Simona Turin will be joining Xero as GM of sales strategy and performance, reporting to Sankar Narayan, Xero CFO and COO. She will be working across the business to champion the development of Xero’s global sales strategy. Turin is coming from Air New Zealand, where she is general manager, digital strategy and capabilities. Her previous roles include head of software delivery at Spark Ventures and New Zealand country manager of Wex, a provider of corporate payment systems. 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 Gavin Till takes on the newly created role of group technology manager at Ryman Healthcare. Till moves to the private sector after 12 years in local government, as CIO of Christchurch City Council.Vicki Taylor, programme and planning manager at the council, is acting CIO. No caption Edwina Mistry of the Manukau Institute of Technologyhas launched a forum that aims to provide mentoring, support and networking for women leaders in the school. Rebecca Morris and Edwina Mistry at the inaugural Women Leaders at MIT forum. The first Women Leaders at MIT (WL@MIT) featured Rebecca Morris, founder of Paradigm Shift, as keynote speaker. No caption “Diversity and inclusion is intrinsically good for business,” says Mistry, who is industry and community engagement manager, Faculty of Business and Information Technology, MIT. “It unleashes wider talent pools, diverse thinking, greater innovation, better decision-making and ultimately better returns.” No caption “I know my own career journey was supported by a couple of important mentors/sponsors who encouraged me to take one step further than I would have taken without that encouragement.” Mistry won the top award for the 2017 CIO100‘s ICT-enabled community programme category, for her work on two programmes, Shadow Tech, where school-age girls spend a day with ICT teams; and JHACK, which encourages young students to consider a career in ICT by introducing them to programming through an exciting format. No caption Vista Group International has reached agreement with its long-term Latin American business partner Senda Direcci?n Tecnol?gica, SA de CV. to take a controlling 60 percent share in Senda. Senda is being renamed Vista Latin America, and will continue to be run by its founders and managersArmando MejiasandGustavo Ortega. Senda is the reseller for Vista Group companies, Vista Entertainment Solutions and Movio and has been a Vista reseller since 2003. Send news tips and comments to divina_paredes@idg.co.nz Follow Divina Paredes on Twitter:@divinap Follow CIO New Zealand on Twitter:@cio_nz Join us on Facebook. No caption Related content news CIO Announces the CIO 100 UK and shares Industry Recognition Awards in flagship evening celebrations By Romy Tuin Sep 28, 2023 4 mins CIO 100 IDG Events Events feature 12 ‘best practices’ IT should avoid at all costs From telling everyone they’re your customer to establishing SLAs, to stamping out ‘shadow IT,’ these ‘industry best practices’ are sure to sink your chances of IT success. By Bob Lewis Sep 28, 2023 9 mins CIO IT Strategy Careers interview Qualcomm’s Cisco Sanchez on structuring IT for business growth The SVP and CIO takes a business model first approach to establishing an IT strategy capable of fueling Qualcomm’s ambitious growth agenda. By Dan Roberts Sep 28, 2023 13 mins IT Strategy IT Leadership feature Gen AI success starts with an effective pilot strategy To harness the promise of generative AI, IT leaders must develop processes for identifying use cases, educate employees, and get the tech (safely) into their hands. By Bob Violino Sep 27, 2023 10 mins Generative AI Innovation Emerging Technology 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