NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New York Chapter of the National
Investor Relations Institute (NIRI-NY) will hold an informative
discussion this Tuesday entitled, "Looking Into the Abyss: IR Lessons
from the Financial Crisis."
A panel of veteran IR practitioners, moderated by Jason Schechter of
Burson-Marsteller, will reflect on the lessons learned from that period
and how to be better prepared for any future crisis.
Michael Becker, President of NIRI-NY and Senior Vice President,
Financial Product Strategy of Business Wire, said, "This is the first
time, as a chapter, that we will take the opportunity to reflect on the
financial crisis and seek to learn how to best handle anomaly events and
their impact on the investor relations function."
The panel discussion is scheduled for Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 6:00 pm. The expert panel will feature:
Moderator: Jason Schechter is Chair, U.S. Corporate Practice,
Burson-Marsteller. Mr. Schechter was named Chair of the U.S. Corporate
Practice at Burson-Marsteller in April 2010. He leads a practice that
serves a diverse range of corporate clients, with professionals in 10
offices across the United States. Previously, Schechter was a Senior
Vice President at Robinson Lerer & Montgomery (RLM), where he
provided strategic communications and investor relations counsel to a
diverse set of Fortune 500 clients. Prior to joining RLM, Schechter was
an Assistant Press Secretary in the Clinton White House, serving as an
official spokesman for the President.
John Andrews, Head of Investor Relations, Citigroup -
Mr. Andrews joined Citigroup as Head of Investor Relations in March
2009. Prior to his current role, Andrews was a Managing Director and
Head of Investor Relations for Capital Markets at Citadel Investment
Group from 2007 to 2008. Andrews is one of the longest serving investor
relations officers on Wall Street. He became head of investor relations
for Morgan Stanley in 1995, then for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in 1997.
In 1999, Andrews joined Goldman Sachs ahead of that firm's IPO as its
first head of investor relations and remained in that role until 2007.
Robert Jones, Senior IR Consultant - Previously, Mr.
Jones was responsible for all investor relations and financial
communications activities for Monster Worldwide, the leading global
online recruitment website. He continues to work closely with the
executive management team at Monster in an investor relations consulting
capacity on all business related issues, projects and events. Prior to
establishing the IR function at Monster Worldwide in December 2002,
Jones spent 13 years at the firm of FD Morgen-Walke Associates and rose
to the position of Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
of the firm.
Philip Talamo, Director of Investor Relations, UBS AG -
Mr. Talamo joined UBS AG in October of 2010 as a Director of Investor
Relations, and jointly runs UBS's Investor Relations efforts in the
Americas while also supporting the firm's global IR efforts. Prior to
UBS, Talamo served as Vice President and Director of Investor Relations
for AllianceBernstein L.P. from 2006-2010. Before joining
AllianceBernstein, Talamo spent several years working as a senior
manager of investor relations at Lucent Technologies; as a financial
analyst at both Lucent and IBM; and as an assistant vice president at
ChaseMellon Shareholder Services (now a part of The Bank of New York
Mellon Corporation), managing the group's investor relations consulting
practice.
Toby Willard, Vice President, Investor Relations,
American Express Company - Mr. Willard is a Vice President in the
Investor Relations team at American Express where he helps present
company performance to the external investor and research community.
Prior to joining the Investor Relations team in 2009, he led the Results
Analysis team within Corporate Planning and Analysis where he helped
present American Express results, as well as key macroeconomic and
competitor trends, to senior leaders.
Sponsored by BNY Mellon Depository Receipts, the panel discussion
will take place at Bank of New York Mellon headquarters at One Wall
Street. 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. Please register 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 500 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.
Contacts
Kate McKay, VP - Communications, NIRI-NY Chapter
Director, Global Marketing & Communications
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212-849-5060
Kate.mckay@ipreo.com