i-SIGMA Honors R. Stephen Richards with Lifetime Achievement Award

Against the backdrop of its annual conference in Nashville, i-SIGMA presented R. Stephen Richards with the Robert Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor reserved for professionals who have a career-long track record of outstanding contributions to the advancement of records and information management.

In commenting on the recognition, Richards said, “My reaction was complete surprise … thinking quickly about my history with the many companies that brought us to where we are today, thinking about all those who were so important to our profession, many of whom are no longer with us, and for those who helped me so much in the past and made it all possible. It was an emotional moment and a humbling experience, and one that gives me particular pride, being named after my friend, Bob Johnson, who over the many years, coached me, helped me, and assisted in making me a better operator and business owner. I owe Bob a lot, and for me, being honored like this is very special.“

This marks only the second time this honor has been presented by i-SIGMA, the first being when it was presented to the award’s namesake, Robert Johnson, the founder and longtime CEO of NAID.

About i-SIGMA: The International Secure Information Governance & Management Association (isigmaonline.org) is a global trade organization representing more than 2,000 commercial records management and secure disposition service provider locations worldwide. i-SIGMA was formed in 2018 by the merger of the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) and the Professional Records and Information Services Management Association, International (PRISM, International).