PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Winners of Evanta's 6th annual Global CISO Breakaway Leadership Awards were announced August 21 at the Global CISO Executive Summit in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
This honor, built on peer recognition, honors Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) identified as breakaway leaders in three categories: driving exceptional impact, innovation and influence. Attendees of the Global CISO Executive Summit voted for the winners, who are listed below:
- Michael Palmer, Chief Information Security Officer, National Football League won in the Impact category (Tangible, transformative impact on specific projects or initiatives)
- Noopur Davis, SVP & Chief Product and Information Security Officer, Comcast won in the Innovation category (Creative thinking, problem-solving and use of technology to drive results)
- Billy Spears, SVP & Chief Information Security Officer, loanDepot won in the Influence category (Outsized effect on their organization, community and/or profession)
In addition to the three winners, finalists included Brian DiPietro, CISO, Enterprise Information Security, MUFG, and Jason Lish, EVP & CSO, Alight Solutions, in the Impact category; Jeremiah Grant, VP & CISO, Novant Health, Inc., and Sheldon Cuffie, CISO, Northwestern Mutual, in the Innovation category; and Thom Langford, CISO, PUBLICIS London and Chad Teat, CISO, Floor & Décor, in the Influence category.
For more information, please contact Evanta Awards Facilitator Kaylen Schwartz at 503-808-9816 or kaylen.schwartz(at)evanta.com.
About Evanta, a Gartner company, and the Global CISO Executive Summit
Evanta, a Gartner company, fosters leadership development and collaborative exchange among North America's top executives. We convene thousands of C-suite executives each year to create unmatched opportunities for leaders of the best companies to network, share and learn. The Global CISO Executive Summit has an agenda built entirely "by CISOs, for CISOs," and provides a platform to develop tangible solutions to the biggest challenges facing the CISO community. Now in its sixth year, this invitation-only conference unites the most influential CISOs from North America and abroad for a crucial day of insights, networking and candid conversations. For more information, please visit http://www.evanta.com/ciso/summits/global.
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