FORT LAUDERDALE, FL--(Marketwired - October 06, 2015) - The National Investor Relations Institute - South Florida Chapter ("NIRI-SF") is pleased to announce its Board of Directors for the 2015-2016 program year. The NIRI-SF Officers and Directors are:
Board of Directors:
President and Treasurer:
Leo Hinkley, Managing Director
BBX Capital Corporation (NYSE: BBX), BFC Financial Corporation (OTCQB: BFCF)
President-Elect:
Andrea DeMarco, Head of Investor Relations
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: NCLH)
Program Chair:
Sean Dunleavy, Account Manager
Broadridge
Membership Chair:
Mike Gibaldi, APR, Account Manager
Business Wire
Communications Chair:
Al Aneja, Vice President
Equisolve, Inc.
Secretary:
Lizette Boukarrou, VP, Strategic Planning
Mentus-corporate marketing
Directors-at-Large:
Sharon Rubio, Manager, Investor Relations
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS)
Christine Cannella, Senior Investor Relations Officer
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.
Advisor to the Board:
Allison Tomek, Sr. VP, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, VeriTeQ Corporation and PositiveID Corporation
"Founded in 1969, NIRI is the professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. NIRI is the largest professional investor relations association in the world having more than 3,300 members representing over 1,600 publicly held companies and $9 trillion in stock market capitalization," commented Leo Hinkley, President of NIRI-SF. "We are pleased to welcome Andrea DeMarco to the NIRI-SF Board of Directors. And, many thanks to all of our dedicated board members that have provided leadership to NIRI-SF during the previous program year."
The National Investor Relations Institute - South Florida Chapter is comprised of Investor Relations practitioners from public corporations, consulting firms and associated financial services companies headquartered or doing business in Florida. In addition to being an ongoing resource for Investor Relations Officers, NIRI-SF sponsors a series of programs addressing the practices and issues facing today's investor relations professional.
"We are very excited about our upcoming series of 'NIRI in Your Neighborhood' events planned for the coming year. This innovative series will bring the NIRI-SF chapter to its members locally in each county and be a refreshing alternative to online or virtual world events," commented Andrea DeMarco, NIRI-SF's President-elect. "The 'NIRI in Your Neighborhood' events will be real-time venues providing an opportunity for Investor Relations professionals and corporate management to discuss industry changes, challenges, forecasts and trends, and provide an opportunity for peers to share best practices."
To learn more, please visit http://www.nirisouthflorida.org/. To be informed of upcoming NIRI-SF events, please sign up at http:/www.nirisouthflorida.org.
This document contains forward-looking statements. All opinions, future plans or other statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. The forward looking statements in this document are also forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). We can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. NIRI-SF and its Board of Directors is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of changes in circumstances, new information, subsequent events or otherwise.