Mike Lawrence

General Manager of IT | Technology Strategy, Cyber Security & Enterprise Transformation

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

About

Technology executive with experience across retail, engineering and mining environments, leading technology strategy, cybersecurity, enterprise platforms, cloud services and operational technology. My career has focused on helping organisations modernise technology environments, strengthen security, improve operational resilience and build platforms that support growth, efficiency and better decision-making. I have worked across complex, multi-site businesses where technology is a critical enabler of day-to-day operations, customer experience and long-term business performance. Currently, I lead technology strategy, cybersecurity, enterprise platforms and IT operations for a national retail organisation spanning retail stores, eCommerce, distribution and corporate environments. My focus is balancing operational excellence with transformation, ensuring technology investments deliver measurable business value while maintaining reliability, security and scalability. Prior to retail, I worked in global engineering and mining environments where reliability, resilience and operational discipline were essential to project success. That experience shaped my approach to leadership: practical, outcome-focused and grounded in the realities of operating businesses. Throughout my career I have led technology teams through periods of significant change, including infrastructure modernisation, cybersecurity uplift, platform transformation, vendor rationalisation and operating model improvement. A large part of my value comes from bringing structure and clarity to complex environments, helping organisations navigate risk, improve accountability and make better technology decisions. I work comfortably across executive, operational and technical levels, translating business priorities into practical technology outcomes. My approach is straightforward: focus on what matters, simplify where possible, build capable teams, and ensure technology is a trusted enabler of business success. I am particularly interested in technology leadership opportunities where strategy, transformation, operational excellence and people leadership intersect to create meaningful business outcomes.

Experience

  • Lorna Jane (3 yrs 10 mos)
    • General Manager Information Technology
      Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    • IT Operations Manager
      Sep 2022 - Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • IT Operations Manager at Vita Group Limited
    Sep 2015 - Sep 2022 · 7 yrs 1 mo

  • Global ICT Manager - Infrastructure at Hatch
    Aug 2014 - 2015 · 6 mos

  • Network and Systems Manager - Australasia at Hatch
    2004 - 2014 · 10 yrs

  • Network Engineer at CSC
    2000 - 2002 · 2 yrs