SHARON MERRILL NEWS
January 2012
President Maureen Wolff participated in a panel discussion at The Activist Investor Conference titled "Strategies for Responding to Investor Activism." The panel of experts discussed the issues that should be considered when counseling boards of directors and management teams on how companies should respond to demands made by an activist investor. The discussion covered: proactive steps that public companies can take before the proxy fight, tactics currently being employed by activists, how to run a successful proxy response campaign coordinating the Public Relations, Legal, Proxy and Management resources at your disposal.
November 2011
President Maureen Wolff moderated a panel on shareholder activism hosted by NACD's New England chapter. The panel explored the Board's role when faced with Shareholder Activism.
November 2011
President Maureen Wolff was a featured speaker at NIRI St. Louis' November event on shareholder activism titled, "ABC: Activists, Boards, and Communications."
September 2011
Sharon Merrill added three new associates to its team of professionals: Jamie Bernard, Jennifer Murphy and Gillian Suslow. Read the news release here.
September 2011
President Maureen Wolff and Executive Vice President David Calusdian spoke at the National Investor Relations Institute’s (NIRI) Fundamentals of Investor Relations Seminar. Maureen delivered a presentation on “Corporate Disclosure: Issues and Best Practices” and David spoke on presentation and media training.
September 2011
Executive Vice President David Calusdian and Vice President David Reichman were instructors at the National Investor Relations Institute’s (NIRI) writing workshop. The workshop provided participants the skills to use strategic messaging to develop dynamic IR communications such as earnings releases, conference call scripts and annual reports.
September 2011
Founder and CEO Sharon Merrill began her term as President of Financial Executives International's Boston chapter. For more information on the chapter, click here.
September 2011
Executive Vice President Jim Buckley is an adjunct professor teaching an investor relations course at Boston Universtity during the fall semester. The course is broken down into three areas: the development of IR as a profession; the tools of the trade, such as bonds and stocks; and the field's communication techniques.
August 2011
Sharon Merrill President & Partner Maureen Wolff participated in an interactive case study on shareholder activism at the Mock Proxy Battle Conference, hosted by the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals and the NIRI D.C. chapter. For more information on the event, please click here.
June 2011
Sharon Merrill EVPs David Calusdian and Jim Buckley presented at the National Investor Relations Institute’s 2011 national conference. Calusdian, a member of NIRI’s Annual Conference Committee, moderated two panels, offering his expertise in sessions including “Mastering Investor Relations in the Initial Public Offering Process” and “Credibility in the Hot Seat: IR Crisis, Reputation, and Risk.” Buckley leveraged his significant experience in helping companies plan and execute their investors days in moderating a panel entitled, “Time to Invest in Your Company’s Investor Day.”
May 2011
President & Partner Maureen Wolff was a featured speaker on executive board communications at NYSE Euronext’s seminar, “Building Blocks for Successful Investor Relations,” in San Francisco on
Thursday, May 12.
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