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Danny Johnston is President of Gladiator Technology, A ProfitStars Solution. In his key role, Johnston oversees the strategic direction, financial management, and marketing efforts for the company. With an impressive 30 years of business experience in the financial services industry, Johnston is skilled at helping customers make well-informed, solid technology decisions in defining financial institution network and Internet security requirements. Johnston guides strategy implementations that better equip banks and credit unions with the proper resources to meet federal requirements and achieve maximum information security levels.Earlier in his career, Johnston was a founding partner in Coin Banking Systems in Norcross, Georgia, where he served as Senior Vice-President of Client Services. The company served over 400 customers nation-wide and developed software specifically for financial institutions. A well-known expert in his field, Johnston is a sought-after speaker on topics regarding information security, risk assessments, and financial regulatory expectations. Recent speaking engagements include presenting at the 2007 SE Bank Management Conference as a member of the Terry Business School Technology Panel, at the Fidelity Users Group meeting in February 2007, and at the Georgia Bankers Association (GBA) Security Conference and GBA Operations and Technology Conference in 2006. Johnston sits on several boards of directors for financial services companies. Also, he has served on the faculty of training schools that teach technology-related topics for financial institution associations in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, and for the Independent Community Bankers Association (ICBA). Johnston holds a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Georgia Southern University. He currently serves as a Director on the Advisory Board for the Georgia Southern Information Technology School, and also served on the board of the Georgia Bankers Association from 2002-2004. | 