Peter Mahler is Swinburne University of Technology’s new chief information officer, replacing Lachlan Cameron who departed in October after just over two years in the role. In an email sent to Swinburne staff on Friday, chief operating officer, Andrew Field, said Mahler will build a business-focused IT organisation that will partner with the university to help realise the Swinburne 2020 vision. The plan is to make Swinburne Australia’s leading university of science, technology and innovation. “Peter is an experienced business and IT professional who has built a successful career specialising in program transformation and the mobilisation of IT organisations,” said Field. Mahler has spent the past 5 years as a non-executive director at Praemium and has run his own consultancy, Mahler Associates since 2008. He was CIO for 8 months between October 2009 and May 2011 at AXA Australia and was CIO at Coles between September 2002 and April 2008. Prior to that, he was CIO at Belgacom (Belgium’s incumbent telco). He also held roles at Energy Australia, ANZ and Fonterra. Four CIOs have come and gone at Swinburne over the past four years. Jenny Beresford, who is currently research director, digital innovation at Gartner, was CIO at the university for 1 year before leaving in 2013. Beresford was replaced by Derek Whitehead in February 2013 before he moved on from the role two years later in January 2015 and was replaced by Cameron. Mahler begins work on January 1. Swinburne declined to comment further about his appointment. Related content Opinion 5 hard questions every IT leader must answer Strong leadership is vital to IT success — and shouldn’t be taken for granted. Continual self-reflection is essential for knowing whether it’s time to restructure your approach to leading IT. By Thornton May Mar 28, 2023 5 mins Business IT Alignment IT Leadership Feature CIOs address the impact of hybrid work Assessing how some of the most progressive CIOs strive to provide both technological and emotional support for a dispersed workforce. By Pat Brans Mar 28, 2023 8 mins CIO Remote Work Employee Experience BrandPost Smart UPS Connectivity: what it is and why you need it By Veronica Lew Mar 27, 2023 4 mins Remote Access Opinion Huawei’s F5G rollout plan signals new wave of green technology and digital transformation At MWC, Gu Yunbo, President of Huawei’s Enterprise Optical Business Domain, sat down with CIO to discuss a raft of new F5G launches, and what they mean for enterprise computing. By Peter Kirwan Mar 27, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation 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