NORWALK, Conn. -- Xerox(NYSE: XRX) today announced the appointment of Mark Leary as chief information security officer

Leary will be responsible for the information security and governance strategy to protect Xerox intellectual property, assets and client information

“Our customers put their trust in Xerox to simplify operations and secure the volumes of information we manage for them,” said Carol Zierhoffer, chief information officer, Xerox. “Mark is an established industry leader and has the expertise to anticipate and respond to rapidly changing technology.”