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Booz Allen (BAH) Appoints EVP to Its Global Commercial Business

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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH - Free Report) announced yesterday that it has appointed cybersecurity expert Andrew Turner as an executive vice president and market strategy leader in its global commercial business.

Turner is an industry veteran with around 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, threat intelligence and corporate resilience experience. He will report to Bill Phelps, executive vice president and leader of Booz Allen’s global commercial cyber business.

According to Phelps, “With Andrew’s advanced skills, diverse background, and keen understanding of the client’s perspective, he will be an asset to Booz Allen as we continue to help clients defend against the most consequential cyber threats."

Prior to joining Booz Allen, Turner served as chief security officer at Fidelity National Information Services (FIS - Free Report) . Before that he was chief security officer at Worldpay. He has also served as the head of global cybersecurity at Visa (V - Free Report) and provided leadership to the cyber intelligence function within Microsoft’s (MSFT - Free Report) cybersecurity program.

He was a member of an advisory board for the Bank of England’s Operational Resilience board and has served on the Virginia Cyber Security Commission.

Booz Allen and Fidelity carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). While Microsoft carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), Visa has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

The stocks of Booz Allen, Microsoft and Visa gained a respective 23%, 40.5% and 9.5% over the past year. Fidelity’s shares have declined 2.3% over the same time frame.

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