Brad Gwyther
Principal Professional Services Consultant & Customer Service Manager
Imprivata

Brad Gwyther is an experienced IT professional with 15 years of industry experience. He possesses strong leadership skills and adept service management capabilities. His expertise includes designing, implementing, and overseeing critical applications and infrastructure projects, as well as improving processes to enhance individual and team performance and work standards.
 
With a deep understanding of infrastructure, technology, procedural frameworks, and business systems, Brad can seamlessly adapt to changing paradigms. He is recognised as an authoritative source for insights on infrastructure security, architectural oversight, and consultative expertise on procedural and policy aspects.
 
Some of Brad's recent projects include SOE design and deployment, Identity Management, Imprivata Single Sign-On, Disaster Recovery, and Infrastructure Refresh.

Elf Eggimann
Clinical Portfolio Manager / Registered Midwife
Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora

I am a Clinical Portfolio Manager, registered midwife, and Executive MBA candidate with a strong track record of leading digital transformation and strategic innovation in healthcare. With over a decade of experience across clinical, operational, and informatics roles, I bring a unique ability to translate frontline realities into scalable digital solutions that improve patient outcomes and system performance.

Currently, I play a key role in national and regional cyber security incident response, supporting the health sector’s resilience through governance, risk management, and clinical input into cyber operations. As a member of the New Zealand Medical Assistance Team (NZMAT) and a trained CIMS Level 4 emergency responder, I contribute to crisis response and continuity planning at a multi-agency level.

My leadership is defined by a commitment to equity, culturally responsive care, and solving the “wicked problems” of health through co-design, clinical informatics, and digital enablement. I have successfully led programmes across maternity services, COVID-19 response initiatives, and cyber security readiness, using a systems-thinking lens to align strategy with real-world clinical needs.

An advocate for digital health equity, I believe that true leadership is grounded in teamwork, shared accountability, and transparent engagement with stakeholders. I am passionate about fostering cyber-aware clinical workforces, advancing informatics maturity, and building sustainable, secure, and connected healthcare ecosystems in Aotearoa.

Peter Booth
National CISO
Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora

Pete stepped into the Health New Zealand National Chief Information Security Officer role in August 2025. He brings a wealth of security experience to Health NZ, having originally joined as CISO for the central region in late 2020, before moving into the role of GM Security Services and Performance. Previously he was the Head of Security at Waka Kotahi for more than three years. Pete started his Security career in 2005 at Citibank in the USA and returned to New Zealand in 2013, working in the private and public sectors before joining Health NZ.

Tina Sun
Nephrologist
Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora

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Rebecca McBeth
HiNZ News Editor

Rebecca McBeth joined the HiNZ team as editor of eHealthNews.nz in January 2018. Rebecca was previously news editor at Digital Health Intelligence in London and prior to that, was the senior health reporter at The Christchurch Press, where she won a NZ Canon Media Award and a NZ Reporting Diversity award. Based in Auckland, she is committed to communicating news, experience and knowledge throughout New Zealand’s data and digital health sector.