COMPANY FACTS
“ At TransGrid , we are focused on delivering better outcomes for electricity customers and the community by working to deliver safe , reliable and affordable electricity and we do this by operating efficiently , bearing down on cost and through innovation . This guides our IT decision making .”
- Russell Morris , CIO , TransGrid
The shift to a domain-type model is beneficial as technology and business functions become more entwined . In essence , in order to maintain pace with this shift in business direction , the operating model employed by the technology function should be more focused on agility , collaborative ways of working and a renewed product and customer focus . Morris adds : “ For TransGrid , it has also represented the beginning of a journey to leave behind its legacy single ERP system and replace it
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE :
Russell Morris Title : Chief Information Officer Company : TransGrid Industry : Electricity transmission Location : Australia
Morris is an IT Executive whose career with large , well-known brands , spans over 20 years . He has delivered technology enabled business change on a global scale . He was successively recognised as one of the top 100 CIO ’ s in the UK before moving to Australia . He is currently listed as one the 50 most innovative CIO ’ s in Australia , and is the only CIO from the energy sector to be featured in that list . Having significant international experience within multiple engineering or manufacturing organisations in the UK , Europe , USA and Australia , Morris brings a future facing , global outlook . businesschief . asia