'2006 Chicago Executive of the Year' Nominations Sought by National Investor Relations Institute - Chicago; Nominations Close Friday, March 31.CHICAGO -- The Chicago chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute The National Investor Relations Institute, known as "NIRI", is the professional association for investor relations professionals in the United States. NIRI was founded in 1969 and has more than 4,500 members, both from the United States and other countries. (NIRI-Chicago) today launched its search for the "2006 Chicago Executive of the Year." The annual award - previously open only to chief financial officers - is intended to identify CEOs, CFOs, treasurers or other executives who have demonstrated an exceptional ability to add value to their Chicago-based public companies through strategic investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. . The award has received national commendation COMMENDATION. The act of recommending, praising. A merchant who merely commends goods he offers for sale, does not by that act warrant them, unless there is some fraud: simplex commendatio non obligat. and is one of NIRI-Chicago's flagship programs. Previous winners are James J. Patterson of Schawk, Inc. (2005), John M. Duffey of Dade Behring Holdings, Inc. (2004), George E. Strickler of BorgWarner Inc. (2003) and Brian Anderson Brian Anderson may refer to:
"Our organization was founded to foster effective communication among companies, the investing public and the financial community," said David A. Prichard, president of NIRI-Chicago. "This award enables us to recognize - and learn from - exceptional Chicago-area leaders who have demonstrated a career of consistent achievement or successfully addressed challenging events by reaching out to investors." Nominees will be judged based on their proven ability to add value through the development, support and execution of strategic investor relations. NIRI NIRI National Investor Relations Institute NIRI Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative (Mississippi) NIRI Near Infrared Imager NIRI National Institute on Recreation Inclusion NIRI New Ideas Research Institute defines investor relations as a strategic management responsibility that integrates finance, communication, marketing and securities law compliance to enable the most effective two-way communication Two-way communication is a form of transmission in which both parties involved transmit information. Common forms of two-way communication are:
Anyone seeking to nominate a candidate may do so by completing an online application: --Any executive of a Chicago area-based public company may be nominated. --Nominees do not have to be employed by the nominee's company or a member of NIRI to submit a nomination. --Candidates must have been with their companies for at least one year before nomination. The nomination period ends on Friday, March 31, 2006. Details and application materials are available at http://www.niri-chicago.org/cg/awards/ceya/2006/exec.html. The 2006 award recipient will be recognized by NIRI-Chicago at a luncheon in May 2006. About NIRI-Chicago The Chicago chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI-Chicago) works to advance the practice of investor relations and meet the growing professional development needs of those engaged in the field. With more than 200 members, NIRI-Chicago is one of the largest NIRI chapters in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and received NIRI's Best Overall Large Chapter Award in 2004. For more information, visit www.niri-chicago.org. |
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