Ben Ashwell is the editor at IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary, covering investor relations, governance, risk and compliance. Prior to this, he was the founder and editor of Executive Talent, the global quarterly magazine from the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants. Before moving to the US, Ben was the vice president and editor at Executive Grapevine, overseeing a daily news website, ten annual supplements and HR Grapevine, the UK’s leading HR and talent management magazine. In his spare time, Ben enjoys rock climbing and writing fiction and poetry.
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Five key takeaways from the IR Magazine Forum – Small Cap 2021
Last month, IR Magazine hosted its fourth Small Cap Forum – an opportunity for small and micro-cap investor relations...
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In this regular article, we ask IR professionals how they would respond to a specific operational issue. In this article, we asked...
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How the January 6 insurrection has enhanced scrutiny of political lobbying and spending
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More than 600 companies from the S&P 1200 index now use the SASB Standards in their external communications to investors...
Walmart caught up in suspected cryptocurrency scam
On Monday morning, Walmart appeared to announce that it would begin accepting cryptocurrency Litecoin for online purposes, in what...
Former Glass Lewis ESG head joins JPMorgan Chase’s IR team
JPMorgan Chase has appointed Aaron Bertinetti as its head of ESG for investor relations, a newly created role. Bertinetti spent...
