John Taylor

John Taylor has over 25 years’ experience in technology and until recently, was the Group CIO of MedHealth, a multi-brand national health services provider. Previously, John was an IT executive with AGL (one of Australia’s largest energy companies) where he performed a variety of roles including the CIO for AGL’s Retail business, CTO, established its IT shared services capabilities and was AGL’s first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

John has wide-ranging experience across various sectors with extensive international experience in a variety of global roles for top 5 FTSE and top 20 ASX organisations, including IBM, Reuters, British American Tobacco and Insurance Australia Group. Throughout his career, John has delivered various major transformational programs, lead complex operational and development teams and provided consulting services up to Board level regarding various strategic IT topics. John’s unique perspective is that he has held multiple CIO, CTO and CISO roles.

John holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Management Information Systems, a Master of Business Administration and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In 2023, John was listed at number 25 in the Australian CIO50 Awards. Additionally, John has been a member of several global advisory Boards throughout his career, is currently a judge for the Australian Women in Security Awards and is a CISOLens Alumni.