NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New York Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI-NY) recently elected its Chapter Officers and Directors for the 2014-2015 term. Eleanor Powell, outgoing President of NIRI-NY and Executive Director, Investor Relations of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., said, “2013-2014 was another great season for the NIRI New York Chapter, offering a broad range of educational programs, professional development seminars, IRO roundtables, and social and networking opportunities for our members. I was honored to lead the New York chapter this past year and to have worked with our board members and volunteers who made our year a success.”
Pat Tracey, incoming president of NIRI-NY and Senior Vice President of Business Development at Computershare, said, “The NIRI-NY board is looking forward to another successful year in providing the programs and networking opportunities to advance the investor relations profession as well as our members’ professional development. We would also like to thank outgoing board members Nils Paellmann and Nicole Olson for their years of service and contributions to the chapter.”
Members of the 2014-2015 NIRI-NY board of directors are:
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OFFICERS: |
| President |
| Patrick Tracey |
| Senior Vice President |
| Computershare/Georgeson |
| Executive Vice President – Programs |
| Theresa Molloy |
| Director |
| Prudential Financial, Inc. |
| Vice President – Programs |
| Rebecca Updegraph |
| Vice President, Marketing |
| OpenExchange, Inc. |
| Vice President – Membership |
| Neal Goldner |
| Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. |
| Vice President – Treasurer |
| James Hurley |
| Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Ralph Lauren Corporation |
| Vice President – Professional Development |
| Corey Kinger |
| Associate Managing Director |
| Brainerd Communicators, Inc. |
| Vice President – Sponsorship |
| Guy Gresham |
| Managing Director, Head of Global IR Advisory |
| BNY Mellon Depository Receipts |
| Vice President – Communications |
| Bernard Kilkelly |
| Investor Relations Consultant |
| (NIRI-NY Past President 2011-2012) |
| Vice President – Secretary |
| Friederike Edelmann |
| Director, Investor Relations |
| Finjan Holdings, Inc. |
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DIRECTORS: |
| Michael Becker |
| Senior Vice President, Financial Product Strategy |
| Business Wire |
| (NIRI-NY Past President 2010-2011) |
| Cheryl Gedvila |
| Vice President, Global Corporate Access |
| RBC Capital Markets |
| (NIRI-NY Past President 2012-2013) |
| Mark Kinarney |
| Associate, Corporate Access |
| Credit Suisse |
| Kate McKay |
| Director of Global Marketing and Communications |
| Ipreo |
| Eleanor Powell |
| Executive Director, Investor Relations |
| The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. |
| (NIRI-NY Past President 2013-2014) |
| Katie Royce, CFA |
| Director, Investor Relations |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions |
| Philip Talamo |
| Executive Director, Investor Relations |
| UBS AG |
UPCOMING EVENTS
NIRI-NY will hold a Summer Social Event on Thursday, August 14th at 6:30 p.m. at Citi Field to watch the New York Mets take on the Washington Nationals. Information on obtaining tickets to the event is available on the chapter website at www.niriny.org.
NIRI-NY will hold a Meet the Board breakfast event for chapter members on Wednesday, August 20th from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the offices of Computershare/Georgeson at 1290 Avenue of the Americas. Chapter members need to register for the free event in advance on the chapter website at www.niriny.org.
ABOUT NIRI-NY
NIRI-NY, the founding chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), is also the largest chapter with approximately 400 members in the tri-state area. Founded in 1969, NIRI is the professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. NIRI is the largest professional investor relations association in the world with more than 3,300 members representing over 1,600 publicly held companies and $9 trillion in stock market capitalization. For more information, visit www.niriny.org and the chapter Twitter feed at @niri-ny.
