Z Energy Limited announced the creation of a new executive role of Chief Digital Officer (CDO). The CDO will lead Z's newly established Digital function and champion a digital first model. The CDO will develop and deliver Z's Digitisation strategy by transforming Z to a digital and data driven business that works within an experimental, agile, customer experience and productivity focused execution model.

The establishment of the new CDO role has reduced the scope and scale of the existing CFO role. As a result, Chris Day has decided that now is the time for him to seek other challenges consistent with how he wants his career to develop. Chris will leave Z on 10 May 2019 following completion of the financial year end processes and announcement of Z's FY19 results.

Lindis Jones, currently General Manager, Corporate will be appointed to the role of CFO effective 1 April 2019. Z announces the creation of a new role, General Manager, Strategy & Risk. Julian Hughes, currently General Manager, Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) will take up his new responsibilities on 1 April 2019.

The Risk team currently reporting to the CFO, which comprises Z's insurance and external risk team, will now report into Julian as well as Z's Strategy and Sustainability teams who currently report into the GM Corporate role. After twenty years in the industry Mark Forsyth will leave Z at the end of the current financial year and Andy Baird will join the company in the role of GM Retail, effective 1 April 2019. Andy Baird will join Z as General Manager, Retail on 1 April.

Andy has previously consulted to Z on a number of important customer focused projects including Z's brand change in 2010, convenience store format development and Z loyalty programmes. Lindis was Head of Property at ANZ National Bank, leading a number of significant property transactions and developments. Julian has worked in the fields of health, safety, rehabilitation and wellness management in New Zealand for over 20 years.

Since 2010 Andy has managed his own brand and customer experience consultancy business with clients in New Zealand and Australia.