Technology is at the core of enabling growth, simplification, and an outstanding customer experienceJennifer Sepull Air New Zealand has appointed Jennifer Sepull as chief digital officer. Sepull is currently a member of the technical advisory group for the London Stock Exchange. Her previous roles include CIO for USAA Financial Services, Kimberly-Clark and Honda Motor Corporation in the United States. She has also worked at IBM and in various startup organisations. She has served on several customer advisory boards, including IBM and with Gartner. Sepull is the second CDO at Air New Zealand. She takes over from Avi Golan, who was ranked number one in the 2018 CIO100 report on the most transformative technology and digital leaders in New Zealand. Golan returned to the United States at the end of October last year after nearly three years as the airline’s first chief digital officer. Related: Jennifer Sepull banks on bots to bolster customer experience Sepull will join CEO Christopher Luxon’s executive team in May. She brings more than 20 years of digital and technology leadership experience from around the globe to the airline. “Air New Zealand is one of the world’s best airlines and an outstanding digital strategy and leadership are absolutely critical to maintaining that position and capitalising on many of the opportunities ahead,” says Luxon, in a statement. “We are thrilled to have someone of Sepull’s standing choose to make New Zealand home and to join us in helping supercharge our airline and nation’s success.” Sepull says she is excited to join Air New Zealand, which has been regularly recognised as the best in the world. “Technology is at the core of enabling growth, simplification, and an outstanding customer experience,” she says. “I look forward to working with Air New Zealand’s executive and digital teams on this next exciting chapter in the airline’s history.” Avi Golan at the CIO100 event in Auckland Get the latest on digital transformation: Sign up forCIO newsletters for regular updates on CIO news, career tips, views and events.Follow CIO New Zealand on Twitter:@cio_nz Send news tips and comments todivina_paredes@idg.co.nz@divinap Related content feature Expedia poised to take flight with generative AI CTO Rathi Murthy sees the online travel service’s vast troves of data and AI expertise fueling a two-pronged transformation strategy aimed at growing the company by bringing more of the travel industry online. By Paula Rooney Jun 02, 2023 7 mins Travel and Hospitality Industry Digital Transformation Artificial Intelligence case study Deoleo doubles down on sustainability through digital transformation The Spanish multinational olive oil processing company is immersed in a digital transformation journey to achieve operational efficiency and contribute to the company's sustainability strategy. By Nuria Cordon Jun 02, 2023 6 mins CIO Supply Chain Digital Transformation brandpost Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success As global data volumes rise, business must prioritize their resiliency strategies. By Neal Weinberg Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Democratizing HPC with multicloud to accelerate engineering innovations Cloud for HPC is facilitating broader access to high performance computing and accelerating innovations and opportunities for all types of organizations. By Tanya O'Hara Jun 01, 2023 6 mins Multi Cloud 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