Schaumburg, IL, USA – Global technology association ISACA installed its 2020-2021 Board of Directors at its virtual Annual General Meeting today, featuring a strong combination of executive expertise and association and chapter leadership experience. The new board also represents seven countries and more than 10 industries, and 92 percent have C-level experience. Joining the ISACA board of directors will be Maureen O’Connell, an experienced executive with a background in both finance and education, and most recently the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Scholastic Corp.
“For more than 50 years, there has been one constant—ISACA has continuously evolved to provide world-class learning, membership and enterprise services, and our leadership has been a key driver in moving this change forward.” said David Samuelson, ISACA CEO. “The diversity and expertise of our entire 2020-2021 board, many of whom have C-suite experience, expertise across more than ten industries and represent seven countries and four regions, are incredibly valuable assets to our organization.”
As executive vice president and chief financial officer of Scholastic Corp., O’Connell was responsible for finance, operations, supply chain, technology, human resources and legal at the company. Prior to this, she also served as president at Gartner and chief financial officer of Barnes & Noble. O’Connell currently serves on the public board of Acacia Research Corp. and is also a Compensation Committee member, Audit Committee Chair and Chairman of the Board. She is also on the public board for Harte-Hanks, where she chairs the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.
O’Connell has more than 30 years of progressive experience in finance and operations management and has been named “Financial Executive Who Will Make a Difference in the Next Decade” by CFO magazine. She also received the CFO World-Class Award from CFO Studio and was named one of the 30 Outstanding Women in Business by Treasury & Risk magazine.
In total, 13 leaders were installed on the 2020-2021 ISACA Board of Directors during the meeting:
- Chair Tracey Dedrick, senior executive experienced in risk, compliance, treasury and investor relations
- Vice Chair Rolf von Roessing, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CDPSE, CISSP, FBCI, partner and CEO, Forfa Consulting AG
- Director Pamela Nigro, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, CRMA; Vice President Information Technology/Security Officer, Home Access Health Corporation
- Director Gregory Touhill, CISM, CISSP, Brigadier General (ret); President of AppGate Federal Group
- Director Asaf Weisberg, CISA, CRISC, CISM, CGEIT, CSX-P, Founder and CEO, introSight
- Director Gabriela Hernández-Cardoso, former CEO of GE Mexico; former Undersecretary for Communications, Mexican government
- Director Maureen O’Connell, former EVP and CFO, Scholastic Corp
- Director Gerrard Schmid, M.A.Sc. Eng, ICD.D; President and CEO Diebold Nixdorf
- Director Anna Yip, DPhil; CEO SmarTone Telecommunications
- Director David Samuelson, ISACA Chief Executive Officer
Past chairs on the ISACA Board of Directors include:
- 2019-2020 Board Chair Brennan P. Baybeck, CISA, CRISC, CISM, CISSP; Vice President and CISO, Customer Services, Oracle Corporation
- 2018-2019 ISACA Board Chair Rob Clyde, CISM, Independent Board Director, Titus and Executive Board Chair, White Cloud Security
- 2015-2017 ISACA Board Chair Chris Dimitriadis, Ph.D., CISA, CISM, CRISC, Group CEO, INTRALOT
To read a blog post about the new board of directors, click here, and to read the bios of all board members, visit bh8w.f444444.com/board.
About ISACA
For more than 50 years, ISACA (bh8w.f444444.com) has advanced the best in technology. ISACA equips individuals with knowledge, credentials, education and community to progress their careers and transform their organizations. Through the CSX, COBIT and CMMI solutions, ISACA enables enterprises to train and build quality teams. ISACA is a global professional association and learning organization that leverages the expertise of its 145,000 members who work in information and cybersecurity, governance, assurance, risk and privacy to drive innovation through technology. It has a presence in 188 countries, including more than 223 chapters worldwide.
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