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Sapient Names Curtis Dalton Chief Information Security Officer

^{Published on 2010-06-15 06:17:55 - Market Wire}
 

BOSTON--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Sapient ] (NASDAQ: SAPE) announced today that it has appointed Curtis Dalton as chief information security officer, a new role for the company. He will be based in Boston and report to Preston Bradford, chief operations officer.

"I expect that Curt will establish new best practices to reduce our risk and continue to protect our company as well as our clients as needed."

Dalton brings more than 19 years of information security experience with Fortune 1000 companies to the company. Prior to joining Sapient, he was founder and CEO of a Boston-area information security consulting firm that he ran for nearly seven years.

With todaya™s increased pressures in the areas of information security and data protection, Dalton will work internally and externally to ensure that Sapienta™s sensitive data remains secure. Also, Dalton will evaluate and make specific actionable recommendations to the companya™s current security policies and practices globally. He will oversee Sapienta™s Global Security Office (GSO) team.

aThe combination of our strategic growth in the SapientNitro, Global Markets and Government Services segments, combined with the ever-changing external environment, has created increased challenges in the areas of information security and data protection,a said Bradford. aI expect that Curt will establish new best practices to reduce our risk and continue to protect our company as well as our clients as needed.a

Dalton is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a certified ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and Auditor. He is also a published author of a dozen articles and a popular information security book by Osborne McGraw Hill.

About Sapient

Sapient® is a global services company that helps clients transform in the areas of business, marketing, and technology. The company operates three divisions that enable clients to gain a competitive advantage and succeed in an increasingly digital world. SapientNitro, Sapient Global Markets and Sapient Government Services fuse insight, creativity and technology to drive innovation and to help clients navigate complex business problems. Our approach is the subject of case studies used by MBA programs at Harvard and Yale. The company has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit [ www.sapient.com ].

Sapient is a registered service mark of Sapient Corporation.