NZX appoints Chief Information Officer

NZX appoints Chief Information Officer
22 December 2020 –
NZX today announced the appointment of Robert Douglas to the company’s Senior
Leadership Team as Chief Information Officer.
Robert will lead the Information Technology functions across the NZX Group, including the programme of
further investment from 2021, particularly in the markets businesses, to enhance the stability and
resilience of the company’s technology framework. He will spearhead NZX’s engagement with market
participants and other key stakeholders to deliver a technology roadmap for New Zealand’s capital
markets.
NZX CEO Mark Peterson said: “Robert’s background spans the banking, capital markets and payments
sectors, and he has a proven track-record in leading operations and delivering change across critical and
complex environments – dealing with real-time systems, systems integration, risk and security”.
Robert has held a wide range of roles with ANZ and National Bank between 1993 and 2006. He was
Head of Technology at First NZ Capital between 2006 and 2007, before returning to senior roles in ANZ
Bank in New Zealand and Australia until 2012, which included a term as CIO of ANZ’s Markets
Technology function in Australia. Robert has spent the last eight years at Verifone where he has served in
a number of roles including Programme Director of Switch Migration, Head of PMO for Australia & New
Zealand, and is currently their Chief Operating Officer in New Zealand.
He brings strong experience in leading teams and developing strong and effective partnerships with
technology vendors. At Verifone, Robert was responsible for seamless end-to-end delivery of payment
services across the New Zealand business that processes over 30% of New Zealand’s EFTPOS
transactions.
“It’s exciting to have a very experienced technology leader joining us who shares our vision to grow New
Zealand’s capital markets. Robert is no stranger to delivering complex, real-time technology services, and
his expertise in leading large teams that deliver on their objectives is ideal for the work we have underway
to evolve our technology platforms. He has strong relationships within the capital markets ecosystem, and
a reputation for working well with stakeholders to deliver pragmatic solutions,” Mr Peterson said.
Robert Douglas said: “I’m really looking forward to joining a dedicated team that is at the very core of
NZX’s business, with some great opportunities in front of us to pursue growth and support the wider
capital markets ecosystem.”
Robert will be based in Wellington. He takes up the role on 1 February 2021.
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
Media – David Glendining 027 301 9248
Investors – Graham Law 029 494 2223

About NZX:

For more than 150 years we have been creating opportunities for Kiwis to grow their personal wealth and
helping businesses prosper. As New Zealand’s Exchange, we are proud of our record in supporting the
growth and global ambitions of local companies.

NZX operates New Zealand's equity, debt, funds, derivatives and energy markets. To support the growth
of our markets, we provide trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services for our customers.
We also own Smartshares, New Zealand's only issuer of listed Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), and
KiwiSaver provider SuperLife. Our NZX Wealth Technologies subsidiary is an online asset management
platform. Learn more about us at: www.nzx.com