Former Channel Nine CIO Keith Roscarel has joined the recently-formed CIO Executive Council in Australia as deputy executive director.

He began his full-time role at the council some weeks ago and has also been joined by former Unilever CIO Sue Bartlett who has become the council's Asia-Pacific operations director.

Commenting on her new role, Bartlett said she is keen to "spread the word" to the rest of the CIO community, describing herself as passionate when it comes to industry issues.

Officially launched in July 2005, the CIO Executive Council provides a peer-based forum for CIOs to set their own agenda, one that is free of vendor involvement.

Roscarel says the council is aggregating the brains trust of top CIOs so that IT leaders can leverage the expertise of peers and tackle issues unique to their profession.