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Richard Weir

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Head of Branch and IT - Australia at Allianz Technology
📍 Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Richard is a senior IT executive with extensive experience as a CTO and Head of IT in financial services, health, and technology sectors. He has a proven track record of leading large-scale digital transformations and managing global teams of over 1500 people with budgets up to $500 million. Colleagues describe him as an exceptional, customer-focused, and reliable delivery leader.

Originally from New Zealand, Richard has a global professional background, having worked on diverse engagements across many industry sectors. His recent activities include traveling to India to connect with his teams, demonstrating a hands-on approach to managing international operations and fostering innovation across different cultures.

Unique fact: He once led the complete end-to-end digital transformation of a paper-based company, implementing its first-ever customer-facing technology.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Head of Branch and IT - Australia
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Sydney Area, Australia
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Health Tech Innovation
As CTO for NSW Health, he focused on a single digital patient record and cloud migration to revolutionize healthcare delivery and improve patient experience.
Cloud Transformation
He recently celebrated the one-year milestone of a new cloud-based customer platform at Allianz and has deep experience with Azure and AWS environments.
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Career

Work history

6-2026
Head of Branch and IT - Australia
Allianz Technology
1-2024 - 6-2026
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & Executive Director - Enterprise Services
NSW Health
11-2021 - 1-2024
Director Technology Delivery - Commonwealth Bank
DXC Technology
5-2020 - 6-2021
Founding Member & Board Member (Non Executive Director)
Pontem Solutions
11-2019 - 11-2021
Chief Technology Officer
PayVantage Global Singapore & PayVantage ANZ
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Education
Strategic Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Business
Central Institute of Technology (CIT), New Zealand
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