Steve Planincic

Steve Planincic is a accomplished business and technology executive with a proven track record of successful delivery across various sectors including retail banking, government, higher education, and utilities. With a background in leading and designing large investment programs, re-positioning IT teams, and providing board-level technology strategies, he is outcome-focused and excels as an energizing communicator. Passionate about driving sustainable business transformation through technology.

His core competencies include delivering complex business technology programs, crafting technology strategies and enterprise architectures, developing multi-year investment programs, building and leading highly engaged global teams, and excelling in coaching and change management.

Steve holds an MBA from the University of Melbourne's Melbourne Business School, along with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electronics)/Applied Science (Computing) and a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Computer Science from Queensland University of Technology. He has also studied at the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Over his career, Steve has held various significant roles, with notable positions as the General Manager of Technology at Secure Electronic Registries Victoria, General Manager of Programme Delivery at Services Australia, Senior Advisor at DHS, Head of Technology/CIO at iSelect, Managing Director/CTO at FiftyOne North, Program Director at CharterMason, and multiple executive roles at ANZ. Prior to these roles, he worked with renowned companies like IBM, PwC, American Express (UK), and Accenture.