Release Date: 2008-05-15
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13th Annual Leadership and Service in Technology Award Reception, celebrated by Pace’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. The award honors individuals and companies not only for “leadership in the field of technology,” but also for “innovation in the application of technology to serve people, and commitment to community service and education.”
(PressZoom.com) - This year’s honoree is Kurt D. Woetzel, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for The Bank of New York Mellon.
WHAT: 13th Annual Leadership and Service in Technology Award Reception, celebrated by Pace’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. The award honors individuals and companies not only for “leadership in the field of technology,” but also for “innovation in the application of technology to serve people, and commitment to community service and education.”
The annual award reception serves as the primary fund-raiser for the school. All proceeds are used to support the school’s Endowed Scholarship Fund and various initiatives.
WHEN and WHERE: Tuesday, June 3, 6 pm, JPMorganChase, One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, NY. Media admission by press card.
BACKGROUND ON WOETZEL: Woetzel is responsible for the company's Information Technology organization worldwide. In this role, he oversees the technical infrastructure, software development and business processes of an IT organization that is supported by over 5,000 technology professionals. He is also responsible for the company's Office of Innovation, where he directs company resources and establishes processes in support of accelerating new product development and innovation across global markets.
He held the same position at The Bank of New York Company, Inc. prior to its merger with Mellon Financial Corporation in July 2007. Before that, Woetzel headed up the software development process at that company, developing the technical architecture governing the integration of numerous and complex, large-scale acquisitions involving extensive client portfolios.
Woetzel is a member of the company's Executive Committee, the organization's most senior management body, which oversees day-to-day operations. He is a former director of the Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications and the Government Securities Clearing Corp, and a current member of the advisory board of Pace University's Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.
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Contact: Bill Caldwell, Office of Public Information, Pace University, 212-346-1597, wcaldwell@pace.edu