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The Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA) announced the winners of the CIO of the Year® Awards this morning at an Awards Ceremony held at the InterContinental Buckhead. The CIOs of the Year® were David Barnes of UPS in the Global Category, Deborah Dean of Matria Healthcare in the Enterprise Category, Tim Davis of Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits in the Corporate Category, and Patricia A. Lavely of Memorial University Medical Center in the Nonprofit Category. The Global category represents a company with 2,500 IT users and a multinational operation, the Enterprise category represents over 1,000 IT users, the Corporate category represents up to 1,000 IT users, and the Nonprofit category represents any not for profit organization, school, or government agency.
Since 1998, the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA) CIO of the Year® Award Event has recognized excellence among C-level executives in the IT/ IS space. The winners of this event were announced this morning and honored at an exclusive ceremony comprised of the “Who’s Who” of the Georgia technology community. This year’s finalists were a group of highly qualified nominees representing the leading companies from within the local business community, and it was difficult for the judges to pick the winners.
The CIO of the Year® Awards will take place again next year on Friday, October 30, 2009 at the InterContinental Buckhead. The CIO of the Year® Award Event is hosted by the GCLA and managed by TechLINKS. To learn more about the CIO of the Year® Awards and the winners, please visit www.cioawards.com.
About TechLINKS
TechLINKS is the event manager of the 2008 CIO of the Year Awards and offers sponsorship options which provide a high level of promotional benefits. Founded in 1998, TechLINKS specializes in linking Buyers and Sellers in the technology community through the TechLINKS Exchange online sourcing center, a highly interactive website, the award-winning TechLINKS magazine, a daily email newsletter, and popular B2B events. Among the more than 50,000 technology professionals who use TechLINKS Exchange, read TechLINKS, and attend these events are CIOs, CMOs, IT directors and managers, purchasing officers, and marketing and sales executives. TechLINKS Exchange produces and maintains the most comprehensive directory of technology Solution Providers in this region.
About the GCLA
The GCLA is the preeminent professional organization for Georgia’s information technology leaders. Founded in 2003, its membership is comprised exclusively of chief information officers or individuals in equivalent positions at companies and organizations throughout the state. The GCLA is a non-profit, noncommercial organization led by an Advisory Board of Georgia CIOs.
The GCLA exists to provide a forum in which to share ideas, best practices and experiences relevant to CIOs. The organization is committed to creating opportunities for Georgia CIOs to engage in substantive, issues-based discussion related to their industries and profession.
For more information see www.cioawards.com or email cioawards@techlinks.net
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