NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The New York Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI-NY)
will hold a practical panel discussion on Tuesday entitled, “Getting
Ready for Your 2011 Annual Meeting: What IROs Need to Know.”
A panel of industry experts will weigh in on a variety of proxy and
governance-related issues, including how IROs can add value to the proxy
voting process, how best to work with the corporate secretary and
general counsel, “say-on-pay”, “proxy access”, and virtual annual
meetings.
Michael Becker, President of NIRI-NY and Senior Vice President,
Financial Product Strategy of Business Wire, said, “With annual meeting
season upon us, we are pleased to be able to deliver timely and
practical advice on how best to manage what quite often can be a
stressful period for many of our members.” “This particular panel was
designed to coincide with NIRI National’s emphasis on proxy-related
issues, and subsequent best practices,” added Becker.
The panel discussion is scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at 6:00
pm. The expert panel will feature:
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Moderator: Ron Schneider joined Phoenix Advisory Partners in
August 2010 as Senior Vice President. Ron provides thought leadership
on emerging governance, proxy and regulatory issues, and advises
clients and their advisors on the particular issues they are facing.
Ron’s extensive experience in proxy, corporate governance, and
investor relations also includes stints at BNY Mellon, The Financial
Relations Board (FRB), ADP Investor Communication Services (now known
as Broadridge), Morrow & Company, D.F. King, and Georgeson.
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Bess Joffe is a Vice President in Investor Relations at Goldman
Sachs and leads the team’s outreach with institutional shareholders on
corporate governance policies and practices. In this role, Bess
engages with both asset managers and public pension funds, regulators,
proxy advisory firms, along with governance thought leaders and
academics. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Bess was an associate director at
Hermes Equity Ownership Services in London, where she worked on
corporate governance and responsible investment, covering client
holdings in the Americas. Bess previously worked for Fairvest in
Toronto, now ISS Canada, as well as PIRC. In 2008, she was recognized
as a Rising Star in Corporate Governance by the Yale School of
Management’s Millstein Center.
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Michael Maiolo is the Vice President of Research at Laurel Hill
Advisory Group, with over 20 years experience in the Corporate
Advisory arena. Michael’s experience is in providing Shareholder
Identification, Capital Markets Intelligence and Investor Relations
Advisory services to global corporate clients. He has also engaged in
Corporate Proxy Solicitation & Advisory services that include hostile
and friendly acquisitions, proxy contests and corporate takeover
defenses. Prior to joining Laurel Hill, Michael was the Vice President
of Corporate Advisory Services at Thomson Financial.
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Lyell Dampeer is currently President, Investor Communication
Solutions, North America, for Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.,
formerly ADP’s Brokerage Services Group. Prior to Broadridge, Lyelle
was Senior Vice President Operations for ADP’s Retirement Services
Group and Vice President Client Services for ADP’s Investor
Communications Services. Before joining ADP, he held senior management
positions at large outsourced services providers.
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Rachel Posner, Senior Managing Director and General Counsel at
Georgeson, works with clients to help them obtain favorable
shareholder vote results on proxy contests, shareholder proposals,
compensation plans and other corporate governance matters. Prior to
Georgeson, Rachel was an associate at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &
Jacobson LLP in New York, where she advised Fortune 50 companies and
others on proxy contests, mergers and acquisitions and corporate
governance matters. Rachel has appeared on industry panels, including The
Deal’s M&A Outlook 2009 and The Corporate Dealmaker Forum, and
regularly speaks at law firms and investment banks to provide insight
on governance issues.
Sponsored and hosted by the InterContinental
New York Times Square Hotel, the panel discussion will take place at
the hotel, at 300 West 44th Street (at 8th Avenue). 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.
ABOUT NIRI-NY
NIRI-NY, the founding chapter of the National Investor Relations
Institute (NIRI), is also its largest with over 400 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
Ipreo
Kate McKay, 212-849-5060
VP - Communications, NIRI-NY
Chapter
Director, Global Marketing & Communications
Kate.mckay@ipreo.com