Defence Leaders: Other Leaders
Mr Greg Farr
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Mr Greg Farr has occupied the position of CIO of the Australian Department of Defence since November 2007. As the capability owner of the Australian Defence Information Environment (DIE), Mr Farr has responsibility for the architectures, integrity and evolution of all ICT systems within Defence.
Previously Mr Farr occupied the position of Second Commissioner of Taxation (Chief Operating Officer) for the Australian Taxation Office, which included responsibility for all aspects of ICT environment. In addition, since 2004, he was responsible for driving a transformational change program for the Australian Taxation Office that encompassed enterprise-wide CRM, business process systems, new case management systems and replacing back-end processing systems. The program is on track for completion in 2008.
Prior to being appointed Second Commissioner, Mr Farr occupied the position of Deputy Commissioner Operations also within the Australian Taxation Office and a wide range of other management and technical positions within the Department.
He is married to Yvonne and enjoys fine wine and riding motorbikes.