Scentre Group, which owns and operates Westfield shopping centres in Australia and New Zealand, has nabbed former Walt Disney Company senior tech exec Richard Webby as its new director, technology. Webby, an Australian national, has come back to his homeland after spending the past 18 years working in the United States in various senior technology roles, most recently at Walt Disney as VP, guest experience technology. He takes the technology reigns from Scentre’s current director, finance investor relations, Andrew Clarke who gained responsibility for IT following the departure of Westfield’s director of information technology, Peter Bourke in 2014. On his LinkedIn profile, Webby said he is leading all enterprise and consumer-facing technology and services including digital, centre/mall, enterprise applications, infrastructure, operations, enterprise architecture and cybersecurity. Webby described himself as “technology evangelist for the organisation, ensuring operational excellence of technology delivery, impactful development around new technology platforms and innovation initiatives”. A Scentre spokesperson told CIO Australia that the organisation has been broadening and expanding its digital capabilities in-house. In 2016, the company created Westfield Retail Solutions to build on the work done by Westfield Labs, a global innovation hub created out of San Francisco in 2012. Last year, the company also established OneMarket, a retail technology network for retailers, brands, venues and partners to collaborate, share data and implement new technologies like natural voice processing, AI and AR. 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 brandpost Sponsored by Freshworks When your AI chatbots mess up AI ‘hallucinations’ present significant business risks, but new types of guardrails can keep them from doing serious damage By Paul Gillin Dec 08, 2023 4 mins Generative AI brandpost Sponsored by Dell New research: How IT leaders drive business benefits by accelerating device refresh strategies Security leaders have particular concerns that older devices are more vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. By Laura McEwan Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Infrastructure Management case study Toyota transforms IT service desk with gen AI To help promote insourcing and quality control, Toyota Motor North America is leveraging generative AI for HR and IT service desk requests. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 08, 2023 7 mins Employee Experience Generative AI ICT Partners feature CSM certification: Costs, requirements, and all you need to know The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification sets the standard for establishing Scrum theory, developing practical applications and rules, and leading teams and stakeholders through the development process. By Moira Alexander Dec 08, 2023 8 mins Certifications IT Skills Project Management 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