CIO of the Year Awards – 2011 Finalists Honored

Atlanta, GA – Monday, September 26, 2011 – The Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA) recently celebrated the 2011 CIO of the Year Awards finalists at a well-attended reception at Deloitte offices on Peachtree Street.

“The GCLA Finalists Reception was held to introduce the 2011 finalists to the GCLA membership and participating sponsors.  Several past winners and GCLA Advisory Board members took part in the recognition activities.  Reception attendees heard each finalist describe a pivotal moment that served to influence critical career choices.  Everyone is now invited to hear these same comments online.  This is an exceptional group of CIOs and we are proud to have them in our community” said Randy Fox, 2011 GCLA Chairperson and Chief Information Officer, Energy Services, GE Energy.

“In addition to the comments by the finalists, the Gold and Silver sponsors have posted an informative video message about their supporting organization.  We encourage the community to learn more about all the 2011 CIO of the Year Awards sponsors who provide valuable services to our IT community”, said Frank Bell, President, GCLA.

Over 700 IT executives will attend the CIO of the Year Awards program on October 28^th at the Cobb Galleria Centre. A few remaining seats are still available.  Attendees will meet the 2011 Finalists and their senior team members, GCLA members, underwriters and sponsoring organization members. To secure a seat click here.

The GCLA appreciates all the 2011 sponsors who serve to make this event possible.

Gold sponsors: Spencer Stuart, NIIT Technologies, Inc, SunGard Availability Services, Polycom, Inc. and Recall Corporation.

Silver sponsors: OnX Enterprise Solutions Inc, MATRIX, Tribridge, Wipro Technologies, MD&E Clarity, CenturyLink, First Data, Extreme Networks, Bank of America, Gartner, Oracle, Insight, Salesforce.com and Dell Services.

Bronze sponsors: Abacus Solutions, AutoTrader.com, Verizon Wireless, Avaya, Presidio Networked Solutions, The Coca-Cola Company, Quality Technology Services,Accenture, Synergis, Southern Company, Slalom Consulting, PGi, Smartsoft Mobile Solutions, Veredus, Mike Collins and Associates, Symantec, NetApp, CDW, Gantec Corporation and McAfee.

About Georgia CIO Leadership Association (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 underwritten by the following companies:

Deloitte, IBM, Intellinet, Morris, Manning, and Martin LLP and Microsoft.

The Georgia CIO of the Year® Awards is brought to you by the Georgia CIO Leadership Association, www.georgiacio.org and recognizes TechLINKS as the official event management partner.