People
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How to boost your IR salary and measure your IR success: The Ticker 146
In the latest episode of The Ticker podcast, we talk everything careers
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IR triumphs of 2023: What it takes to win an IR Magazine Award – The Ticker 145
Some of the best moments of 2023 from IR Magazine Awards ceremonies across the globe, and a look at ESG priorities in 2024
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What Gen Z really wants from IR careers, plus how to talk demergers and retail investing with your shareholders: Ticker 141
In the latest episode of The Ticker podcast, IR Magazine reporter Noemi Distefano speaks to Francesco Tambini, IR practitioner and ESG analyst at Switzerland-based fintech company Leonteq. As a Gen Z IRO, Tambini talks career expectations and how the skills needed to perform the IR role today are changing, and delves into what the next generation of IROs are looking for in a company and a mentor. Reporter Hemma Visavadia speaks to Sonya Ghobrial, head of IR at British multinational company Haleon and former head of IR at GSK, about how to effectively manage communication with a global shareholder base…
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Highlights from CIRI, NIRI and AIRA 2023: Ticker 139
In the latest episode of The Ticker podcast, IR Magazine reporter Noemi Distefano, senior reporter Tim Human and editor-in-chief James Beech catch-up around the mic to discuss key highlights from two major IR annual conferences which took place in the past month: CIRI 2023 and NIRI 2023. As CIRI’s annual conference took place in-person in Toronto in May for the first time since 2019, Human reports on trending topics at the conference including the importance of self-care for IROs, top tips for IR practitioners to level up their career and views on ESG reporting. As NIRI 2023 concluded in Chicago…
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Naveen Chopra of Paramount on time horizons, decision-making and his rise to the top
Naveen Chopra has held the role of executive vice president and CFO at Paramount Global since August 2020. He joined the business from KQED, a broadcast media production and distribution firm, where he was also member of the board. Before KQED, Chopra covered a variety of C-suite roles at companies including Amazon, Vonage and TiVo. Your career path to Paramount involved degrees in computer science and economics from Stanford, a variety of C-suite roles at TiVo and a stint as CFO overseeing Amazon’s Alexa, Appstore, FireTV, Ring and Kindle. How do those experiences influence how you think about Paramount in terms…
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The five functions of investor relations
In a research project carried out by Universtät Leipzig and supported by German IR association DIRK and the IR Club, Kristin Köhler explores how IR has become institutionalized as a management practice in capital market-oriented companies and as a profession in Germany. She interviewed a total of 80 IR managers at German companies and other capital market players. The following is a summary of her findings.
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Seven questions to expect in an IR interview
What IR recruiters want to know about you and how to best prepare for an interview
