HEART FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA
CIO Shane Riddle explains how bringing in an agile approach and developing a single view of the customer will drive the charity ’ s vital operations forward
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W ith heart disease the biggest single killer of Australians , the National Heart Foundation of Australia is leading the charge to change this frightening statistic – from fundraising and research to providing vital awareness and information about preventative health , the 60-year-old charity won ’ t be stopping any time soon . In fact , it is undergoing a significant Australia transformation to enable its 250 + strong team to serve customers and the Australian public even more effectively .
Sharing the organisation ’ s vision of an Australia free of heart disease is Shane Riddle – a CIO named among the top 50 in Australia – who joined on a temporary basis but decided to stay at the inspiring non-profit . “ I got in very quickly and hit the ground running ,” he recalls . His main objective as leader of the company ’ s IT operations was to help the National Heart Foundation deliver on its key objectives . While the previous team had been
MARCH 2019