CIO John Pittard to retire from News Corp Australia

Chief information officer for News Corp Australia John Pittard is to retire from November 1.

The announcement: 

News Corp Australia today announced that its chief information officer John Pittard is retiring from the company after over ten years of service.  Mr Pittard gave the company notice of his intention to retire in February this year, to take effect following the delivery of a number of major product and technology projects he has been driving.

News Corp Australia’s chief executive Julian Clarke said, “John has provided outstanding service to News Corp Australia over the last decade.  He has transformed our technology group, making it integral to our strategic thinking and digital product development as well as critical in delivering modern, efficient business systems and infrastructure.