THE ‘ FANG ’ EFFECT
Cowan Pettigrew
ASIA-PACIFIC
KPMG NZ ,” comments Pettigrew . “ Being a CIO is no longer a position for purely technical people who drive value through infrastructure alone . Whilst a technical understanding is important , the new multi-hat CIOs are those who have evolved beyond the technical and provide passionate leadership with business-led , customer-facing strategies that enable the business to realise its vision and goals .”
THE ‘ FANG ’ EFFECT
Coming into the firm in December 2016 , Pettigrew notes that one of his biggest challenges as CIO was to transform the company ’ s disconnected systems . In doing so , KPMG NZ is evolving to fulfil its growing need for mobility , collaboration , integration and , perhaps most importantly , to meet its growing and everevolving user experience ( UX ) expectations . Indeed , Pettigrew underlines how
Cowan Pettigrew
The role of the CIO now is one of transformation . It ’ s aligned with business objectives that Cowan assists in defining , implementing and continually transforming so the business stays dynamic and relevant to its customers .
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Transformation isn ’ t a point in time , it ’ s not a moment - it ’ s a continuous evolving process that breaks from the old ways , with constant learnings and pivots in direction along the way . What Cowan ’ s role in this ? With over 25 years in the I . T . industry , he says he provides practical strategic leadership with business led , customer facing strategies that enables the business to realise its vision and goals .
As a multi hat wearing CIO , Cowan lives and breathes these values , seeking to create customers for life by building supported , sustainable platforms that deliver forward facing customer solutions .
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