Chris Leach oversees ACS policies for protecting the private and personal information of the company’s clients, employees and business partners, as well as security operations and monitoring for ACS’ global infrastructure.

Prior to joining ACS, Leach was senior vice president and chief information security officer for First Horizon National Corp. There, he implemented a security strategy for the company’s 500 branch banks in 43 states. He also served as senior vice president and chief technology officer, IT risk management for Bank One Corporation.

Following JPMorgan Chase’s acquisition of Bank One in 2004, Leach became senior vice president and director of global security operations and identity management, where he was responsible for identity initiatives for 170,000 employees and contractors and more than 20,000 business partners.

The author of several articles for both accounting and information security-related publications, Leach has conducted seminars and served as a keynote speaker at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference and the 2008 RSA Conference. He was also recognized twice by Accounting Today as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the accounting profession.

Leach holds a BS in accounting from Brigham Young University, where he also undertook postgraduate studies in information technology.

Improving Data Security Standards in a Rapidly Changing Business Environment

Leach can discuss a wide range of industry trends and issues related to improving information security, including:

• The need to develop business policies and procedures to protect client identity records
• How to prevent data breaches from phishing, lost or stolen systems, file transfers, etc.
• Navigating data security standards in the midst of stricter government regulations
• Increasing training and awareness of information security and Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standards, as well as encryption strategy.

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To arrange to discuss the latest trends with Leach or to set up an interview, please contact:

Kevin Lightfoot

VP
Corporate Communications

859-389-2412
kevin.lightfoot@acs-inc.com