Financial and Tech PR Firm Dukas Public Relations Hires Edmund R. Belak Jr. to Establish Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Practices
Posted on: Monday, 27 April 2009, 07:30 CDT
The new investor relations practice will provide comprehensive investor relations services for public and pre-IPO companies. These services will help management communicate the results of business decisions to audiences that purchase, or influence the purchase of, their company's equity or debt.
The corporate communications practice will build, manage and protect the reputations, images and brands of public and private companies; and will develop and implement programs to optimize corporate, product and shareholder value.
"We are thrilled to attract a person of Ed's caliber, reputation and knowledge," said
"Developing both corporate and IR practices is a natural progression for DPR. Our focus will be on doing the right communications -- meaning those that have a decided business purpose," commented Belak - (Click here for Ed's LinkedIn profile).
Prior to joining DPR, Belak held senior positions with Hill & Knowlton, where he was national head of the financial communications practice and on the U.S. management committee; Georgeson & Co., where he built the IR practice; and Morgen Walke (now part of Financial Dynamics) as co-head of their financial institutions group. He was also a private equity banker at Laidlaw & Co.
Belak has provided IR services to over 60 public companies during a 20-year career. His Fortune 1000 experience includes high-profile crises assignments, M&A, over three dozen IPOs, privatizations and several exchange listings. He also specializes in working with undervalued companies, designing and implementing results-oriented communications programs.
Belak is a former elected
Dukas Public Relations (DPR) is an award-winning firm that specializes in developing and implementing high-impact communications and media relations campaigns for hedge funds, investment banks and other financial and professional services firms; as well as emerging technology companies and several prestigious academic and philanthropic institutions. Founded in 2002, DPR is regarded for its ability to generate coverage for its clients in the nation's top-tier media. DPR was ranked 835 on Inc. Magazine's 2008 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately-owned companies in the U.S. For more information about DPR's financial public relations and high tech PR programs, please visit http://www.dukaspr.com/.
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