Carl Powell, Fletcher BuildingFletcher Building is looking for a new CIO following the resignation of Carl Powell. Powell, who joined Fletcher Building in late 2013, is leaving for personal reasons and returning to the UK, the company said in a statement. Powell was group CIO of Unipart, based in Oxford, before joining Fletcher Building. 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 Scott Pyles, general manager technology operations, is interim CIO. Fletcher Building CEO Mark Adamson said Powell had completely reshaped the company’s approach to IT and had developed the future roadmap for the group’s core IT systems and also a development function for new digital services. “We’ve made huge progress over the past two years in planning our IT program and implementation is well underway as we modernise our systems and look to the future with a suite of customer focus service innovations in development,” said Adamson. Fletcher Building also announced it will combine its New Zealand and Australian distribution businesses into a single Distribution division. The division will encompass the PlaceMakers and Mico distribution businesses in New Zealand along with the New Zealand steel distribution businesses, and Tradelink in Australia. Dean Fradgley, currently chief executive of New Zealand Distribution, will head the new division. Each of the key distribution businesses within the division will be separately led by a general manager, reporting to Dean. The integration of all the distribution businesses within one division was planned to take place once Tradelink’s performance had stabilised and this phase marks an increased focus on growth in this key strategic area. As a result of the integration, Tim Hickey, chief executive of the Australian distribution division, will leave the company. Hickey joined Fletcher Building in 2013 having previously worked for private equity investors, with the objective of transforming the Tradelink business. Highlights of the keynote presentation of Carl Powell, group CIO of Fletcher Building, at the 2015 CIO100 event in Auckland. 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 Sign up for CIO newsletters for regular updates on CIO news, views and events. Join us on Facebook. Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security 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