Rik Irons-Mclean

As CTO, Rik Irons-Mclean drives tangible customer and industry business outcomes through the adoption of strategic data and digital technology. Previously he held roles as Worldwide Sales Enablement Lead for Sustainability in Microsoft corporate, and Strategy Director for manufacturing, energy and resources in the UK.

Prior to Microsoft, Rik worked at Cisco for 13 years, with global lead roles in energy and resource industries, IoT, security, and digital transformation, including Chief Architect (CTO) for all industries.

Rik is a recognized industry leader who has spoken at multiple conferences around the world, is a published book author, and authored/contributed to a number of industry white papers, journal and magazine articles.

Rik has sat on industry boards and standards groups for energy, manufacturing, sustainability, IoT, digital twins and digital skills, and is currently part of the Climate Leaders Coalition, and the Sustainability Tech Council, in Australia.

Rik has an MBA focused on international leadership, and holds the MIEMA and CEnv sustainability accreditations.