NIRI Announces 2013-2014 Individual Leadership Award Winners

LAS VEGAS - June 8, 2014 - PRLog -- The National Investor Relations Institute (http://www.niri.org/) (NIRI) today announced its annual Individual Leadership Award winners.

NIRI Chairman John Chevalier, Director of Global Investor Relations, The Procter & Gamble Company, said, “These individuals represent the best ideals of NIRI membership. NIRI relies on the tireless efforts of these volunteers, and many more like them, to drive its success. I applaud their spirit of volunteerism, and thank them for their devotion to NIRI’s mission.”

The 2013-2014 NIRI Individual Leadership Award winners and associated NIRI chapters are:

Aurora Krause, Boston; David Dixon, Capital Area; Matthew Schlarb, Central Ohio; Roy Granato, Charlotte; Christine Hanneman, Chicago; Kenneth Lovik, Cincinnati Tri State; Shannon Gaycheck, Cleveland/Northern Ohio; Liz Kline, Dallas*Ft. Worth; Kim Pinyopusarerk, Houston; Debbie Hagen, Kansas City; Scott Cunningham, Los Angeles; Theresa Molloy, New York; Cynthia Skoglund, Orange County; John Demming, Philadelphia; Kathleen Marvin, Rocky Mountain; Pete De Spain, San Diego; Brenda Ropoulos, Silicon Valley; Howard Goldman, South Florida; John Hastings, St. Louis; Justin Vieira, Triangle; and Bernadette McCormick, Virtual.

Theresa Molloy, Director, Governance and Shareholder Services, Prudential Financial, received the NIRI National Volunteer of the Year Award. This award, introduced in 2009, honors a NIRI member who best exemplifies the NIRI mission of “advancing the practice of investor relations and professional competency and stature NIRI members” at the national level. An active volunteer at both the national and chapter levels, Ms. Molloy has:  spoken at NIRI national programs and webinars; contributed to IR Update magazine; appeared as a guest on NIRI video programs; served as a member of the IR Certification Subject Matter Expert Committee; participated as a member of the NIRI Annual Conference Committee; and served as a Vice President of Programs for the New York chapter.

The awards were presented at the NIRI Volunteer Appreciation Dinner in Las Vegas, site of the 2014 NIRI Annual Conference (www.niri.org/conference), the world’s largest and most comprehensive investor relations education and networking event.

About the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)

Founded in 1969, NIRI (www.NIRI.org) 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 with more than 3,300 members representing over 1,600 publicly held companies and $9 trillion in stock market capitalization.