Plus new IROs in place at Citizens Financial, Wolfspeed and Aviva
TSX-listed supply chain software company Kinaxis has brought in Victoria Hyde-Dunn as its new vice president of investor relations.
Hyde-Dunn, who has served as co-president of NIRI’s San Francisco Bay Area chapter for the past decade, joins Kinaxis after five years as vice president, investor relations at Informatica. During her tenure at the NYSE-listed cloud data platform she won several IR Impact awards.
Prior to that, she held IR roles at 8×8 and Visa, where she worked on the payment company’s 2008 IPO.
Hyde-Dunn tells IR Impact: ‘I’m excited to join this Canadian gem and raise awareness with US analysts and investors.
‘The opportunity ahead is massive and I’m incredibly excited to amplify investor awareness and bridge Adelaide Street and Wall Street.’
‘Thank you to the Kinaxis management team, board of directors and colleagues for the warm welcome. Let’s go!’
Over in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens Financial Group has appointed Chris Emerson as its new head of investor relations, effective from August 1.
He replaces outgoing head of IR Kristin Silderberg, who is moving to serve as CFO of Citizens Financial’s commercial bank.
Emerson has been with Citizens Financial since 2016, holding various roles, including as interim CFO for the bank. Prior to that, he held leadership roles in several banks, including Capital One, Barclays Bank and Citigroup’s Citi Cards division.
Current CFO Aunoy Bannerjee says: ‘Chris brings a wealth of experience across finance, including working closely with our executive committee and business leaders in his current corporate planning capacity and his previous role as CFO of the consumer bank.’
Meanwhile in Durham, North Carolina, semiconductor company Wolfspeed has appointed Daniel Whalen as vice president, investor relations.
He joins Wolfspeed from Qorvo, where he served as director of investor relations, and previously led IR at BrightView Holdings. He began his career in equity research, working on both the buy and sell side.
‘Dan brings a highly relevant combination of investor relations leadership, semiconductor expertise and capital markets perspective,’ says Gregor van Issum, CFO of Wolfspeed. ‘He understands how investors assess performance, strategy and long-term value creation, and he will play an important role in strengthening our dialogue with the investment community as we continue executing against our strategic priorities.’
A few more job moves were shared on LinkedIn this week. Patrick Federle, who has spent several years in IR advisory roles, has been appointed head of IR for Nasdaq-listed Japanese entertainment firm CTW; Sophie Nottage has swapped her head of strategic planning – FP&A role at betting company Flutter for a director of investor relations position; and Giles White has taken over as head of investor relations at Aviva, after several years serving in the insurance firm’s strategy team.
