Steven D. Carr Joins Chicago-Based Dresner Corporate Services As Managing Director, Executive Vice President; Firm strengthens dual capability in investor and public relations.CHICAGO -- Dresner Corporate Services, Inc. (DCS (1) See also DSC. (2) Digital Cross-connect System) A network switching and grooming device used by telecom carriers. See digital cross-connect. ) today announced that it has named Steven D. Carr as managing director, executive vice president. Carr joins Dresner from Rhea rhea, in zoology rhea (rē`ə), common name for a South American bird of the family Rheidae, which is related to the ostrich. Weighing from 44 to 55 lb (20–25 kg) and standing up to 60 in. & Kaiser, where he was director of public and investor relations. Previously, he was senior vice president and co-managing director of CKPR, a communications firm owned by Cramer-Krasselt Co. His background also includes serving as vice president for Hill and Knowlton and holding progressively more senior positions with Burston-Marstellar and Manning, Selvage & Lee, all of Chicago. "Steve is at the top of his game," said Steven M. Dresner, president of Dresner Companies. "The firm has been expanding rapidly, recently adding a new East Coast office and increasing public relations initiatives. By placing Steve at the helm of DCS in Chicago, we are solidifying our ability to offer completely integrated investor and public relations services to our clients." A veteran of corporate reputation management, Carr was the driving force behind the rebranding of ValuJet as AirTran - a strategy for which he was recognized in the book IMC (Internet Mail Consortium, Santa Cruz, CA, www.imc.org) An industry trade association founded in 1996 by Paul Hoffman and Dave Crocker that promotes Internet e-mail standards and features. by Tom Duncan and The Rise of PR by Al and Laura Ries. Most recently, he was a key player in Evanston Northwestern Healthcare's public relations strategy in its defense against the landmark Federal Trade Commission complaint. He also played a prominent role in increasing awareness of ABN AMRO Bank, through management visibility programs and its listing on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. . "Many business problems are really communications problems, and many business opportunities can be leveraged with communications," said Carr. "I hope to diversify Dresner Corporate Services' traditional strong investor relations practice further into corporate communications and public relations. Dresner Corporate Services has a strong team in place already, backed by the top-notch expertise of the Dresner Companies investment bank." As a thought leader on the integration of investor and public relations, Carr is often sought after for his advice on the direction of the industry. Articles he has authored have appeared in the Handbook of Business Strategy, Public Relations Journal The Public Relations Journal, published quarterly by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), is an open access peer-reviewed, electronic research journal facilitating the transfer of knowledge from the educational community to the professional community for topics , Investor Relations News, Business Horizons: the Journal of the Indiana University Graduate School of Business, and Marketing News. He was also a workshop leader for 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. 2002 National Conference in San Francisco. Carr is chairman 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. - Chicago Chapter. His numerous professional awards include a Silver Anvil anvil Iron block on which metal is placed for shaping, originally by hand with a hammer. The blacksmith's anvil is usually of wrought iron (sometimes of cast iron), with a smooth working surface of hardened steel. from the Public Relations Society of America, Award of Excellence from the 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. , Golden and Silver Trumpets from the Publicity Club of Chicago, five ARC (MerComm Annual Report Competition) Awards, and five Mercury Awards. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from John Marshall Law School The John Marshall Law School is the name of two unrelated law schools, both named in honor of John Marshall.
About Dresner Corporate Services Dresner Corporate Services Inc. is a strategic communications advisory firm specializing in providing strategic investor relations, public relations and corporate communications, including defining and enhancing corporate messages, creating related collateral materials, conducting institutional targeting and investor meetings, providing research- supported consultative services and performing media outreach, public relations and marketing communications services. Dresner focuses on delivering tangible, measurable results leading to a superior return on investment for small- and mid-cap publicly traded, pre-IPO and private companies. |
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