Technology Committee added to NZX governance

Technology Committee added to NZX governance
25 November 2020 –
NZX today announced the permanent establishment of a Technology Committee to
provide specialist governance oversight of the role and use of technology in executing NZX's strategy.
NZX Chairman, James Miller, said the specialist Board subcommittee had proven valuable since being
established as an interim measure in April 2020. It is now formally approved with a Charter setting out
the responsibilities and operation of the Committee, which includes reviewing and making
recommendations to the NZX Board on:

Investment in technology, including the prioritisation and timing

Technology risk matters, such as the security of NZX systems and cyber-security

Information Technology core policies and procedures.
The Technology Committee’s role extends to cover ICT recommendations from the Capital Markets 2029
report, meeting regulatory requirements and standards and supporting the function of the markets
operated by NZX and cleared by NZX Clearing. The Committee will also lead greater interaction and co-
operation with the financial community and other external ecosystem partners.
Mr Miller said the Committee was initially set up in response to technical issues experienced by NZX in
April – stemming from record trading volumes – with a focus on remediation, and ensuring all possible
solutions were canvassed and market participants and regulators were appropriately involved.
The members of the Committee are John McMahon (Chair), Jon Macdonald and Richard Bodman, along
with Future Director, Hayley Buckley, who collectively bring strong governance experience and IT
knowledge from the financial sector.
“Formalising this Committee is timely. It bolsters our governance framework following separate reviews to
capture learnings from the high April trading volumes and NZX’s response to sophisticated cyber-attacks
in August, along with the planned go-live of our Trading System Upgrade project in the first half of 2021.
“We know the integrity and performance of our IT systems is vital to our customers and all market
Participants and recognise the ongoing need to continually plan for evolving threats and growing
demands,” he said.
Mr Miller said the Technology Committee is also involved in the recruitment of NZX’s new Chief
Information Officer.
ENDS

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