Colin MacDonald

Government CIO and Chief Executive, DIA

Colin MacDonald takes up his position as Chief Executive and Secretary for Internal Affairs and Government Chief Information Officer on 16 April 2012.From July 2008 Colin has been Chief Executive of Land Information New Zealand.From November 2001 to June 2008 Colin was Deputy Commissioner Business Development and Systems at Inland Revenue.Colin has 30 years experience in Information Technology (IT) and general management in both New Zealand and UK and was previously Chief Operating Officer for the ANZ Banking Group (NZ).Prior to joining the ANZ in 1995, Colin was employed by KPMG as Associate Director in the IT consulting team.  From 1980 to 1994, Colin, who is Scottish-born, was based in the UK, where he held IT management roles in the oil industry and in the legal and retail sectors.

Nethui provides the opportunity for a wide group of people to discuss a range of complex issues in an open forum.  I would like to see this grow on last year’s success.