Theresa Grafenstine, Inspector General of the US House of Representatives, Elected International Vice President of ISACA

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., June 10 -- The Information Systems Audit and Control Association issued the following news release:

ISACA, a global association serving 110,000 IT governance, assurance, risk and security professionals in 180 countries, announced its 2013-2014 Board of Directors at the INSIGHTS 2013 conference in Berlin today. Theresa Grafenstine, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, CIA, CGAP, CGMA, CPA, inspector general of the US House of Representatives, was elected international vice president.

Founded in 1969, ISACA develops international standards, frameworks and guidance to help enterprises maximize the value of their information and systems. ISACA administers the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) designations. The association also developed and continually updates COBIT, the internationally accepted framework for governance and management of enterprise IT. The latest version, COBIT 5, was released last year.

"I am pleased and honored to have been elected as ISACA's international vice president. ISACA has played a critical role in my professional development," said Grafenstine. "In addition to enhancing my technical skills, participation with ISACA has enriched my professional experience by connecting me with IT audit, security, risk and governance thought leaders from around the globe."

Over the past 20 years, Grafenstine has served in the inspector general community in both the legislative and executive branches of the federal government. She is the chair of ISACA's Finance Committee, has served as chair of ISACA's Communities Committee, and was a member of the Relations Board and the World Congress: INSIGHTS program development task force. She is immediate past president and committee chairman of the National Capital Area Chapter of ISACA.

In addition to Grafenstine, 10 other business and IT leaders were selected to serve on the 2013-2014 ISACA Board of Directors. Tony Hayes, CGEIT, AFCHSE, CHE, FACS, FCPA, FIAA, appointed Deputy Director-General of the Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services in the Queensland Government (Australia), was elected international president. Elected as international vice presidents were Allan Boardman, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, ACA, CA (SA), CISSP, information risk manager at Morgan Stanley (UK); Juan Luis Carselle, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, assistant director of IT at Walmart de Mexico y Centro America (Mexico); Ramses Gallego, CISM, CGEIT, CCSK, CISSP, SCPM, Six Sigma Black Belt, security strategist and evangelist at Dell Software (Spain); R Vittal Raj, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CFE, CIA, CISSP, FCA, partner of M/s. Kumar & Raj and director at Pristine Consulting Private Limited (India); Jeff Spivey, CRISC, CPP, president of Security Risk Management Inc. (SRM) and strategy advisor for RiskIQ (USA); and Marc Vael, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, CISSP, ITIL, chief audit executive at Smals vzw (Belgium).

Three directors were appointed to ISACA's board: Christos Dimitriadis, Ph.D., CISA, CISM, CRISC, head of information security for INTRALOT Group (Greece); Krysten McCabe, CISA, senior manager in the Assurance and Advisory Management Program at The Home Depot (USA); and Jo Stewart-Rattray, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, FACS CP, director of information security and IT assurance at BRM Holdich (Asutralia).

"ISACA's board of directors includes industry leaders from all over the world who are dedicated advocates for ISACA members and the critical roles they serve in their enterprises," said ISACA International President Tony Hayes. "I am proud to be a part of this group as we further ISACA's mission to help our constituents ensure trust in and value from information and technology through effective governance and management."

Photos and biographies of all board members are available at www.isaca.org/board.

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