The Idea in Brief Even the most compelling strategy is useless if it isn't implemented. But in many companies, no one's driving execution. CEOs, grappling with the complexity of doing business in a global economy, are too...
The article mentions that successful communications with top managers can help one build effective executive partnerships. Building and maintaining strong relationships with business executives and their groups requires the CSO to assume a number of different guises: educator, strategist, negotiator, interpreter and, sometimes, disciplinarian. The article explains that in order...
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning are processes that help organizations prepare for disruptive events - whether an event might be a hurricane or simply a power outage caused by a backhoe in the parking lot. The CSO's involvement in this process can range from overseeing the plan, to providing...
CHRISTMAS came early when Paddock Junior and Infant School broke up for the holiday. Every pupil was presented with a selection box at the end of term. They were also given a combined TV and DVD player, which they will use in their lessons. ...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ("Napo") announces that a paper entitled "Evaluation of Crofelemer in the Treatment of Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients" (D-IBS) has been published in the Digestion - International Journal of Gastroenterology, 2008;78:180-186. The paper was authored by Allen W. Mangel, MD, PhD of...
- Offers Competitive Cash Value Accumulation, Retirement Income Potential - Unique Dollar Cost Averaging Opportunity - 2001 CSO Mortality Table Extending Coverage To Age 121 - 20-Year No-Lapse Guarantee* BOSTON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Life Insurance today announced the launch of a new Accumulation VUL...
New Standard Details Chief Security Officer Role ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- ASIS International has released its first American National Standard, the Chief Security Officer CSO Organizational American National Standard. Approved by the American National Standards Institute ANSI, the new CSO Standard is based on the ASIS CSO Guideline. ASIS,...
Imperva Customer Isabelle Theisen of First Advantage Corp. is Shortlisted for CSO of the Year REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Imperva([R]), the leader in application data security, today announced that its SecureSphere Web Application Firewall WAF has been named a finalist in the Best Web Application Security Solution category...
RAMAT GAN, Israel & LONDON -- Optimata Ltd., developer of the OPTIMATA VIRTUAL PATIENT([R]) proprietary modeling technology for drug development and personalized medicine, today announced that Prof. Zvia Agur, Founder and CSO, has been invited to speak at the "Speed and Safety in Drug Discovery" conference to be held at...
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Chrisan Herrod, former Chief Security Officer for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has joined RiskWatch as Executive Vice President. During her tenure at the SEC, she was responsible for implementing both corporate security, information security and IT business continuity programs. At RiskWatch,...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Maas Biolab researchers CSO Eskil Elmer, M.D., Ph.D. and neuroscientist Magnus Hansson, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues have for the first time ever demonstrated the mitochondrial permeability transition mPT or "megapore" occurs in viable adult human neuron mitochondria and the ability of cyclosporin-A to block its formation. These...
ATLANTA -- Munich American Reassurance Company, one of the leading life reinsurance companies in the United States, announced the appointment of Michael S. Taht, FSA, FCIA, MAAA, as Senior Vice President, Life Reinsurance. Mr. Taht joins Munich American from Tillinghast's Atlanta office where he was Principal Partner. Lloyd...
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Two technical papers co-authored by Trent McConaghy, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Solido Design Automation, will be presented on November 11, 2008, at the 2008 ICCAD (International Conference on Computer-Aided Design). The papers propose novel analog integrated circuit design aids and methodologies. Who: ...
TORONTO -- Biovail Corporation (NYSE, TSX: BVF) today announced the appointment of Dr. H. Christian Fibiger as Senior Vice-President, Chief Scientific Officer of Biovail Laboratories International SRL BLS, the Company's principal operating subsidiary. The appointment is effective November 24, 2008. Dr. Fibiger brings a wealth of academic and...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Qualys[R], Inc., the leading provider of on demand IT security risk and compliance management solutions, announced Nils Puhlmann has joined the company as Chief Security Officer CSO and Vice President of Risk Management. With 15 years of broad industry experience within security and IT management, Nils...
The Big Pipe project will be the topic of discussion at the Society of American Military Engineers Portland Post's meeting on Wednesday. The East Side Combined Sewer Overflow Tunnel Project is the final and largest of the projects in Portland's 20-year CSO Program. Paul Gribbon, chief engineer...
LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In a year when the phrase community organizer has taken on currency as a buzzword, a punchline and a dream during the presidential campaign, a group of activists and scholars will gather to document and discuss one of the earliest, most significant...
WACO, Texas -- October is National Kitchen and Bath Month, and in today's tough economy homeowners are seeking remodeling projects for market reasons as much as personal tastes. "People are investing in remodeling projects today with different motivations than in past years," said Doug Dwyer, president and CSO...
WORCESTER, Mass. -- RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Nasdaq: RXII), a biopharmaceutical company pursuing the development and commercialization of proprietary therapeutics based on RNA interference RNAi, today announced that Anastasia Khvorova, Ph.D., has joined the Company in the newly created position of Chief Scientific Officer CSO. Dr. Khvorova previously served as CSO...
POLICE will use DNA marking to make schools tougher targets for thieves. Officers from Ashington's Neighbourhood Policing Team will visit schools in the town marking high value items with Smart Water. Each dose contains an individual DNA code which is registered to the school making it...
