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Ben Ashwell
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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 writes fiction, poetry and arts and culture reviews. Eyewear Publishing recently named him in their list of the Best New British and Irish Poets.
Latest articles
Board diversity and, by extension, board composition, is one of the top corporate governance topics to be discussed each proxy season...Read more
Just over three years ago, Canopy Growth Corporation became the first cannabis company to list on a major stock exchange. It graduated...Read more
ESR Cayman, the Hong Kong-based real estate platform, has appointed Rui Hua Chang as its group managing director of capital markets...Read more
December 2019
China Resources Beer and Far East Consortium International led the pack at the IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2019, taking home...Read more
November 2019
Board diversity and, by extension, board composition, is one of the top corporate governance topics to be discussed each proxy season...Read more
Just over three years ago, Canopy Growth Corporation became the first cannabis company to list on a major stock exchange. It graduated...Read more
ESR Cayman, the Hong Kong-based real estate platform, has appointed Rui Hua Chang as its group managing director of capital markets...Read more
IR Magazine presents awards for best investor and analyst days around the world. These capital markets days offer an...Read more
The investor relations community gathered in São Paulo yesterday to recognize outstanding achievements in the profession at the IR...Read more
It’s been a mixed year for IPOs, according to Jason Paltrowitz, executive vice president of corporate services at OTC Markets, and the...Read more
October 2019
The short lists for the IR Magazine Awards – Brazil 2019 have been announced, with Localiza receiving four nominations and Banco Inter...Read more
Shareholder activism hit record highs in Canada during 2018 and, while the activity has trailed off somewhat this year, speakers at...Read more
More than 100 people gathered in Toronto earlier this month for the latest installment of IR Magazine ’s women in IR series...Read more
The effects of Mifid II have so far been muted in Canada, but speakers at the recent IR Magazine Think Tank – Canada indicated that...Read more
Critics of company-sponsored research suggest it’s fraught with potential conflicts of interest and can be variable in quality, but...Read more
While Mifid II has changed the economics of corporate access for both the buy side and the sell side, issuers are well positioned to...Read more
September 2019
Investor relations at small and micro-cap companies is distinct from larger public companies. The teams and budgets are often smaller...Read more
‘I view you to be one of the most talented professionals I’ve ever had the pleasure and honor to work with,’ said Leonard Comma, Jack...Read more
Greg Dilworth, who has served as Sun Life Financial’s vice president of investor relations since 2015, has taken on the role of vice...Read more
August 2019
The nominees for the third annual IR Magazine Awards – Small Cap have been announced, ahead of the award presentations in...Read more
IR Magazine has unveiled its global list of the top 50 companies for investor relations, ahead of the awards ceremony in...Read more
Carol DiRaimo has announced that she will retire from her position as chief investor relations and corporate communications officer at...Read more
CVS Health has appointed Valerie Haertel as its new senior vice president of investor relations. Haertel joined the company on July 25...Read more
John Gollifer, MEIRA’s (the Middle East Investor Relations Association) new CEO, has praised Oman’s Muscat Securities Market for...Read more
July 2019
IMAX Corporation has appointed Stephen Davidson as its new head of investor relations, effective immediately. He reports into the...Read more
It’s just over two years since Nasdaq launched its Revitalize Blueprint – a 25-point plan for how the capital markets could function...Read more
With much of proxy season now behind us in the US, IR Magazine caught up with Cathy Conlon, head of corporate issuer strategy...Read more
What are Neuberger Berman’s assets under management? As of December 2018, $304 bn. When did you join the...Read more
June 2019
Market structure – and especially the transaction-fee pilot – proved to be one of the prominent themes at the NIRI national conference...Read more
IR teams are ‘at an inflection point in terms of behavioral tendencies,’ according to Dan Romito, global head of investor analytics at...Read more
As investors integrate ESG into decision-making and proxy-voting processes, the ESG efforts at North American public companies appear...Read more
The investment community has been experimenting with Big Data and AI tools for several years now, and the latest signs are that these...Read more
What is the history of Spouting Rock and who are its clients? Spouting Rock began as a single family office. It was...Read more
‘While many market participants have suggested something should be done to address maker-taker pricing and transaction fees, there is...Read more
This year marks the 50th anniversary of NIRI – a milestone that was emphasized throughout the national conference held earlier this...Read more
ESG reporting is one of today’s most dynamic IR areas. With so many reporting frameworks and regulatory requirements, and so much...Read more
Quotas are controversial. Nobody likes being told what to do, least of all directors of public companies. Politically imposed quotas...Read more
The Canadian IR profession will drop anchor in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 9-11 for the 32nd annual CIRI conference. The conference...Read more
May 2019
Load up on sunscreen and hats because the NIRI annual conference will touch down in Phoenix, Arizona on June 2-5. It’s always a packed...Read more
A significant percentage of retail investors are pulling their money from existing investments to buy cannabis stocks, according to...Read more
In the relatively short time that Marc Lakmaaker has been with Aurora Cannabis as its vice president of investor relations, he says he...Read more
Lorne Gorber, executive vice president of investor relations and public relations at CGI Group, went home with the trophy for best IR...Read more
Fortis has been a major supporter of IR Magazine ’s women in IR campaign and when we caught up with Stephanie Amaimo, the...Read more
Canadian issuers are beginning to notice the impact of Mifid II on their marketing calendars, sell-side coverage and quality of...Read more
Agnico Eagle Mines typically travels to Europe four times per year and, in recent visits, Brian Christie, the company’s vice president...Read more
Sally Curley, founder and CEO of Curley Global IR, was in reflective mood when IR Magazine caught up with her on the red...Read more
This is a year of celebration for NIRI, with 2019 marking the association’s 50 th anniversary. Speaking to IR Magazine on the...Read more
April 2019
When Mifid II came into effect last January it caused a significant disruption of the investor marketing landscape, with the largest...Read more
March 2019
JPMorgan Chase & Co was the biggest winner in a night of celebration at the IR Magazine Awards – US 2019, taking home three awards...Read more
Earlier this week, the world’s second Fearless Girl statue was installed in London, just feet away from St Paul’s Cathedral. As is the...Read more
This profile is taken from the report Award-Winning IR – Asia 2018 . Click to...Read more
February 2019
With just one month to go until the best and brightest of the US investor relations community gather in New York City for the IR...Read more
New York City will play host to the IR Magazine Awards – US 2019 next month and, ahead of the announcement of the short lists, we take...Read more
January 2019
IR teams have a crucial role to play in ensuring ESG disclosures are company-specific, relevant to investors and don’t fall into the...Read more
When it comes to corporate reporting, the old adage is that more disclosure isn’t necessarily better disclosure. While many companies...Read more
The mid-cap technology firm Tech Data has hired Tania Almond as its director of investor relations, reporting into Arleen Quinones,...Read more
TD Bank is no stranger to the IR Magazine Awards – Canada, having picked up 41 awards since 1999. There are many talented individuals...Read more
As the old adage goes, few things in life are free. But AJ Krick, chief financial officer at Smith-Midland, is putting that to the...Read more
ESG is on the minds of investors – both active and passive – and it’s incumbent on IR teams, corporate secretaries and other in-house...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
December 2018
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
Around the world, governance standards are being reassessed and debated. Investors are being asked by their clients to outline how...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
November 2018
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
CN is no stranger to the IR Magazine Awards in Canada , having picked up 46 trophies since 2001. Whether the IR program has been led...Read more
IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary are inviting their audiences to come together to discuss ESG integration early next month...Read more
Technology products and services business CDW has announced that Sari Macrie, the current vice president of investor relations, will...Read more
The SEC could be open to imposing a review period for issuers to assess the accuracy of proxy advisory firms’ reports prior to...Read more
Leading institutions in non-financial reporting – including the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Climate...Read more
Greg Secord, vice president of investor relations at OpenText, says he ‘has always loved the investor relations profession’. His...Read more
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) today launched its 77 industry-specific reporting standards for companies to...Read more
When Rakhi Kumar joined State Street Global Advisers (SSGA) in 2011, the notion of off-season engagement didn’t exist. But by mid-...Read more
Cura Cannabis has appointed Ron Parham as vice president of investor relations. Parham, who is also chair-elect of NIRI , has held IR...Read more
October 2018
Companies that choose to insert financial figures into the headline of their earnings releases experience a three-day share price bump...Read more
If society continues at its current rate, it will be 217 years before gender equality is reached – equality in terms of equal pay and...Read more
Richard Davies, founder and managing director of RD:IR, has been an investor relations adviser for the last 30 years. In this Q&A...Read more
One of the biggest talking points from the recent IR Magazine Think Tank – Canada was how to tell the difference between different...Read more
More than 200 people gathered to celebrate the best and brightest in the Brazilian IR community yesterday at the IR Magazine Awards –...Read more
Poseida Therapeutics has announced the appointment of Marcy Graham as vice president of corporate affairs, responsible for investor...Read more
At small and micro-cap companies, the investor relations challenges are markedly different from those faced by larger firms. At these...Read more
In late September, 60 of the best and brightest of the IR community around San Francisco and Silicon Valley gathered at the IR...Read more
Last year, IR Magazine ’s Women in IR campaign sparked surprise and lively debate about how women can achieve gender equality...Read more
September 2018
The winners of the IR Magazine Awards – Small Cap US 2018 were announced on Wednesday to a packed house during the IR Magazine Forum...Read more
The IEX Group has announced that Interactive Brokers Group will be the first company to list on its venue, with the listing expected...Read more
Molson Coors has appointed Mark Swartzberg as its new global vice president of investor relations. Swartzberg, who joins Molson Coors...Read more
Victoria Hyde-Dunn has spent most of her investor relations career at large and mega-cap companies, balancing a big pool of analysts,...Read more
Accenture, Novartis and Medtronic have topped the list of the most diverse and inclusive companies in the world, according to Thomson...Read more
Triumph Group, the provider of aerospace systems and solutions, has announced the appointment of Michael Pici as its new vice...Read more
Manulife has appointed Adrienne O’Neill as its new head of investor relations, effective immediately, following an internal reshuffle...Read more
The short lists for the IR Magazine Awards – Small Cap US have been officially announced, as IR Magazine prepares to honor...Read more
Pat Marshall served as vice president of communications and investor relations at Cineplex for 15 years before retiring earlier this...Read more
August 2018
Global power supply manufacturer Advanced Energy Industries has appointed two capital markets veterans to its new-look IR team. Edwin...Read more
The number of companies facing failed say-on-pay votes so far this year is up considerably on last year, with indications that...Read more
December 2019
China Resources Beer and Far East Consortium International led the pack at the IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2019, taking home...Read more
November 2019
Board diversity and, by extension, board composition, is one of the top corporate governance topics to be discussed each proxy season...Read more
Just over three years ago, Canopy Growth Corporation became the first cannabis company to list on a major stock exchange. It graduated...Read more
ESR Cayman, the Hong Kong-based real estate platform, has appointed Rui Hua Chang as its group managing director of capital markets...Read more
IR Magazine presents awards for best investor and analyst days around the world. These capital markets days offer an...Read more
The investor relations community gathered in São Paulo yesterday to recognize outstanding achievements in the profession at the IR...Read more
It’s been a mixed year for IPOs, according to Jason Paltrowitz, executive vice president of corporate services at OTC Markets, and the...Read more
October 2019
The short lists for the IR Magazine Awards – Brazil 2019 have been announced, with Localiza receiving four nominations and Banco Inter...Read more
Shareholder activism hit record highs in Canada during 2018 and, while the activity has trailed off somewhat this year, speakers at...Read more
More than 100 people gathered in Toronto earlier this month for the latest installment of IR Magazine ’s women in IR series...Read more
The effects of Mifid II have so far been muted in Canada, but speakers at the recent IR Magazine Think Tank – Canada indicated that...Read more
Critics of company-sponsored research suggest it’s fraught with potential conflicts of interest and can be variable in quality, but...Read more
While Mifid II has changed the economics of corporate access for both the buy side and the sell side, issuers are well positioned to...Read more
September 2019
Investor relations at small and micro-cap companies is distinct from larger public companies. The teams and budgets are often smaller...Read more
‘I view you to be one of the most talented professionals I’ve ever had the pleasure and honor to work with,’ said Leonard Comma, Jack...Read more
Greg Dilworth, who has served as Sun Life Financial’s vice president of investor relations since 2015, has taken on the role of vice...Read more
August 2019
The nominees for the third annual IR Magazine Awards – Small Cap have been announced, ahead of the award presentations in...Read more
IR Magazine has unveiled its global list of the top 50 companies for investor relations, ahead of the awards ceremony in...Read more
Carol DiRaimo has announced that she will retire from her position as chief investor relations and corporate communications officer at...Read more
CVS Health has appointed Valerie Haertel as its new senior vice president of investor relations. Haertel joined the company on July 25...Read more
John Gollifer, MEIRA’s (the Middle East Investor Relations Association) new CEO, has praised Oman’s Muscat Securities Market for...Read more
July 2019
IMAX Corporation has appointed Stephen Davidson as its new head of investor relations, effective immediately. He reports into the...Read more
It’s just over two years since Nasdaq launched its Revitalize Blueprint – a 25-point plan for how the capital markets could function...Read more
With much of proxy season now behind us in the US, IR Magazine caught up with Cathy Conlon, head of corporate issuer strategy...Read more
What are Neuberger Berman’s assets under management? As of December 2018, $304 bn. When did you join the...Read more
June 2019
Market structure – and especially the transaction-fee pilot – proved to be one of the prominent themes at the NIRI national conference...Read more
IR teams are ‘at an inflection point in terms of behavioral tendencies,’ according to Dan Romito, global head of investor analytics at...Read more
As investors integrate ESG into decision-making and proxy-voting processes, the ESG efforts at North American public companies appear...Read more
The investment community has been experimenting with Big Data and AI tools for several years now, and the latest signs are that these...Read more
What is the history of Spouting Rock and who are its clients? Spouting Rock began as a single family office. It was...Read more
‘While many market participants have suggested something should be done to address maker-taker pricing and transaction fees, there is...Read more
This year marks the 50th anniversary of NIRI – a milestone that was emphasized throughout the national conference held earlier this...Read more
ESG reporting is one of today’s most dynamic IR areas. With so many reporting frameworks and regulatory requirements, and so much...Read more
Quotas are controversial. Nobody likes being told what to do, least of all directors of public companies. Politically imposed quotas...Read more
The Canadian IR profession will drop anchor in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 9-11 for the 32nd annual CIRI conference. The conference...Read more
May 2019
Load up on sunscreen and hats because the NIRI annual conference will touch down in Phoenix, Arizona on June 2-5. It’s always a packed...Read more
A significant percentage of retail investors are pulling their money from existing investments to buy cannabis stocks, according to...Read more
In the relatively short time that Marc Lakmaaker has been with Aurora Cannabis as its vice president of investor relations, he says he...Read more
Lorne Gorber, executive vice president of investor relations and public relations at CGI Group, went home with the trophy for best IR...Read more
Fortis has been a major supporter of IR Magazine ’s women in IR campaign and when we caught up with Stephanie Amaimo, the...Read more
Canadian issuers are beginning to notice the impact of Mifid II on their marketing calendars, sell-side coverage and quality of...Read more
Agnico Eagle Mines typically travels to Europe four times per year and, in recent visits, Brian Christie, the company’s vice president...Read more
Sally Curley, founder and CEO of Curley Global IR, was in reflective mood when IR Magazine caught up with her on the red...Read more
This is a year of celebration for NIRI, with 2019 marking the association’s 50 th anniversary. Speaking to IR Magazine on the...Read more
April 2019
When Mifid II came into effect last January it caused a significant disruption of the investor marketing landscape, with the largest...Read more
March 2019
JPMorgan Chase & Co was the biggest winner in a night of celebration at the IR Magazine Awards – US 2019, taking home three awards...Read more
Earlier this week, the world’s second Fearless Girl statue was installed in London, just feet away from St Paul’s Cathedral. As is the...Read more
This profile is taken from the report Award-Winning IR – Asia 2018 . Click to...Read more
February 2019
With just one month to go until the best and brightest of the US investor relations community gather in New York City for the IR...Read more
New York City will play host to the IR Magazine Awards – US 2019 next month and, ahead of the announcement of the short lists, we take...Read more
January 2019
IR teams have a crucial role to play in ensuring ESG disclosures are company-specific, relevant to investors and don’t fall into the...Read more
When it comes to corporate reporting, the old adage is that more disclosure isn’t necessarily better disclosure. While many companies...Read more
The mid-cap technology firm Tech Data has hired Tania Almond as its director of investor relations, reporting into Arleen Quinones,...Read more
TD Bank is no stranger to the IR Magazine Awards – Canada, having picked up 41 awards since 1999. There are many talented individuals...Read more
As the old adage goes, few things in life are free. But AJ Krick, chief financial officer at Smith-Midland, is putting that to the...Read more
ESG is on the minds of investors – both active and passive – and it’s incumbent on IR teams, corporate secretaries and other in-house...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
December 2018
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
Around the world, governance standards are being reassessed and debated. Investors are being asked by their clients to outline how...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
November 2018
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
CN is no stranger to the IR Magazine Awards in Canada , having picked up 46 trophies since 2001. Whether the IR program has been led...Read more
IR Magazine and Corporate Secretary are inviting their audiences to come together to discuss ESG integration early next month...Read more
Technology products and services business CDW has announced that Sari Macrie, the current vice president of investor relations, will...Read more
The SEC could be open to imposing a review period for issuers to assess the accuracy of proxy advisory firms’ reports prior to...Read more
Leading institutions in non-financial reporting – including the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Climate...Read more
Greg Secord, vice president of investor relations at OpenText, says he ‘has always loved the investor relations profession’. His...Read more
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) today launched its 77 industry-specific reporting standards for companies to...Read more
When Rakhi Kumar joined State Street Global Advisers (SSGA) in 2011, the notion of off-season engagement didn’t exist. But by mid-...Read more
Cura Cannabis has appointed Ron Parham as vice president of investor relations. Parham, who is also chair-elect of NIRI , has held IR...Read more
October 2018
Companies that choose to insert financial figures into the headline of their earnings releases experience a three-day share price bump...Read more
If society continues at its current rate, it will be 217 years before gender equality is reached – equality in terms of equal pay and...Read more
Richard Davies, founder and managing director of RD:IR, has been an investor relations adviser for the last 30 years. In this Q&A...Read more
One of the biggest talking points from the recent IR Magazine Think Tank – Canada was how to tell the difference between different...Read more
More than 200 people gathered to celebrate the best and brightest in the Brazilian IR community yesterday at the IR Magazine Awards –...Read more
Poseida Therapeutics has announced the appointment of Marcy Graham as vice president of corporate affairs, responsible for investor...Read more
At small and micro-cap companies, the investor relations challenges are markedly different from those faced by larger firms. At these...Read more
In late September, 60 of the best and brightest of the IR community around San Francisco and Silicon Valley gathered at the IR...Read more
Last year, IR Magazine ’s Women in IR campaign sparked surprise and lively debate about how women can achieve gender equality...Read more
September 2018
The winners of the IR Magazine Awards – Small Cap US 2018 were announced on Wednesday to a packed house during the IR Magazine Forum...Read more
The IEX Group has announced that Interactive Brokers Group will be the first company to list on its venue, with the listing expected...Read more
Molson Coors has appointed Mark Swartzberg as its new global vice president of investor relations. Swartzberg, who joins Molson Coors...Read more
Victoria Hyde-Dunn has spent most of her investor relations career at large and mega-cap companies, balancing a big pool of analysts,...Read more
Accenture, Novartis and Medtronic have topped the list of the most diverse and inclusive companies in the world, according to Thomson...Read more
Triumph Group, the provider of aerospace systems and solutions, has announced the appointment of Michael Pici as its new vice...Read more
Manulife has appointed Adrienne O’Neill as its new head of investor relations, effective immediately, following an internal reshuffle...Read more
The short lists for the IR Magazine Awards – Small Cap US have been officially announced, as IR Magazine prepares to honor...Read more
Pat Marshall served as vice president of communications and investor relations at Cineplex for 15 years before retiring earlier this...Read more
August 2018
Global power supply manufacturer Advanced Energy Industries has appointed two capital markets veterans to its new-look IR team. Edwin...Read more
The number of companies facing failed say-on-pay votes so far this year is up considerably on last year, with indications that...Read more