Credit: Christian Rasmussen Western Australia’s Health Support Services (HSS) has appointed former Curtin University tech boss, Christian Rasmussen, as its new chief information officer. Rasmussen replaces Jonathan Smith who has been acting CIO since Holger Kaufmann’s departure last July. Rasmussen will start with the WA agency responsible for providing ICT services to public hospitals in the state on February 15. He had been CIO at Lotterywest since August 2019. Rasmussen is a has a long track record of successful digital transformation and change management leadership. He spent more than five-and-a-half years at Curtin University where he led a team of more than 300 staff that oversaw the improvement of Curtin IT Services and the university’s learning and teaching technologies. HSS CEO Robert Toms said that Rasmussen will lead the transformation and modernisation of ICT at the agency and across the WA health system. “He will oversee the delivery of modern, secure, integrated, and user-friendly ICT platforms for public health care services in Western Australia. This includes helping to develop and define future ICT priorities in line with the WA Health Digital Strategy.” Meanwhile, veteran tech executive David Banger has joined infrastructure project organisation, Infrastructure Nation as chief digital innovation officer. Banger is reporting to Infrastructure Nation CEO Richard Stewart, his former colleague at John Holland. Infrastructure Nation was founded in 2015 and offeres services to construction and engineering comapnies, governments, local authorities and transport operators in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the UK. Banger told CIO Australia that Digital Innovation Services and Technology (DIST) is the next growth phase for the organisation. “This DIST team will soon be 15 people strong, working on establishing technical services for several clients, and Rail Diary is our first technology strategic partner. Rail Diary, founded in the UK, has successfully simplified project management within the rail industry internationally and we are looking forward to the Australian launch in February,” he said. Banger has previously held technology leadership roles at CBA, John Holland, IBM, KPMG, Microsoft and Prudential. He is also an adjunct professor and Business School Advisory board member at Swinburne University. Related content BrandPost How to Build ROI from Cloud Migration This whitepaper and webcast can help you calculate the ROI and create a business case for modernizing your legacy applications to the Microsoft Cloud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to power a sustainable enterprise on Microsoft Cloud In this eBook, we’ll follow the journey of Amal Skye, a fictitious woman who is committed to living in a way that preserves the planet for the future —and how businesses like Tata Consultancy Services and Microsoft are making that possi By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Green IT BrandPost How the metaverse will help financial organizations transform employee and customer experience on Microsoft Cloud With the right infrastructure and security protections in place, financial institutions can make virtual services more convenient, engaging, and accessible while staying compliant, maintaining security and preventing fraud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 4 mins Financial Services Industry BrandPost Improving ESG performance in financial services on Microsoft Cloud Overcoming data-related challenges will be key for banks and other financial institutions to make progress toward sustainability and other objectives. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 4 mins Financial Services Industry Green IT Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe