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January 20, 2005
Guardian Life's Jaime Sguerra, 2nd VP, Chief Architect, Honored as 2005 Premier 100 IT Leader by IDG's Computerworld
"The Voice of IT Management" Recognizes Jaime Sguerra for Creativity, Business Savvy in 6th Annual Awards Program
NEW YORK, N.Y., January 20, 2005 — The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, NY, today announced that Jaime Sguerra, Second Vice President/Chief Architect and Senior Business Systems Officer for Corporate Marketing, has been recognized by IDG's Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," as one of the business world's Premier 100 IT Leaders. The award honors executives who show exemplary technology leadership in resolving pressing business problems. Honorees, including Jaime Sguerra, were named and profiled in the January 3 issue of Computerworld and will be honored again at Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference, occurring March 6-8, 2005, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jaime Sguerra was selected from nearly 600 nominees, each of whom were measured against Computerworld's IT Leadership Index, a set of characteristics that describes executives who guide the effective use of IT in their organizations, and evaluated by the editors and by an external panel of outside judges. Other honorees include leading IT executives from corporations such as State Street Corp., UPS, Hewlett-Packard, Cardinal Health, MasterCard International LLC, Marriott International and AFLAC.
"Our Premier 100 list honors those who have kept fighting despite the many obstacles that technology has thrown at them this year," said Don Tennant, editor in chief, Computerworld. "These men and women have proven themselves through all facets of business, including some of the toughest challenges, such as cultural hurdles, language barriers, corporate politics, internal/external communication, and maintaining fresh, creative ideas. They think out of the box and do not cower away from difficult projects; rather, they embrace the struggle while foreseeing the opportunities it can bring in the future."
Since Jaime joined Guardian in 2001, he has led the IT enterprise architecture initiative as Chief Architect of the Information Technology Division. Even before its completion in early 2004, the multi-million dollar enterprise architecture has resulted in a 30% reduction in application development costs as well as a reduction in development time through the leveraging of reusable components. In his current role as Second Vice President/Chief Architect and Senior Business Systems Officer for Corporate Marketing, Jaime is also responsible for ongoing enhancements to the enterprise architecture; development of all cross-profit center applications; Research and Development; Document and Process Solutions; and coordination and integration of IT activities in support of Corporate Marketing. He has additional responsibility for Individual Markets' Straight Through Processing initiative for policy underwriting.
"This award speaks to Jaime's significant role in the transformation of IT at Guardian. His accomplishments have better equipped us to respond quickly to the changing needs of the businesses we support," said Dennis Callahan, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Guardian. "As a direct result of his efforts, we have achieved a greater integration of our IT systems, increased our leverage of IT investments, and improved our overall levels of reliability and performance."
The complete list of Premier 100 IT Leaders can be found in the January 3, 2005 issue of Computerworld and online at www.computerworld.com/p1002005. The issue includes several feature articles summarizing the challenges IT Leaders expect to face in the coming year, including motivating staff, avoiding project pitfalls, shoring up network security and preparing for the rebound.
About Guardian
Founded in 1860, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, NY (Guardian) is the fourth largest mutual life insurance company in the United States. As of December 31, 2003, Guardian and its subsidiaries had $37.2 billion in assets. With more than 5,000 employees, over 2,800 financial representatives and nearly 100 agencies nationwide, Guardian and its subsidiaries protect individuals, businesses and their employees with life, disability, health and dental insurance products, and offer 401(k), financial products and trust services. More information on Guardian can be obtained at: www.guardianlife.com.
About Computerworld
Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," is the most trusted source for the critical information needs of senior IT management. Computerworld's integrated offerings form the U.S.-based hub of the world's largest (58-edition) global IT media network through its weekly publication, Computerworld.com Web site, focused conference series and custom research. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 print and online awards for editorial and design excellence, surpassing its direct competition by an order of magnitude. Recognition includes the 2004 Magazine of the Year Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and a Jesse H. Neal Award for "Best News Coverage." In print since 1967, Computerworld is the source for information technology management, with a guaranteed rate base of 180,050, a total print audience of 1,138,000 (IntelliQuest CIMS 2004 Business Influencer Study) and an online audience of over 1 million unique monthly visitors (DoubleClick).
Computerworld is a business unit of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading technology media, research and events company. A privately held company, IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers, including Bio-IT World, CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World and PC World. The company features the largest network of technology-specific Web sites, with more than 400 around the world. IDG is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer-related events worldwide, including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo®, Macworld Conference & Expo®, DEMO® and IDC Directions. IDC provides global market research and advice through offices in 50 countries. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com. | |
