Gerrod Bland
Executive, Digital, Data & AI · GAICD · Co-founder, Hilland Trading
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About Gerrod
Gerrod Bland is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and the Executive responsible for Digital, Data & AI in Corporate & Institutional Banking at one of Australia's largest banks - a role he stepped into in December 2025 after four years as its Head of Digital, Data & Analytics. His tenure there spans 15+ years.
Across 30+ years in technology, digital, and data, Gerrod's career spans enterprise IT strategy, solution architecture, project management, and executive digital leadership in banking.
His credentials include a Bachelor of Information Technology from Swinburne, a Diploma of Project Management from UNE, Machine Learning study at Stanford (2011-2012), TOGAF, PRINCE2 Practitioner, and his GAICD certification - the latter providing the board-level governance framework that Hilland will need as it scales toward potential institutional investment.
On Hilland's content site, Gerrod writes about the business of fasteners - pricing trends, supplier dynamics, supply-chain economics, and the AS standards landscape from a compliance + governance angle. He co-authors the monthly Hilland Australian Fastener Price Index with Chris.
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