Laurie Havelock, editor-at-large, IR Magazine
Laurie Havelock is a journalist, writer and podcaster who has worked with IR Magazine for almost a decade. Outside of writing about investor relations, corporate governance and green finance, he also works for the i newspaper as a news editor and culture writer. Away from writing, he works on several comedy podcasts including Podshamblesand Idle Fantasy and was formerly a radio DJ, and hosted a weekly show on Shoreditch Radio called What's Your Plan B? He lives in London with Mischa, his dog.
Mike Coffey, vice president and head of global partnerships & alliances, Q4
Mike Coffey is a capital markets professional with over 25 years of experience in the FinTech industry including 4 very successful startups. In his current role Mike heads up Global Partnerships and Alliances at Q4 Inc. Prior to joining Q4 Inc. in 2015, Mike held a number of senior roles in the investor relations consulting space including: Managing Partner and Executive Vice President of Oxford Intelligence Partners, Managing Director, NASDAQ Global Corporate Services Group and Vice President, Thomson Reuters’ Corporate Client Group. Mike started his career at Northern Trust Bank as a Sr. Portfolio Accounting Analyst & Asset Analysis Teamleader.
Vladimir Zaluzhsky, head of communications and investor relations, Severstal
At Severstal since 2010. For 5 years was running the IR function at Severstal before promotion to the role of the Head of the communications and IR department in January 2016, once all three communications departments were united in one. Prior to Severstal for four years was IR & PR Director at Mint Capital, a Scandinavian private equity fund in Moscow. From 2003 to 2006, held the position of Deputy Head of the Communications Department at Mechel, a NYSE-listed Russian mining company, where focused on both IR and PR. From 2001 to 2003, was head of the PR Department at Business League, a leading Russian PR agency at the time, working mostly with international clients. Graduate of the Moscow Linguistic University and the Russian Finance Academy. In 2013, completed Strategic Investment Management program at the London Business School. Holds a CIR certificate from the UK IR Society since 2015. Member of the Moscow Stock Exchange’s Committee of Issuers. Fluent in English and Portuguese. Severstal is a multiple winner of the international IR Magazine Awards.
