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Top Honors to Citigroup, M&T Bank Corporation and People’s United Bank for Leadership in Information Security
Executive Alliance Announces Winners and Finalists for the Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year Northeast Awards 2009
ATLANTA - September 14, 2009 - Executive Alliance, creator and provider of premium leadership recognition forums and events worldwide, announced on the evening of Thursday, September 10, 2009 at the Westin Times Square in New York City, the finalists and winners of the 2009 Information Security Executive (ISE) of the Year Northeast Awards. The Awards recognize information security executives and project teams for outstanding achievement in risk management, data asset protection, compliance, privacy and network security. Eligible nominees represented the northeast region including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.
John Walp, Corporate Information Security Officer of M&T Bank Corporation, was announced as the Northeast Information Security Executive of the Year in front of his peers during the gala ceremony. The judges were impressed with his innovation in developing solutions for the bank, his ability to influence his organization and drive change.
Finalists for the Information Security Executive of the Year Northeast Awards were also recognized for their achievements in the industry and were showcased during the awards program. In addition to John Walp, the finalists include:
- Tim Callahan, First Vice President, Enterprise Technology Risk Management and Chief Information Security Officer - People’s United Bank
- Mark Coderre, Head of Security Architecture - AETNA
- Charles De Sanno, Executive Director, Enterprise Technology & Infrastructure Engineering - Department of Veterans Affairs
- Laz Montano, AVP, Enterprise Infrastructure - MetLife Inc.
As part of the evening’s recognition, Tim Callahan, First Vice President, Enterprise Technology Risk Management and Chief Information Security Officer of People’s United Bank, was announced as the ISE Northeast’s People’s Choice Award Winner. The award represents the nominee who best exemplifies information security leadership as voted on by the registered attendees.
The Information Security Project of the Year for the Northeast region was awarded to Citigroup for their creative implementation of securing confidential data through email. The executive sponsor of the project, Dan Tigar, Executive Vice President, Global Engineering Head, Security Architecture & Engineering, accepted the award on behalf of the team.
Finalists for the Information Security Project of the Year Northeast Awards were also recognized for their achievements in the industry and were showcased during the awards program. In addition to Citigroup, the finalists include:
- Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation - Executive Sponsor; Parthiv Shah, Director, Information Security
- Paychex - Executive Sponsor; Todd Colvin, Director of Enterprise Data Security
"The who’s who of the Northeast region were in attendance, as we celebrated the achievements of these outstanding leaders," said Mary Lou Heastings, President of Executive Alliance. “All the nominees, finalists, and winners deserved to be recognized for their successes and their contributions to the information security industry”.
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, McAfee, M86 Security; Display Sponsors - Aveksa, HP, 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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