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Working in the corporate world is ‘joyless’? Maybe you should come to an IR Impact Awards party
‘How working in America became so joyless’ was the proposition of a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, which posited that the loss of perks, the rise of AI and a crushing focus on productivity is killing corporate enthusiasm in the US.
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People moves: Jack Yauch joins award-winning Pfizer team, plus FedEx hiring investor relations principal
The award-winning Pfizer IR team has added Jack Yauch to its ranks, taking on the role of director, investor relations.
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TD Bank and Skeena Gold & Silver the cream of the crop at the IR Impact Awards – Canada 2026
TD Bank emerged at the head of the pack of Toronto-listed companies at the IR Impact Awards – Canada 2026, scooping five awards at the gala evening that recognized the country’s leading investor relations teams.
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People moves: Brendan Throop joins Blossom Gold as VENU appoints Sarah Rothschild
Live entertainment venue operator Venu Holding Corporation (VENU) has brought Sarah Rothschild as its new senior vice president of strategic finance and investor relations.
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‘Challenging the narrative is as important as co-creating it’: Four things we learned at the IR Impact Think Tank – East Coast
How can IR respond to an increasingly volatile, fractured and AI-driven market? This was the central question examined at the recent IR Impact Think Tank – East Coast, held on March 25 at the Bank of America offices in New York.
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AI-driven investor relations: From static targeting to agentic workflows
The philosophy of investor relations is shifting under our feet. For years, IR teams have relied on static attributes – assets under management, geography, investment style – to decide whom to target. That era is ending. A new, AI-driven approach is emerging that focuses not on who investors are, but on what they are likely to do next.
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Bells after the ball: IR Impact rings in market open at Nasdaq and NYSE
IR Impact was delighted to accompany two groups of award-winning IROs to open both major New York markets the morning after the IR Impact Awards – US 2026.
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People moves: NIRI board member Lisa Caperelli joins Ardelyx and a new name at Klarna
Plus new hires at Hudbay Minerals, Altimmune and stc Lisa Caperelli, IR Impact events speaker and NIRI board member, has announced a move to Ardelyx, writing on LinkedIn about her excitement to be ‘working with the team to bring innovative products to patients’ as SVP of investor relations and corporate communications. Speaking to IR Impact, […]
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Three trophies apiece for Newmark Group and Central Garden & Pet Company at IR Impact Awards – US 2026
Newmark Group and Central Garden & Pet Company emerged as the frontrunners at the IR Impact Awards – US 2026, with both companies picking up three trophies each at a gala event in New York City.
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‘I don’t think there has ever been a more dynamic time to be in this business’: Four key insights from the IR Impact Think Tank – West Coast 2026
The Think Tank saw CFOs, investors and senior IR leaders to discuss how the IR role is evolving amid changing capital markets, AI and technology The IRO role is constantly evolving. From the impact of technology and AI to shifting investor expectations, IROs spin different plates to keep their strategy coherent and their company on […]
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The CFO: ‘Nothing opens a presentation better than something from r/dadjokes,’ says Reddit finance chief
Drew Vollero, CFO at Reddit, is used to doing things a little differently. He oversees the finance function at the social media giant at a time when its investor relations team are receiving plaudits for their unique approach to shareholder communications. The firm took home two trophies at last year’s US IR Impact Awards – for best innovation in shareholder communications and the coveted rising star award for Jesse Rose. Ahead of this year’s event, Vollero talks about where recognition like this fits into Reddit’s measure of IR success, how his own approach to IR has evolved across a career…
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People moves: Joshua Levine served up as Campbell’s head of IR as Rebecca Gardy retires
Consumer goods firm The Campbell’s Company has announced that Joshua Levine will be taking over the reins of its IR team, as head of IR Rebecca Gardy retires after a six-year tenure at the firm.
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‘Be the filter, be the synthesis’: How IR teams are staying organized and informed in volatile times
At a time when geopolitical events seem more unpredictable than ever, the capital markets are in a corresponding state of flux in 2026. For any IRO trying to both parse market events for their own understanding and to keep their investors and other stakeholders well informed, it poses an increasingly complicated challenge – one that requires keeping up with sector peers and macroeconomic events externally as well as keeping internal audiences abreast of developments.
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How IR teams are driving value with market intelligence in an increasingly passive market
The structure of the global equity market has transformed dramatically over the last three decades – and investor relations teams now operate in a landscape where passive capital is not just influential, but dominant. Passive strategies represented only a sliver of US equity fund assets in the early 1990s. Today, they account for more than half of the investable market, and their share is still expanding.
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‘I think of ChatGPT as the very keen intern’ – Five key takeaways from the IR Impact Forum – AI and Technology in London
AI is rapidly changing how investor relations teams gather data, communicate with investors and measure engagement. However, as AI usage continues to climb, new challenges emerge beyond mere implementation.
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‘I had four meetings, one in a restaurant with great Texas steaks’: Inside Infineon’s IR-only day in Dallas
If you’re going to travel from Germany to the US to roadshow, what’s a few extra miles here or there? For Alexander Foltin, head of IR and group treasurer at Infineon Technologies, it makes sense to try to maximize the return on a transatlantic travel – which is what brought him to Dallas and Denver last year. Foltin shares his wider thoughts on Dallas in the IR Impact Roadshow Report 2026, where you can also find tips, tricks and roadshow commentary from other leading IR professionals. ‘Dallas was first put on the map for us from the debt side,’ he…
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Negative growth, reaching out and stakeholders: Curbing jargon in investor relations
Most investor relations officers I know are expert communicators. They tend not to rely on jargon or buzzwords to tell their stories – in fact, most of their stakeholders can see through any obfuscation, or will pick up on any woolly language as a negative indicator.
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‘We believe many ESG-driven decisions lack objectivity’: NLPC director Paul Chesser on why companies should shun culture-war activism
For more than two decades, the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) has positioned itself as a prominent conservative watchdog challenging what it sees as the growing politicization of corporate America. As director of the organization’s Corporate Integrity Project – an initiative that uses shareholder proposals and public campaigns to target corporations it believes are adopting excessively progressive policies – Paul Chesser embodies that mission.
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People moves: Former head of IR Matt Gugino takes over as CFO of Danaher
Matt Gugino, the former vice president of investor relations at Danaher, has been named as the life sciences and diagnostics company’s new CFO.
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Why stocks fall after earnings: The hidden power of tone, language and sentiment
Every quarter, many public companies face an all too familiar – and deeply frustrating – script: strong results, solid guidance, yet the stock price declines the moment results hit and the pressure continues through the next one or two trading sessions.
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TD Bank Group, Scotiabank and Intact Financial lead the shortlists ahead of the IR Impact Awards – Canada 2026
Three financial firms are leading the pack ahead of this year’s IR Impact Awards – Canada 2026, with TD Bank Group in the running for eight awards and rivals Scotiabank and Intact Financial contending seven categories ahead of a gala event in Toronto.
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People moves: Dana Nolan hands on the IR baton to Tom Speir at Regions Financial
Dana Nolan, the long-serving head of investor relations at Regions Financial, has announced that she will retire in April after a 37-year career with the company.
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Why companies and investors need AI performance scorings
During the panic of 1873, 36 percent of corporate bonds in the US defaulted and over 100 railroad companies issuing bonds collapsed. There were no scorings or ratings to objectively assess the underlying financial strength of these bonds.
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‘Start with the objective, not the technology’: Infineon’s Daniel Györy on ensuring AI drives value for his IR program
For Daniel Györy, senior director, investor relations at German semiconductor firm Infineon Technologies, AI is only worth using if it can ‘meaningfully’ improve an IRO’s day-to-day work.
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‘We went public into a bear market’: Lithium Royalty Corp’s head of IR on the buy-side-into-IR learning curve
Lithium Royalty Corp’s IR lead didn’t come to the profession through the more typical paths of corporate finance or a transition from the sell side. As Jonida Zaganjori tells IR Impact, she took on her first IR role fresh from working at a Toronto money manager, an experience that has guided her approach to relationship building on the other side of the table. You can read more from Zaganjori in the IR Impact Global Roadshow Report 2026, where she shares her views on divvying up the CFO and the CEO’s time as well as her favorite city to visit. We…
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People moves: Former summer sales intern promoted to lead IR at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
Sara Walsh, who started her Arthur J. Gallagher & Co career as a summer intern, has been named as the global insurance brokerage’s new investor relations lead. She has been with the company for almost 20 years, holding positions of increasing responsibility in corporate finance and treasury. She became a Chartered Financial Analyst charter holder in 2016 and was recognized by Business Insurance as a ‘woman to watch’ honoree in 2025. ‘With Sara’s strong financial background and understanding of the capital markets, she will be a terrific leader of our investor relations, corporate finance and treasury functions,’ says Douglas Howell,…
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How can IROs increase annual report visibility in generative AI?
Generative AI (genAI) has become a central gatekeeper between companies and stakeholders. A growing number of investors use large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT to research companies, challenge investment ideas and analyze financial and market information. But how visible are annual reports as sources in these systems? And how can IROs improve the visibility of verified financial disclosures? The shift in information usage creates new risks for IROs. LLMs can hallucinate or generate plausible but incorrect answers, especially when relying on third-party sources such as Reddit or Wikipedia, which are quite prominent in genAI. User-generated content often mixes facts…
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Moody’s leads the way with five nominations ahead of the IR Impact Awards – US 2026
GE Aerospace and Orthofix Medical follow closely with four nominations each, alongside other notable names including last year’s winners Duolingo and Reddit Financial intelligence and credit rating company Moody’s leads the pack ahead of the IR Impact Awards – US 2026, gaining the most nominations across categories such as best innovation in shareholder communications, best IR website, best sell-side […]
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‘IR must retool to nudge machines instead of humans’: Vodafone’s Matthew Johnson on how the profession will need to adapt to a new era
Matthew Johnson, Vodafone group communications director, is a former skeptic when it comes to AI. But, a quick demo from an AI-minded 25-year-old turned him into a convert and soon, IROs can hear first hand about Johnson’s approach to this rapidly evolving tech. As he prepares to talk about the investor and analyst approach to AI at the upcoming IR Impact Forum – AI and Technology Europe, which takes place on Thursday, March 12 in London, we caught up with Johnson to hear more about why the topic – and the tech – resonates with him. You can also hear…
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Off-season engagement highlights shifting views on ESG
Companies ponder how to keep talking about sustainability We’re coming to the end of ‘off season’ – when many companies go out on the road to engage with key institutional investors ahead of their annual shareholder meeting. According to a recent IR Magazine survey, around two thirds of IR teams say they have a program…
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