NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New York Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI-NY)
will hold a practical discussion this Tuesday on "The Globalization of
Investor Relations."
NIRI-NY has put together a panel of IROs from leading multinational
companies that practice investor relations in different regions. These
experts will discuss the best practices they use to target and meet with
investors in those regions, as well as the individual differences among
markets that IROs should be aware of in reaching out to global markets.
Michael Becker, President of NIRI-NY and Senior Vice President,
Financial Product Strategy of Business Wire, said, "The capital markets
are more global than ever before and foreign investors will play an
increasingly important role for U.S.-based investor relations officers.
Therefore, we are honored to host a panel of experts who will share
their valuable global and regional insights."
The panel discussion is scheduled for Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at
6:00 pm. The expert panel will feature:
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Maher Al-Haffar, Managing Director of Corporate Finance,
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V. Mr. Al-Haffar has been with CEMEX for ten
years. Prior to his current position he was an investment banker at
Citicorp and Banco Santander where CEMEX was one of his important
relationships.
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Curtis Schenck, Manager, Corporate Communications, NTT
DOCOMO USA. As the "point man" in outreach to English-speaking
investors, Mr. Schenck spearheads the North American investor
relations activities for NTT DOCOMO, INC. During his 22 plus years in
IR, Mr. Schenck worked on both the corporate and agency sides in the
U.S. as well as in Japan.
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Suzanne Rice, Director and Senior Investor Relations Officer,
Deutsche Bank AG. Ms. Rice has held her current position
for eight years. She designed and initiated Deutsche Bank's Fixed
Income investor relations effort, and is currently responsible for
covering all fixed income investors, Americas-based equity investors,
rating agency coverage of U.S. subsidiaries, and US sell-side analyst
relationships.
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Eleanor Powell, Executive Director, Investor Relations, Estée
Lauder Companies Inc. Ms. Powell joined the company in 2000 and is
responsible for the development and execution of the investor
relations strategy for the Company. Ms. Powell started her investor
relations career at Duracell International Inc. following the
company's 1991 IPO until it was acquired by Gillette in 1996. She
subsequently spent three years as Vice President of Investor Relations
at Coty Inc. Ms. Powell serves on the board of NIRI-NY.
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Moderator: Sam Levenson, Senior Vice President, Investor
Relations, Sony Corporation of America. Mr. Levenson joined Sony
Corporation of America in 2006 as senior vice president, Investor
Relations where he is responsible for investor relations in North
America for Japan based Sony Corporation. Sony's US IR team was
nominated by IR Magazine for "Best IR by an Asia-Pacific Company" each
year from 2007 to 2009 and received the award in 2009. From October
1998 to September 2006 Mr. Levenson was senior vice president,
Corporate and Investor Relations for Cendant Corporation where he had
responsibility for all of the Company's Corporate Communications and
Investor Relations, as well as Global Security and Business
Continuity. Over the course of his career, Mr. Levenson has been
deeply involved with both NIRI and the Investor Relations Association
(IRA). He served on the NIRI Board of Directors, as chair of its
external affairs committee, as chair of its Senior Roundtable and as
an officer and director in its Boston and Fairfield/Westchester
Chapters.
Sponsored by NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Bank, the panel
discussion will take place at NYSE Euronext at 11 Wall St. (entrance on
Broad St.). Registration and networking begins at 5:30 pm, with the
program beginning promptly at 6:00 pm. A networking reception will
follow at 7:00 pm. (For security purposes, registrations must be
received in advance by emailing cleanlists@mindspring.com).
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ABOUT NIRI-NY
NIRI-NY, the founding chapter of the National Investor Relations
Institute (NIRI), is also its largest with over 550 members. Founded in
1969, NIRI is a professional association of corporate officers and
investor relations consultants responsible for communication among
corporate management, the investing public and the financial community.
NIRI members represent the majority of the largest publicly held
corporations in the U.S. as well as many small and mid-sized companies.
With over 4,300 members in 35 chapters around the country, NIRI sets the
highest standards in education to advance the practice of investor
relations and meet the growing professional development needs of those
engaged in the field. For more information, visit www.niriny.org.