Ian Harvison
Charles Sturt University
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Ian Harvison is an experienced technology strategist with over 31 years of work experience. He has held senior-level roles in the ICT and infrastructure sectors, covering various business sectors with Australia operations, regional, and global experiences. Currently, he serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Downer IT, where he ensures that IT within Downer underpins the operations of the business. Ian is responsible for the strategy and technology direction of the group, which focuses on transforming the company's technology investments into a natural and true partner. He has worked for large corporations and global operations, demonstrating his ability to simplify the lives of employees and customers.
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Ian is an experienced technology strategist who is determined to strengthen IT’s position across the business through delivering value and efficiency through technology.Ian has held senior-level roles in the ICT and infrastructure sectors for more 20+ years covering different business sectors with Australia operations, regional and global experiences.In early 2017 he joined Downer IT as Chief Technology Officer, a new role and function, driven to ensure that IT within Downer underpins the operations of the business and aligns to meet the business strategic goals. The repositioning IT and developing the capabilities of the IT team to make a difference is an exciting opportunity that he welcomes.As CTO, Ian is accountable for the strategy and technology direction of the group. A key driver for his role, which sits in Plan, is making sure the Group’s investment in technology is current, managed well, and leverageable across the Group. Ian has worked for large corporations both within Australia and also with global operations – including Downer, Komatsu Australia, Dyno Nobel, Ricegrowers Australia and Cairns Port Authority. He has held roles from Group CTO, Regional CIO, Global Infrastructure Manager and Projects as well as advisory and QA functions to Boards on IT activities and projects.Ian is driven to ensure technology is seen as a differentiator, a true enabler of capability in the organisations that he has worked within. He sees technology simplifies the lives of employees and customers and enhances the services and engagement. He wants IT to be a natural and true partner with the business. The challenge is to move organisations from being a laggard in Technology adoption to an Early Adopter, pushing the envelope with our partners to change how we deliver capability to our business.He is also a fair and approachable leader, placing significant value on wellbeing and work/life balance – this has manifested in a more than 20 point increase in staff engagement in his function over the last 2 years. By allowing his team to have work life balance and leveraging the technology that enables a more flexible and agile work environment has allowed his team to be more productive and engaged which is reflected through the improvements in the engagement scores.Ian holds a Master’s in Business and Technology from UNSW, and is currently completing his Professional Doctorate in Information Technology at Charles Sturt University.
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Head Of Information Technology Infrastructure
Construction
Ian Harvison's Professional Milestones
- Head Of Technology (2020-01-01~2022-08-01): Driving digital transformation and fostering innovation to revolutionize the industry.
- Chief Technology Officer (2017-01-01~2019-12-01): Transformed the company's technological capabilities to drive data-driven decision making and optimize operations.
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Vik Bansal
Chief Executive Officer | Managing Director
Francisco Irazusta
chief executive officer and executive director of infrabuild
Bruce Chadban
cfo finance commercial head of finance construction engineering water power wind solar currently available
Kaushik Narayan
cfo | strategic business partner | investment evaluations | process reengineering | chartered accountant
Paul Zuckerman
Chief Operating Officer
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