ACS' Christopher Leach Named Information Security Executive of the Year
November 26 2008 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
DALLAS, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Christopher Leach, chief
information security officer of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.
(NYSE: ACS), was recently honored as the Information Security
Executive (ISE) of the Year by the Executive Alliance. In addition,
Leach received a second national award with the ISE People's Choice
Award, recognizing the top executive with the most exemplary
attributes of a leader in the security industry. Since joining ACS
in July 2007, Leach has been instrumental in launching key
initiatives to further enhance information security and provide a
highly secure environment for protecting client data. "As a proven
performer, Chris is very deserving of this prestigious honor," said
Lynn Blodgett, ACS president and CEO. "Through Chris' ongoing
innovation and leadership, ACS has further established itself as a
leader in utilizing stringent information security standards to
protect our client's data. As an organization, we not only collect
and process our client's information, but we also protect it." The
ISE North America awards are sponsored by the Executive Alliance, a
creator and provider of premium leadership recognition forums
worldwide, and recognize pivotal leaders who guide the effective
use of information security and risk management to improve the
information security posture, security technology, and processes in
their organizations within the academic, commercial and government
sectors. Leach was honored as ISE of the Year for the commercial
sector during the Executive Alliance's annual executive retreat in
Washington D.C. on Nov. 18. About ACS ACS, a global FORTUNE 500
company with 63,000 people supporting client operations reaching
more than 100 countries, provides business process outsourcing and
information technology solutions to world-class commercial and
government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more
about ACS at http://www.acs-inc.com/. DATASOURCE: Affiliated
Computer Services, Inc. CONTACT: Investor Relations, Jon Puckett,
Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-214-841-8281, , or Media,
Lacey Hautzinger, Manager, Corporate Communications,
+1-214-841-8004, , both of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Web
Site: http://www.acs-inc.com/
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