BlueFire Partners Names Karen J. Snedeker President and Chief Executive Officer.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 2002 Bartkowski Remains Chairman and Will Oversee All Client Service and Sales Activities BlueFire Partners, Inc., a Minneapolis-based boutique capital markets firm, announced today that Karen J. Snedeker has been named the firm's president and chief executive officer. Snedeker replaces William Bartkowski, who remains chairman of BlueFire's board of directors and will become the firm's managing director of all client service and sales activities. Snedeker has been with BlueFire since 1996, serving as a managing director and a member of the firm's board of directors since that time. Prior to joining BlueFire, Snedeker was director of investor and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most for SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. Previously, she was manager of investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. for Ecolab, Inc. and, before that, she established and managed the investor relations activities for TCF See Trenton Computer Festival. Financial Corporation. Snedeker is the outgoing president of the Twin Cities 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. , and an accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. member of the Public Relations Society of America The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), based in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The organization has more than 30,000 professional and student members, and is organized into 112 chapters nationwide. . She holds a master's degree in finance from St. Paul's University of St. Thomas University of St. Thomas can refer to:
William Bartkowski, BlueFire chairman, stated, "Karen has been a integral part of the firm's management since she first came on board. We look forward to the leadership and excitement she will bring to the firm in her new and expanded role." Snedeker commented, "I feel privileged that my partners have encouraged me to personally take a larger leadership role as president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BlueFire Partners, Inc. This is a particularly exciting opportunity for me because it comes at a time when the services we offer, such a high level strategic capital markets and investor relations consulting, are becoming more and more important for public companies faced with increasingly difficult market and corporate governance issues in today's business environment." About BlueFire Partners BlueFire Partners, Inc., with offices in Minneapolis and New York, is a research driven and relationship oriented boutique capital markets firm. The firm is committed to increasing the market value of client-companies by focusing on independent, fundamental equity research, value-added advisory and professional services, and strategic management counseling, including enterprise improvement consulting and training. For photo, please contact Anne Ascher at aascher@bluefirepartners.com or 612/344-1035. |
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