Per-Kristian Halvorsen
of Intuit Becomes Company’s Newest Director
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 14, 2009--
Iron
Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in information
protection and storage services, today announced that Per-Kristian
(
Kris) Halvorsen
, senior vice president and chief innovation officer at
Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), has joined its board of directors. The Iron
Mountain board elected Halvorsen, 57, as its newest member at the
company’s regular September meeting on Friday, Sept. 11, after voting to
increase the size of the board from nine to 10 directors.
“Kris is a seasoned technology executive, and his deep experience
driving innovation and growth at top technology companies is of
particular importance to us as we continue to grow our business and
develop solutions for managing information,” said
Richard Reese
,
executive chairman of the board of directors at Iron Mountain. “We are
honored to have Kris join our board of directors and are looking forward
to his contributions.”
Halvorsen is a senior vice president and serves as the chief innovation
officer of Intuit, a position he has held since December 2008.
Previously, he was the company’s chief technology innovation officer and
chief technology officer. Prior to Intuit, Halvorsen was vice president
and center director of solutions and services for HP where, from 2000 to
2005, he oversaw global research and advanced technology for its IT
services division. Halvorsen was principal scientist at Xerox Palo Alto
Research Center, where he worked for 17 years and founded the
Information Sciences and Technologies Lab. He is a director of Autodesk
Inc. and Finn Corporation. Halvorsen holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the
University of Texas at Austin.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM) helps organizations around the
world reduce the costs and risks associated with information protection
and storage. The Company offers comprehensive records management and
data protection solutions, along with the expertise and experience to
address complex information challenges such as rising storage costs,
litigation, regulatory compliance and disaster recovery. Founded in
1951, Iron Mountain is a trusted partner to more than 120,000 corporate
clients throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia
Pacific. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.ironmountain.com.
Source: Iron Mountain Incorporated
Iron Mountain
Stephen Golden, 617-535-4766
SGolden@ironmountain.com
or
Weber
Shandwick
Kristen Georgian, 617-520-7042
KGeorgian@webershandwick.com
or
Iron
Mountain
Dan O’Neill, 617-535-2966
Dan.oneill@ironmountain.com