Mary Lou Heastings

President and Co-Founder
Executive Alliance

 

As president of Executive Alliance, Mary Lou Heastings has responsibility for global operations as well as corporate development and strategic planning functions. Guiding the continued expansion of the Information Security Executive of the Year Awards Program Series™ in 2007 and bringing to market new programs such as the Quality Leadership Executive of the Year Awards Southeast, Ms. Heastings has significant experience in management, information technology, finance and operations.

Previous to Executive Alliance, Ms. Heastings had over 20 years of software experience in e-business and global reservations systems for the travel industry with responsibility for developing strategies and deploying enabling technologies in the business information environment. She directed a staff of 150+ technical professionals at Worldspan with responsibilities for implementing corporate business applications in the United States and 28 countries around the globe. In addition, Ms. Heastings has previous experience in strategic planning, business development, and software development with companies such as Delta Air Lines and Holiday Inn.