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Investor relations provides a lifelong career for many, as evidenced by the number of academic courses emerging in the field. For many others, however, a stint in investor relations can be part of a formal or informal development plan to build a more rounded understanding of corporate finance and leadership. General Electric, Ford, TD Bank and Sun Life Financial are just a few of the companies that use rotational IR programs. These programs are seen as an effective ...

For the last three years, IR Magazine has facilitated a discussion about gender equality in the IR profession. The campaign has included events in London, New York, San Francisco and Toronto, as well as research, articles, podcasts and a video series. Through these media we were able to discuss issues of gender pay parity and examine why men outweigh women in senior IR positions, even though there’s a 50/50 gender split across all roles in IR. We continue...

Artificial intelligence-enhanced process-mining software company Celonis has appointed John Cummings as its senior vice president of investor relations and corporate development, a newly created role. Cummings joined the company on September 28 and reports to Guido Torrini, the company’s chief financial officer. Celonis is privately held, but late last year it closed a ...

Rite Aid, the US drugstore chain, has appointed Trent Kruse to the newly created role of vice president of investor relations and treasury. Kruse joins from Scientific Games, a gambling products company, where he worked as senior vice president of IR. Prior to that, he held a variety of IR, communications and finance positions at JCPenney.  At Rite Aid, Kruse is now responsible for engaging with investors and analysts over the company’s ‘revitalization e...