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ATLANTA - August 19, 2009 - Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership recognition forums and events worldwide, announced today the nominees for the ISE Northeast Awards 2009. The Awards recognize information security executives and project teams for outstanding achievement in risk management, data asset protection, compliance, privacy and network security.

The finalists and winners will be revealed at a gala ceremony held on the evening of Thursday, September 10, 2009 at the Westin Times Square in New York City. During the evening awards, all qualified nominees, finalists and winners are recognized and celebrated for their achievements and accomplishments. Eligible nominees represent the northeast region including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.

The ISE Northeast Awards will be held in conjunction with a one day Executive Forum. Last year's Executive of the Year Award Winner and also the winner of Project of the Year, Anish Bhimani, Managing Director, Risk & Security Management at JPMorgan Chase will be the afternoon keynote speaker. The day will continue with roundtable discussions moderated by the CISOs and VPs of participating companies, and hot topic panel discussions. This one day program offers the opportunity to meet with peers and leading IT executives from across the region to discuss and share insights into today's issues and solutions.

The Nominees for the Executive of the Year Northeast Award 2009 are:

	Brad Blake Director of IT Boston Medical Center Boston, MA Biography >			Tim Callahan, CISSP, CSIM First Vice President, Enterprise Technology Risk Management and Chief Information Security Officer People's United Bank Bridgeport, CT Biography >
	Mark Coderre Head of Security Architecture Aetna Hartford, CT Biography >			Charles J. De Sanno Executive Director, Enterprise Technology and Infrastructure Engineering Department of Veterans Affairs Eatontown, NJ 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 >
	Laura Jagodzinski, CISA, CISM, PMP Chief Information Security Officer Realogy Parsippany, NJ Biography >			Brian Kelly, CISSP, CISM, MSIA Information Security Officer Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT Biography >
	Roseann Larson, CPA, CISA, CISM Vice President of Global IT Risk Management and Compliance Estee Lauder Companies Melville, NY 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 >			Parthiv Shah, CISM, CISSP, CEH, LPT, ECSA, CHFI Director, Information Security Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation New York, NY Biography >
	David Trimm Staff Vice President, eBusiness Development Hertz Corporation Park Ridge, NJ Biography >			John Walp Corporate Information Security Officer M&T Bank Corporation Amherst, NY 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 >

The Nominees for Project of the Year Northeast 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: 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: The City of New York, Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications Project Name: Identity Management City/State: Brooklyn, NY Executive Sponsor: Daniel Srebnick, Associate Commissioner, IT Security		Company: Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Project Name: Security Event Monitoring City/State: New York, NY Executive Sponsor: Parthiv Shah, Director, Information Security
Company: The Hartford Project Name: End Node Protection City/State: Hartford, CT Executive Sponsor: Bill Downes, CISSP, Vice President, The Hartford Information Protection		Company: Paychex Project Name: Just One Person City/State: Webster, NY Executive Sponsor: Todd Colvin, Director of Enterprise Data Security
Company: People's United Bank Project Name: Integrating the Chittenden Acquisition with People's United Bank City/State: Bridgeport, CT Executive Sponsor: Tim Callahan, First Vice President, Enterprise Technology Risk Management and Chief Information Security Officer

"Now more than ever it is important that we need to acknowledge the work being done by these exceptional leaders and project teams in our industry," said Marci McCarthy, CEO of Executive Alliance. "The stature of the ISE Award is validated by the prominent class of executive and project nominees for this year's event. This group has demonstrated the effective use of new and innovative solutions as well as created the highest level of industry standards for their organizations."

About the Sponsors

The Executive Forum and Information Security Executive of the Year Northeast Awards 2009 is the property of Executive Alliance, Inc., and is brought to the business community by the following: Gigabyte Sponsor - Novell; Megabyte Sponsor - Agilysys, Symantec and Qualys; Kilobyte Sponsors - Courion, Fortify, Marshal8e6 and McAfee; Display Sponsors - Aveksa, RSA, Sailpoint and Verdasys; Media Sponsors - InformationWeek and Infosecurity magazines.

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About Executive Alliance

Executive Alliance is recognized worldwide as the premier organization for creating leadership recognition forums that honor and celebrate outstanding achievements of executives in different industries. These forums facilitate deep relationships and provide visibility for executives and their companies while offering access and insight to the key people leading these industries.

Recognized by Morgan Keegan as the largest most widely recognized awards program for IT security executives, the Executive Alliance ISE Award Program Series includes these regions and cities, Southeast/Atlanta; Central/Dallas; Mid-Atlantic/Washington, DC; Northeast/New York City; and North America/Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.infosecaward.com and www.execalliance.com.

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