Plus new IROs at Ashland, Pyxis Oncology and Revival Gold
Heather Hille has moved into a new role at The Toro Company, taking on investor relations responsibilities in addition to her existing corporate affairs duties.
Hille has served as managing director of corporate affairs at the NYSE-listed outdoor solutions company since 2019, but will add investor relations, public relations and corporate communications to her portfolio.
She joined The Toro Company in 2006 as corporate counsel, before joining the firm’s investor relations team in 2015 and later transitioning into corporate affairs.
‘Heather’s exceptional leadership and strategic vision make her uniquely equipped to drive clarity, consistency and purpose across our organization,’ says Richard Olson, chairman and CEO at The Toro Company.
‘Throughout her tenure, she has consistently demonstrated the ability to connect strategy with execution, foster trusted relationships across stakeholder groups and elevate our communications in ways that reflect the strength of our global brands and the values we uphold.’
Meanwhile in France, the head of investor relations at luxury leather goods company Hermès is stepping down after 11 years at the Euronext-listed firm.
Carole Dupont-Pietri, who joined Hermès in 2014, will step down next month to be replaced by Alexandra Boucheron, who previously ran the IR function at defence company Thales, according to a Bloomberg report.
Shares of Hermès have soared by about 800 percent since Dupont-Pietri joined the company amid booming demand for its luxurious silk scarves, clothes and bags.
Back in the US, speciality ingredients maker Ashland has announced the appointment of Sandy Klugman as its new director of investor relations.
Klugman brings more than two decades of experience in investor relations, equity research and investment analysis, writes Ashland in a press release. He most recently served as senior vice president, investor relations at ICR Strategic Communications and Advisory, and prior to that held sell-side equity research analyst roles at Susquehanna Financial Group, Vertical Research Partners, Credit Suisse and UBS Securities.
He has taken up his new role at the NYSE-listed company effective from 13 October.
In Boston, Massachusetts, Pyxis Oncology – a clinical-stage company developing antibody-drug conjugate therapeutics for difficult-to-treat cancers – has announced the hiring of Alex Kane as its senior vice president, investor relations and capital markets.
He joins the Nasdaq-listed company from Guggenheim Securities, where he served as vice president of capital markets. Prior to that, Kane held senior IR and communications roles at Praxis Precision Medicines and PTC Therapeutics.
‘Alex brings deep expertise in both investor relations and capital markets, and he is highly regarded for his ability to effectively communicate value-creation opportunities to the investment community,’ says Lara Sullivan, president, CEO and chief medical officer at Pyxis Oncology.
In Los Angeles, California, Nasdaq-listed mobility company Faraday Future Intelligent Electric has appointed Steven Park as its new head of investor relations, alongside Todd Harrington as its new deputy general counsel and Kevin Voong as corporate treasurer.
Faraday describes Park as ‘a seasoned investor relations professional with over a decade of experience, including leading a successful initial public offering, organizing investor days and building trusted relationships with a wide range of investors and other stakeholders’. He also worked with buy- and sell-side institutions in the past.
Finally, in Toronto, Canada, Revival Gold has announced the appointment of Scott Trebilcock as its new vice president, corporate development and investor relations.
With more than 30 years of experience in the mining and management consulting worlds, Trebilcock most recently served as chief development officer at Mandalay Resources where he had purview over investor relations.
‘I am excited to join Revival Gold at this transformative point in the company’s development,’ he adds in a press release.
