Enterprise Services Group

Elizabeth is the Acting Deputy Australian Statistician, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Audit Executive and Chief Risk Officer. Elizabeth is responsible for enterprise strategy and for managing all corporate enablers across ABS.

Lane is the General Manager of our Corporate Services Division.

Lane has over 15 years’ experience as a Senior Executive with the ABS, in his current role he is responsible for leading Human Resources, Finance and Property functions. Prior to this role, Lane led a major transformation program for the ABS, he has also held senior executive roles in ICT and data collection services and was the Victorian Regional Director for the ABS.

Lane is passionate about creating an environment that embraces diversity and provides flexibility in working arrangements. He is the ABS Senior Champion for the Disability and Carers Network.

Prior to being promoted to the senior executive service, Lane held a variety of ICT roles across the public and private sectors, largely in the areas of information technology infrastructure and Cyber security.

• Michelle Crowther, Finance and Procurement Branch (Chief Finance Officer)
• Deb Wallace*, People Services Branch (Chief People Officer)
• David Waymouth, Strategic Engagement and Performance Branch
• Siobhan Campbell, Planning, Compliance and Risk Branch (Chief Information Governance Officer)
• Deborah Miliszewski, Legal & Policy Branch
   

Ian is the General Manager of our Technology and Security Division.

Ian’s career has spanned over 30 years within Information Technology and Communication (ICT) across both the public and private sectors largely associated with the delivery of business outcomes and transformation initiatives for the Australian Government.

He is enthusiastic about being a leader within Australian Government given the unique opportunity to shape the future and serve the community. He believes in a digital world, ICT is not just a business enabler, but through the introduction of innovation, can drive alternate business operating models and significantly improve organisational outcomes.

Since 2011, he has been part of Australian Public Service (APS) as a Senior Executive Service (SES) which commenced whilst he was at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). He transitioned to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment in 2018. In 2021, Ian joined the Department of Health and Aged Care as a First Assistant Secretary within the Information Technology Division. Shortly after this period he moved into the role of the Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer.

As a SES leader, Ian has had executive accountability for large-scale business applications, collaboration and end user systems, enterprise operations and service management, strategy, architecture and design, protective and cyber security, data and analytic platforms, and infrastructure. Most of his career has been enabling digital transformation change initiatives for both businesses and citizens as part of the Australian Government.

Throughout Ian’s Australian Public Service career, he has had a strong focus on client and business centric provision of service through collaboration and partnerships.

• Stephen Cross, Platforms and Operations Branch
• Helen Robson, Strategic Projects Branch
• Craig Lindenmayer*, Security and Information Assurance Branch (Chief Information Security Officer)
• Adam Rumbold, Strategy, Planning and Architecture Branch (Chief Technology Officer)
• Stuart Girvan, BDTI IT Delivery Branch
• Justine Pammenter, Data Acquisition Modernisation Branch
• Jessica Seebach, Applications Branch

*Individual is acting, temporary or contractor in this role