Credit: Edwin Gear Edwin Gear has been appointed chief information officer of The Warehouse Group and will start on September 30. “I’m excited to be part of such an iconic brand and helping deliver those essential capabilities toward achieving the Group’s future goals,” says Gear. Gear was most recently CIO at Metcash Australia, a wholesale distribution and marketing company listed on the ASX. His previous roles include general manager merchandising and sourcing at Foodstuffs in Wellington, general manager organisation development at Mitre10, and chief technology officer at Super Group in South Africa. He will be part of the group executive team and report to chief operating officer Mark Yeoman. “Gear has extensive operational and broader business experience, his expertise in logistics, retail and wholesale and his IT knowledge and capabilities mean he will be a significant asset to The Warehouse Group,” says Yeoman. Originally from South Africa, Gear has an MBA from the University of Stellenbosch Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from Stellenbosch University. Sign up for CIO newsletters for regular updates on CIO news, career tips, views and events. Follow CIO New Zealand on Twitter:@cio_nz Send news tips and comments to divina_paredes@idg.co.nz @divinap Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing 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