Our regular round-up of the latest major CIO appointments from around the world:

AUSTRALIA

Adrian Walkden has left the Australian Government agency, ComSuper to start in the CIO role at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Carey Eaton the CIO of recruitment agency of SEEK is moving on, with plans to return to his native Kenya.

South East Water CIO, Marcus Darbyshire, is taking up an analyst role at Gartner.

The NSW Department of Health has appointed Ian Rodgers as director of its new e-health and ICT strategy unit.

Scott Watters is the new CIO at Zurich Australia following the promotion of Bobby Lehane to chief operating officer for the financial services company’s Asia Pacific business.

CANADA

Low-cost airline WestJet has announced the appointment of Cheryl Smith to the position of EVP and CIO.

Mark Roman has left his post as CIO at the University of Victoria to become President and CEO of CANARIE Inc, Canada’s advanced research and innovation network.

FRANCE

Jérôme Filippini has been made France’s first Government CIO, taking charge of the country’s new Direction Interministérielle des Systèmes d'Information et de Communication (DISIC).

Thierry Gasnier has left betting group PMU to rejoin Gras Savoye, France’s biggest insurance broker, as CIO.

KENYA

A major shake-up at mobile operator Safaricom has seen the departure of CTO John Barorot and CIO Robert Mugo.

MALAYSIA

Prudential Assurance Malaysia Bhd (PAMB) has appointed Au E-Wan as its CIO.

NEW ZEALND

Jim Stabback is moving on from the CIO’s role at the Bank of Queensland to join Westpac New Zealand in the banking group’s newly created position of customer and technology services general manager.

SOUTH KOREA

Jong Sung Hwang, former EVP and head of the IT Policy Division of the National Information Society Agency has become CIO of Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Chang Chung-chi has been appointed the IT director for the city authority of Taichung, Taiwan’s third largest city.

UK

Adam Gerrard, CIO of Avis Europe, is moving on from the car rental company.

Chris Price, former CIO for the Highways Agency has started a new role as CIO at West Midlands Police.

Jeremy Butterfield is taking over as IT director at baker Warburtons; he was previously head of group IT at milk trading hub Milklink.

US

Lt Gen Susan Lawrence has been formally appointed as the new US Army CIO.

Forbes Media has made Michael Smith its chief digital officer, recruiting him from TheStreet.com, where he was SVP and CIO.

FXall, the electronic foreign exchange service, has announced that Kevin Lupowitz has joined the company as CIO.

The deputy CIO for Yale University, Chris Kielt, has been hired by Stony Brook University as CIO.

Components maker Pulse Electronics has named John Dickson as CIO; he was previously SVP and CIO of comms systems and services company Andrew Corporation.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has announced the appointment of Terry Harris to SVP and CIO.

Jess Brown has been named VP and CIO at RelaDyne, the lubrication products and services company.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has announced the establishment of an Office of Information Management and named John Supra the agency’s CIO.

Bill Schrier has become CTO and director of the Department of Information Technology for the City of Seattle.

Chip-maker AMD has shuffled its senior management, bringing in Mike Wolfe as its CIO from Hewlett-Packard.

Pharmacy services provider Millennium Pharmacy Systems has announced the appointment of John Tauber as its CIO.

Symetra Life Insurance Company has named George McKinnon SVP and CIO.

Cynthia Nustad has been appointed CIO at HMS, the healthcare services subsidiary of HMS Holdings Corp.

Fulfillment services company Innotrac Corp has appointed former Equifax executive Salil Kulkarni as SVP and CIO.

Tallahassee City has announced the appointment of Sabrina Holloman as chief information systems officer.

Nationwide chain Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy has announced the hiring of David LeBlanc as its CIO.

Aaron Sandeen has been named head of the Arizona Government Information Technology Agency to replace former CIO Chad Kirkpatrick.

Mike Wash has been appointed as the National Archives and Records Administration’s open government executive/CIO.

Haas Group International, the chemical management services company, has named Karl Wachs as its CIO.

CIO Suzanne Peck has left the Washington transport group, Metro.

Consumer logistics services company Encompass Group Affiliates has announced that Perry Patterson has joined as its new CIO.

Marketing agency Marden-Kane has hired Lee Bogner as CIO.