ArcSight CTO Hugh Njemanze Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 Award Recipient in Northern California
Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence in Software Category
CUPERTINO, CA – June 16, 2010 – ArcSight, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance management solutions that protect businesses and government agencies, today announced that Hugh Njemanze, Founder, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Research and Development of ArcSight, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 Award in the software category in Northern California. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Njemanze was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the San Jose Fairmont Hotel on June 12, 2010.
“It is a true honor to receive the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award for software in Northern California, where we are surrounded by successful entrepreneurs,” said Hugh Njemanze. “ArcSight has emerged as a leader in security and I am very proud of our accomplishments. This award is a testament to the incredible team at ArcSight and its dedication to protecting customers against cyber threat and risk.”
Njemanze co-founded ArcSight ten years ago and continues to lead the company in its current success. ArcSight helps protect businesses and government agencies by providing complete visibility and critical insights into their IT infrastructure across users, networks, datacenters and applications. The market-leading ArcSight platform enables organizations to proactively safeguard their digital assets, control the risks associated with cyber-theft, cyber-fraud, cyber-warfare and cyber-espionage and comply with corporate and regulatory policy. ArcSight corporate headquarters are located in Cupertino, California, with offices around the globe.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards celebrate their 24th anniversary this year. The program honors entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptionality in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
As a Northern California award recipient, Njemanze is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 national program. Award recipients in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipient, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 13, 2010. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards are pleased to have SAP and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as national sponsors.
In Northern California, local sponsors include The Big Picture Film & Video Arts Inc., Manpower, Smart Business, Scherzer International and The Summit Group.
About ArcSight
ArcSight (NASDAQ: ARST) is a leading global provider of security and compliance management solutions that protect businesses and government agencies. ArcSight identifies, assesses, and mitigates both internal and external cyberthreats and risks across the organization for activities associated with critical assets and processes. With the market-leading ArcSight SIEM platform, organizations can proactively safeguard their assets, comply with corporate and regulatory policy and control the risks associated with cybertheft, cyberfraud, cyberwarfare and cyberespionage. For more information, visit www.arcsight.com.
About Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards Program
Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the unique way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.
Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young LLP is a client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited located in the U.S.
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