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RSA Appoints McKenzie as COO for UK, Western Europe

London-based RSA has appointed Darren McKenzie to the newly created role of chief operating officer for the UK & Western Europe. Joining on July 1, McKenzie will report directly to Steve Lewis, chief executive for the UK & Western Europe, …

RSA Upgrades to Cloud Computing With Amazon Web Services

RSA announced it has signed a contract with Amazon Web Services to use its cloud computing services across the group. The technology will initially be used to host a number of RSA and MORE TH>N websites and other digital services. …

Aon Hewitt’s CIO Named on Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders’ List

Aon plc, the provider of risk management and human resource consulting and outsourcing, announced that Matthew Heckler, chief information officer for Aon Hewitt, was named to IDG’s Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders’ list for 2015. The list spotlights 100 leaders …

Church Mutual Insurance Hires Names as Chief Information Officer

Scott Names has been hired as vice president — chief information officer (CIO) at Merrill, Wisc.-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. Former CIO Chris Graham has been named vice president — chief technology officer. He has served as CIO at the …

U.S. Business Groups Concerned by Cyber Security Law Aimed at China

The U.S.-China Business Council on Monday criticized a new U.S. law aimed at thwarting cyber attacks by discouraging the Justice Department and several other government agencies from buying information technology systems from China. “The national security of the United States …