Katie Macdiarmid has been at NZME since 2017 and held the role of GM digital products for the past four years.
Katie Macdiarmid.
New Zealand Media and Entertainment has announced the appointment of Katie Macdiarmid to the newly created role of chief information officer.
Katie has more than 25 years of experience in digital and technology roles across multiple industries including media and telecommunications in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. She has completed an MBA with distinction, and a thesis on how disruptive technologies can transform industries. She has been at NZME since 2017 and held the role of GM digital products there for the past four years, leading NZME’s digital product and development teams and operating model.
In her new role she will continue to lead the digital delivery as well as taking on responsibility for NZME’s technology team and ecosystem, led by chief technology officer Bill Hays. She will also lead NZME’s enterprise AI, staying abreast of the latest generative AI and emerging technology, ensuring it is woven into NZME’s technology strategy.
NZME chief digital and publishing officer Carolyn Luey said it was fantastic to have someone of Macdiarmid’s calibre to step into the newly created role.
“The media market continues to change rapidly with traditional and digital media platforms converging, driven by the pace of technology change and the rise of generative AI. NZME saw a real opportunity to bring together our digital platform and technology capability under one leader to create a strong business-wide technology and generative AI strategy.
“Katie’s experience will be invaluable in the development of our strategy for technology, AI, and digital platforms to support NZME to achieve our strategic goals,” said Luey.
Macdiarmid said she was looking forward to leading NZME’s technology and digital teams, developing the future state strategy, and working closely with NZME’s key partners to collectively deliver on NZME’s roadmaps.
“I’m excited to bring our digital and technology teams together to further innovate and set us up for our future,” she said.
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