Toll Group’s former interim CIO, Carl Duckinson, is the new IT chief at the Melbourne office of global engineering and advisory company, Aurecon. Duckinson has replaced Sean Elwick who left the company in July after almost four years in the role. Duckinson led Toll Group’s technology transformation and had been interim CIO since March this year following the departure of John Ansley. Aurecon’s global CFO, Andrew Muller, said that Duckinson’s proven track record as a senior IT executive in large and complex organisations – notably his skills in mapping technology strategy to business strategy and developing high performing teams – was important for Aurecon. Duckinson said he was drawn to Aurecon because of its engineering portfolio, energetic culture and strong interest in innovation, IT and digital initiatives. “I believe Aurecon is well advanced in understanding what digital means and how digital influences the future of engineering. The company is eager to harness the opportunities that digital disruption presents,” he said. Aurecon said its focus on digital innovation is backed by its hiring of John McGuire as chief innovation officer in May 2015, and Dr Andrew Maher as chief digital officer in October last year in addition to the CIO role. Maher was hired to champion the firm’s digital vision and lead a cross-organisational digital team focused on ‘achieving a convergence of core advisory, engineering and delivery platform’. “It is rare to see these three roles at these senior levels in an organisation,” said Duckinson. “My role will be to continue to support cross-border collaboration to ensure that the business is able to respond to rapid change within the energy and resources, built environment and infrastructure industries.” Prior to his role at Toll Group, Duckinson was CIO at Australia’s largest independent gold miner, Newcrest Mining for 7 years. He also worked at Avanade and BHP. 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 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