NEW YORK, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AllianceBernstein
Holding L.P. (NYSE: AB) and AllianceBernstein L.P. today announced
that Andrea L. Prochniak has joined
the firm as Senior Vice President and Director of Investor
Relations. In her new position, Prochniak will be responsible
for AllianceBernstein's global investor relations program, managing
relationships and communications with major institutional
unitholders, sell-side analysts covering the firm and individual
investors.
"Andrea is an accomplished investor relations professional who
brings a wealth of experience to the role," said I. Steven Goldstein, Chief Communications
Officer, AllianceBernstein L.P. "Having spent most of her
18-year career developing and executing communications programs for
financial audiences, she is the ideal person to be sharing our
exciting story with the investment community going forward."
Prochniak joins AllianceBernstein from CBS Corporation where, as
Vice President of Financial Communications since 2008, she led the
communications effort for the firm's major corporate and financial
events.
Previously, she spent nine years with Morgan Stanley, most
recently as Executive Director of Investor Relations, serving as
the primary liaison between senior management and the investment
community.
Prior to that, Prochniak spent three years as a financial
journalist for Fortune Magazine, where she reported and wrote
stories on equity and mutual fund investing for the U.S., European
and Asian editions.
Prochniak began her career as a securities analyst with
Morningstar, Inc. in Chicago.
She has a Master's of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School, and a B.A. from Colby College.
About AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm
that offers high-quality research and diversified investment
services to institutional investors, individuals and private
clients in major world markets.
At December 31, 2010,
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. owned approximately 37.8% of the
issued and outstanding AllianceBernstein Units and AXA, one of the
largest global financial services organizations, owned an
approximate 61.4% economic interest in AllianceBernstein.
Additional information about AllianceBernstein may be found on
our internet site, www.alliancebernstein.com.
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