Andrew Clowes is leaving his post as chief information officer at property group, JLL. Clowes, who started work at the global real estate services firm in 2000 and has been in the CIO role for 10 years, finishes up on Friday. Clowes told CIO Australia that he feels the time is right to move out of the role. “This coincides with my 20 years at JLL and 10 years as CIO. It’s a good time for me to think about, ‘what’s my third career going to be?’” Clowes has also spent the past 38 years serving in the Royal Australian Navy. “I’ve had my full time military career, my 20-year career at JLL so what’s the next phase? I thought 10 years [as CIO] was a good number; there was no particular driving impetus [for him deciding to leave].” Clowes said he is passionate about technology and the digital transformation of organisations. He said he has taken JLL a “long way down that path” but there is more to do. “I wish them well,” he said. Any future IT roles that he may undertake are less likely to be in corporate settings but more likely to be bespoke projects and strategy-type work, he said. “That will give me some flexibility to do other things that I am passionate about like my sport, my running and spend time with my family.” Meanwhile, Clowes will be on a deployment in two weeks with the Australian Navy’s Fleet Battle staff. Clowes said that Gerard Ding, deputy CIO at JLL will hold the fort until the organisation decides on a replacement for his role. Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebookhellip;Twitter: @CIO_Australia,Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation onLinkedIn: CIO Australia Follow Byron Connolly on Twitter:@ByronConnolly Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing 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