Christensen Appoints Robert Leahy as Managing Director to Head New York and DC Offices.NEW YORK -- Christensen, a global capital markets advisory firm, today announced the appointment of Robert D. Leahy as managing director. A 25-year industry veteran, his primary focus will be to build and manage Christensen's East Coast business and provide senior-level strategic counsel to the firm's worldwide clientele. "I am delighted that Bob is joining the firm," said Rene Vanguestaine, chairman and CEO. "His extensive, multi-disciplinary experience will be of great value to our existing and future clients around the world. While the firm has grown rapidly in 2006, we have not captured all our potential in the eastern part of the US. With Bob's arrival, we aim to remedy this and I am confident we will be successful. There is a substantial market for high-quality, client-focused, result-driven and tailor-made IR services. That's what Christensen is all about." Prior to joining Christensen, Leahy served as executive vice president & general manager of the New York office and international operations of the Financial Relations Board, a member of the Interpublic Group of Companies This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : IPG) where he was responsible for the investor relations requirements of approximately 70 small- to large-cap concerns. Earlier Leahy served with Friedman, Billings Ramsey (NYSE: FBR), the seventh largest independent US public investment bank with additional operations in institutional brokerage, asset management, private client services and merchant banking. Prior to this, he held various corporate financial communications leadership roles and served as senior vice president and senior communications advisor to the Office of the Chairman of the National Association of Securities Dealers National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) Nonprofit organization formed under the joint sponsorship of the investment bankers' conference and the SEC to comply with the Maloney Act, which provides for the regulation of the OTC market. , Inc. (NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). ), then parent of the NASDAQ Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. and American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. . "Given the rapidly shifting landscape of the global capital markets, Christensen is unique among industry peers in having possessed both the foresight and resources to provide infrastructure and local know-how to coordinate and address regulatory as well as institutional and retail marketing requirements in these venues. Given the firm's 25-year lineage, senior financial talent and unsurpassed market research capabilities, I am pleased to join this team in representation of a truly remarkable international clientele," Leahy said. Bob is a member 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. , National Association of Corporate Directors, Arthur W. Page Arthur W. Page was a vice president and director of AT&T in the 1930’s and 40’s, in charge of what we would today call communications, public affairs and public relations. Society, Wisemen, 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. , International Association of Business Communicators The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is a leading association for public relations professionals. IABC has about 14,000 members in more than 100 chapters in 70 countries. Its headquarters are located in San Francisco, California, United States. and National Press Club. He previously served on the board of directors of the Institute for Public Relations Research and Education. Bob holds a BA degree with honors from Loyola University, an MA in international economics from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). About Christensen Christensen is a capital markets advisory firm assisting global, national, small to large capitalized companies achieve fair valuation and strengthened brand recognition in the global financial markets. Christensen, in business for 25 years, provides its clients with a customized choice of investor relations and financial communication solutions designed to fit clients' individual needs according to their industry sector, the maturity of their investor relations and external communications activities, and their capital market aspirations. Dedicated to building relationships through results, Christensen partners with its clients, helping them to create value in the global capital markets while providing management freedom to focus on their strengths and core activities. Christensen has offices in New York, Hong Kong, Phoenix, Montreal, Toronto and Calgary. |
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