SAN DIEGO, Dec. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Diego
Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI San
Diego) has announced the election of its board of directors for
2015. The incoming board includes a newly formed, novel
Co-president position to appropriately balance the leadership
skills of three returning board members. The chapter has also
formed an advisory committee comprised of out-going board members
Gwen Rosenberg, Jane Booth, Karen
Fisher, and John Stoepler, to
recognize their long-term contributions to NIRI San
Diego.
The 2015 NIRI San Diego board members are highly regarded
investor relations professionals from a variety of San Diego public companies, as well as
respected investor relations and corporate communications service
professionals. Amy Conrad,
Senior Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
for Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: RGLS), Debra Hart, Senior Director Investor Relations
for Entropic (Nasdaq: ENTR) and Pete De
Spain, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications for MEI Pharma, Inc. (NYSE: MEIP) were elected as
the chapter's Co-presidents. The full board is as
follows:
Co-President – Amy Conrad, Senior
Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Regulus
Therapeutics Inc.
Co-President – Debra Hart, Senior
Director, Investor Relations, Entropic
Co-President – Pete De Spain, Vice
President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, MEI
Pharma, Inc.
VP Membership – Robert Uhl, Managing
Director, Westwicke Partners
Treasurer – Paul Goodson, Associate
Vice President, Investor Relations, Bridgepoint Education
Secretary – Tristan Ribar, Director
Investor Relations, CareFusion
Director at Large – Veronica
Anzaldo, Account Executive, Broadridge Financial
Solutions
Director at Large – Amy Chang, Vice
President, Strategy and Investor Relations, AMN Healthcare
Services
Director at Large – Julie
Cunningham, Vice President, Investor Relations, Alere
Inc.
Director at Large – Jessica Dyas,
Corporate Communications Associate II, Arena Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
Director at Large – Megan Knight,
Analyst, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Senomyx,
Inc.
Gwen Rosenberg, out-going chapter
President, stated, "I want to sincerely thank each of the 2013-2014
Directors for their support and dedication to the San Diego chapter this past year. Their
efforts and expertise produced highly-valued programs and services
for our members and provides the San
Diego chapter a lot of positive momentum to begin the new
year. I believe Pete, Amy and Debra provide the perfect set of
talents and skills to carry forward the mission of the
chapter."
"I would like to personally thank the outgoing board members for
their hard work and commitment to our members this past year. I
welcome our incoming board and look forward to working with such a
strong team during our 2014-2015 year," said Conrad.
"Our new board is already hard at work on a comprehensive
program of informational and networking programs for the coming
year," said Hart. "Through great programs we can help our members
foster best practices in investor relations, a strategic management
responsibility that integrates finance, communications, marketing
and securities law compliance."
"One of our primary goals this year is to increase member
involvement in the chapter by offering high-quality programs,
compelling Senior Roundtable Forums, and creating opportunities for
professional growth," added De Spain. "We look forward to an
exciting and informative year for the San Diego NIRI chapter."
About NIRI and NIRI San Diego
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.
The San Diego Chapter of NIRI represents the majority of the
publicly held corporations in San
Diego, as well as many emerging companies and related
service providers. The mission of our organization is to advance
the practice of investor relations, communicate the value investor
relations adds to public companies, and meet the growing
professional development needs of our members. The NIRI San Diego
chapter is one of over 30 chapters worldwide. Information about
upcoming programs for the San Diego Chapter can be found on the
chapter's website at www.nirisandiego.org.
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