AIRSERVICES AUSTRALIA
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A irservices Australia is the country ’ s air navigator provider , managing 11 % of the world ’ s airspace while providing air traffic control , aviation rescue and firefighting services .
Owned by the Australian Government and governed by a board of directors appointed by the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport , Airservices Australia manages domestic and international air traffic operations for more than 154mn passengers on more than four million flights annually .
The industry and workforce have faced increasing disruptions over recent years , driven by new airspace entrants , continual growth in commercial aviation , new business models and digital technologies . As a result , Airservices – which has a $ 1.08bn turnover and owns and operates a number of systems and services that are connected both internally and externally – reintroduced the role of chief information officer in May 2016 .
Chris Seller , who has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry in some of Australia ’ s largest organisations including Westpac , Qantas and Jetstar , got the role , and established the Information Management and Data Services group in 2016 . “ This was a key message to customers , stakeholders and staff of Airservices ’ commitment to move towards to customer-centric information service delivery ,” Seller , who leads a 400-strong
FEBRUARY 2019