Woolworths has confirmed that Westpac Australia CIO Clive Whincup will be joining the company as its new CIO later in 2014. A spokeswoman said that Whincup’s experience of retail in a banking environment and leadership of large scale IT programs would be of “great value” to Woolworths. “We look forward to welcoming Clive to our team in coming months,” she said in a statement. 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 According to a report in the Australian Financial Review, the supermarket’s previous CIO Dan Beecham left Woolworths in late 2013 to move to the United Kingdom. A Westpac Australia spokesman confirmed that Whincup would be leaving the bank. “Clive has played an important role in the delivery of Westpac’s technology strategy. We wish him all the best for the future,” he said. The spokesman added that Paul Spiteri will act as interim CIO while the bank conducts an internal and external search for a new CIO. “There will be no impact to the IT leadership team. Paul has acted as Clive’s delegate on a number of occasions and is familiar with the responsibilities of the role.” Whincup was promoted to the Westpac CIO role in December 2011 after former CIO Bob McKinnon moved to the Group Services division as an enterprise executive. Whincup joined the bank in May 2009 as service delivery applications general manager and was promoted to service delivery group general manager in November 2010 where he was responsible for service delivery in applications, infrastructure, engineering and sustainability. Follow Hamish Barwick on Twitter: @HamishBarwick Follow CIO Australia on Twitter and Like us on Facebook… Twitter: @CIO_Australia, Facebook: CIO Australia, or take part in the CIO conversation on LinkedIn: CIO Australia Related content news CIO Announces the CIO 100 UK and shares Industry Recognition Awards in flagship evening celebrations By Romy Tuin Sep 28, 2023 4 mins CIO 100 IDG Events Events feature 12 ‘best practices’ IT should avoid at all costs From telling everyone they’re your customer to establishing SLAs, to stamping out ‘shadow IT,’ these ‘industry best practices’ are sure to sink your chances of IT success. By Bob Lewis Sep 28, 2023 9 mins CIO IT Strategy Careers interview Qualcomm’s Cisco Sanchez on structuring IT for business growth The SVP and CIO takes a business model first approach to establishing an IT strategy capable of fueling Qualcomm’s ambitious growth agenda. By Dan Roberts Sep 28, 2023 13 mins IT Strategy IT Leadership feature Gen AI success starts with an effective pilot strategy To harness the promise of generative AI, IT leaders must develop processes for identifying use cases, educate employees, and get the tech (safely) into their hands. By Bob Violino Sep 27, 2023 10 mins Generative AI Innovation Emerging Technology 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