PepsiCo ANZ announced on Friday that it has appointed Brian Green as its new head of IT, replacing Ursula Philips who left the role in mid-2018. Green has spent the last 13 months as head of information technology at bakery product company, Allied Pinnacle. Prior to that, he spent 8 months as director of information technology at Fire Rescue NSW and more than 13 years at McCain Foods. Between August 2014 and February 2017, he was McCain’s regional CIO for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company said Green will lead the IT function across Australia and New Zealand, focusing on the delivery of “agile business solutions.” PepsiCo’s ANZ CEO, Danny Celoni said in a statement Green would play a key role in delivering initiatives under the company’s ‘performance with purpose” agenda. “Brian’s wealth of experience at delivering agile business technology of high strategic value is a great match for our innovative culture and what we’re striving to achieve,” he said. PepsiCo’s former tech chief, Ursula Philips – who was part of CIO Australia’s top 50 list in 2017 – left the role last July to join The Real Pet Food Company as its Sydney-based CIO. During her time at PepsiCo, Philips drove the transformation of the company’s corporate HQ in Chatswood, Sydney. Its traditional siloed office was canned and replaced with a more agile working environment. 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 SAP When natural disasters strike Japan, Ōita University’s EDiSON is ready to act With the technology and assistance of SAP and Zynas Corporation, Ōita University built an emergency-response collaboration tool named EDiSON that helps the Japanese island of Kyushu detect and mitigate natural disasters. By Michael Kure, SAP Contributor Dec 07, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by BMC BMC on BMC: How the company enables IT observability with BMC Helix and AIOps The goals: transform an ocean of data and ultimately provide a stellar user experience and maximum value. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 3 mins IT Leadership brandpost Sponsored by BMC The data deluge: The need for IT Operations observability and strategies for achieving it BMC Helix brings thousands of data points together to create a holistic view of the health of a service. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 4 mins IT Leadership how-to How to create an effective business continuity plan A business continuity plan outlines procedures and instructions an organization must follow in the face of disaster, whether fire, flood, or cyberattack. Here’s how to create a plan that gives your business the best chance of surviving such an By Mary K. Pratt, Ed Tittel, Kim Lindros Dec 07, 2023 11 mins Small and Medium Business IT Skills Backup and Recovery 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