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ATLANTA - October 5, 2009 - Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership recognition forums and events worldwide, announced today the nominees for the ISE North America Awards 2009. The ISE North America Awards 2009 recognize the information security executives and their teams who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy, and network security across the United States and Canada.

The finalists and winners will be revealed at a gala ceremony held on the evening of Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington DC. During the evening awards, all qualified nominees, finalists and winners are recognized and celebrated for their achievements and accomplishments.

The ISE North America Awards are part of a special two day executive track program held in conjunction with CSI 2009. On Monday, October 26th, the executive program kicks off with keynote speaker, Chris Leach, Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Vice President of ACS and the 2008 Executive of the Year Award Winner in the Commercial Category. In addition to Chris, the day continues with business sessions focused on compelling content and discussions. On Tuesday, October 27th, the program offers more outstanding content, speakers, followed by the evening dinner and celebration of the nominees at the ISE North America Awards.

The ISE Executive of the Year Awards are presented to chief information security officers or equivalent who have made a positive impact in the industry through risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy, and information security.

The Information Security Project of the Year Award honors the team behind the project. This accolade is presented to a project team that has successfully completed an information security project in the past 12-18 months that greatly impacted an organization’s risk management or information security posture.

In the Commercial Category, the Nominees for the Executive of the Year North America Award 2009 are:

	Brad Blake Director of IT Boston Medical Center Boston, MA Biography >			Adrian Butler Vice President, IT-Telecommunications & Support Services Accor North America Carrollton, TX Biography >
	Tim Callahan, CISSP, CSIM First Vice President, Enterprise Technology Risk Management and Chief Information Security Officer People's United Bank Bridgeport, CT Biography >			Jason Clark Chief Information Security Officer and Director, Telecommunications and Infrastructure Services Emerson St. Louis MO Biography >
	Mark Coderre Head of Security Architecture Aetna Hartford, CT Biography >			Todd Colvin, CPP, CISSP, CISA, CISM, GSNA Director of Enterprise Data Security Paychex, Inc. Webster, NY Biography >
	Paul Connelly Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Nashville, TN Biography >			Joshua Davis, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CIPP Director, Information Security & Risk Management Qualcomm San Diego, CA Biography>
	Paul de Graaff Global Information Security Officer and Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Systems AIG - American International Group, Inc. New York, NY Biography >			David Dekker Principal Architect (Director) Pepco Holdings Inc Washington, DC Biography >
	Robert Duran, CISSP, CISM, CIPP Information Security & Privacy Officer, VP, Information Risk Management Time, Inc New York, NY Biography >			Don Garvey Chief Information Security Officer The Chubb Corporation Warren, NJ Biography >
	Anne Kuhns, CISSP Vice-President, Information Security & Chief Information Security Officer The Walt Disney Company Burbank, CA Biography>			Brad Maiorino Chief Information Security Officer General Electric Corporate Division Fairfield, CT Biography >
	J. Laz Montano, CISM, CGEIT Assistant Vice President, IT Risk Governance MetLife Troy, NY Biography >			Jon Moore, CISM, CISA Chief Information Security Officer, IT Operations Humana, Inc. Louisville, KY Biography >
	Max M. Morris Vice President and Manager of Security Threat Analysis, Enterprise Information Management Operations Wells Fargo & Company Charlotte, NC Biography >			Shammy Rana Director of Information Security Electronic Arts Redwood Shores, CA Biography >
	Bill Sage Associate Director Information Security (CISO role) Procter & Gamble/Global Business Services Cincinnati, OH Biography >			Parthiv Shah, CISM, CISSP, CEH, LPT, ECSA, CHFI Director, Information Security Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation New York, NY Biography >
	Jason Taule, CMC, CPCM, CISM, CGEIT, CHSIII, CDPS, NSA-IAM Director, Corporate Information Security General Dynamics Information Technology, Health IT Solutions Baltimore, MD Biography >			David Trimm Staff Vice President, eBusiness Development Hertz Corporation Park Ridge, NJ Biography >
	John Walp, CISM Corporate Information Security Officer M&T Bank Corporation Amherst, NY Biography >

In the Government Category, the Nominees for the Executive of the Year North America Award 2009 are:

	James Carpenter, MSIA, CISSP Chief Security Officer Parkland Health & Hospital System Dallas, TX Biography >			Jerry L. Davis, CISSP, PMP Deputy Chief Information Officer for IT Security National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Washington, DC Biography >
	Charles J. De Sanno Executive Director, Enterprise Technology and Infrastructure Engineering Department of Veterans Affairs Eatontown, NJ Biography >			Roger Mahach, CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Washington, DC Biography>
	Robert Maley, CISM, CISSP, CISFI, EnCE Chief Information Security Officer Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA Biography>			Evette Maynard-Noel, MSIA, CISSP, NSA-IAM, NSA-IEM Deputy Director Information Security, National Protection and Programs Directorate U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC Biography >
	Mark Reardon, CISSP Chief Information Security Officer and IT Strategy Officer State of Georgia - Georgia Technology Authority Atlanta, GA Biography >			Mark Weatherford Chief Information Security Officer State of California Biography >
	Larry Whiteside Chief Information Security Officer Visiting Nurse Service of New York New York, NY Biography >			Gerry Young SCIO State of Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development Boston, MA Biography >

In the Commercial and Not for Profit Category, the Nominees for Project of the Year North America Award 2009 and their Executive Sponsors are:

Company: AIG - American International Group, Inc. Project Name: AIG Global Access Recertification Project City/State: New York, NY Executive Sponsor: Paul de Graaff, Global Information Security Officer		Company: Applied Materials Project Name: SAP Security and Compliance Business Transformation Project City/State: Austin, TX Executive Sponsor: Matthew Archibald, Managing Director and Chief Information Security Officer
Company: Citigroup Project Name: Citi Secure Email City/State: New York, NY Executive Sponsor: Dan Tigar, Executive Vice President - Global Engineering Head - Security Architecture & Engineering		Company: Cox Enterprises, Inc Project Name: VPN Replacement and Extranet Upgrade City/State: Atlanta, GA Executive Sponsor: John Bell, Assistant Vice President, Information Systems Engineering
Company: Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Project Name: Security Event Monitoring City/State: New York, NY Executive Sponsor: Parthiv Shah, Director, Information Security		Company: Eaton Corporation Project Name: Adapting the IT SOX Controls to the Product Engineering Environment City/State:   Executive Sponsor: Jack Matejka, Director IT Security & Compliance
Company: Heartland Payment Systems Project Name: Heartland Payment Systems - E3 Initiative City/State:   Executive Sponsor: Steve Elefant, Chief Information Officer		Company: K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC. Project Name: E-Mail Archiving and Discovery City/State:   Executive Sponsor: Ed Kocur, Vice President - IT Infrastructure
Company: Intuit Project Name: IPS Expansion Project City/State: San Diego, CA Executive Sponsor: Doug Martin, Director		Company: Lockheed Martin Corporation Project Name: Security Intelligence Center City/State: Gaithersburg, MD Executive Sponsor: Anne Mullins, Chief Information Security Officer, Vice President of Corporate Information Security
Company: Paychex Project Name: Just One Person City/State: Webster, NY Executive Sponsor: Todd Colvin, Director of Enterprise Data Security		Company: Procter & Gamble Project Name: Enterprise Applications Security Service City/State: Cincinnati, OH Executive Sponsor: Bill Sage, Associate Director Information Security (CISO role)
Company: Qualcomm Project Name: Qualcomm Partner Identity Management (QPIM) City/State: San Diego, CA Executive Sponsor: Norm Fjeldheim, Chief Information Officer		Company: Raytheon Project Name: RayShield Email City/State: Billerica, MA Executive Sponsor: Steve Hawkins , Vice President of IIS Information Security Solutions
Company: Seattle Children's Hospital Project Name: BEDROCK City/State: Seattle, WA Executive Sponsor: Wes Wright, Vice President/Chief Technology Officer		Company: Southern Union Company Project Name: Internet Cyber Security IPS Project 2008 City/State: Houston, TX Executive Sponsor: Steve Hotte, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

In the Government Category, the Nominees for Project of the Year North America Award 2009 and their Executive Sponsors are:

Company: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Project Name: Safeguarding Citizen Data City/State: Harrisburg, PA Executive Sponsor: Robert Maley, Chief Information Security Officer		Company: NASA Project Name: NASA Security Operations Center City/State: Moffet Field, CA Executive Sponsor: Chris C. Kemp, Chief Information Officer
Company: Parkland Health & Hospital System Project Name: "Don't Mess with Texas" City/State: Dallas, TX Executive Sponsor: James Carpenter, MSIA, CISSP, Chief Security Officer		Company: State of South Carolina, Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services Project Name: Advanced Mobility Platform - Next Generation (AMP-NG) City/State: SC Executive Sponsor: David O'Berry, Director of Information Technology Systems and Services
Company: U.S. Department of Defense Project Name: 754th Electronic Systems Group (754 ELSG) Application Software Assurance Center of Excellence (ASACoE) City/State: Washington, DC Executive Sponsor: Gregory Garcia, Director, 754th Electronic Systems Group

"ISE North America recognizes the security leaders who embody the high standard to which all security practitioners should strive to achieve,” said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. “We couldn't think of a better testament to the significance of the ISE Program Award Series as it continues to bring visibility to the information security and risk management industry and to the great men and women who lead it."

About the Sponsors

The ISE North America Leadership Summit and Awards at CSI 2009 is the property of Executive Alliance, Inc., and is brought to the business community by the following: Gigabyte Sponsor – Symantec; Megabyte Sponsor – Fortify and Qualys; Leadership Luminary Award Sponsor – Verdasys; Kilobyte Sponsors – Aveksa, BigFix and Voltage; Display Sponsors – SafeNet and WaveStong; Media Sponsor – InformationWeek.

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