Philly Area IT Execs named to Computerworld's "Premier 100" IT Leaders for 2012



Computerworld recently named its "Premier 100" IT Leaders for 2012. Computerworld usually represents the interests of the corporate CIO/CTO community, and these selections are reflective of that.

Those from the Philadelphia business community recognized are David Ballai, CIO and vice president of commercial solutions, Reed Technology & Information Services Inc. of Horsham (a LexisNexis company); Carol J. Dow, Chief technology officer and principal of global investment systems, Vanguard, Valley Forge; John South, Chief security officer, Heartland Payment Systems, Princeton; and Jimmy Z. Wang, Vice president and CIO, Teva Pharmaceuticals - Americas, North Wales.

Also named were Michael F. Fabiano, Vice president, strategic initiatives, NBC News, NBC Universal (Comcast); and Walt Oswald, Corporate vice president and CIO, Motorola Mobility, which has its cable tech business based in Horsham.

They will be honored at IDG's Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference, being held in March in Phoenix.




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