A Day in the Life of an IR Professional
In this video, Ronan goes through the practicalities of IR; that is, how roadshows are used to engage with investors, how companies work through structuring IR and, lastly, what kinds of skills are needed to succeed in IR.
Overview
Previously, we have discussed the history and the evolution of IR into Equity and Debt IR, in this video, we will look at the practicalities of IR and analyse investor engagement through roadshows, examine how companies structure IR and finally have an in-depth analysis of the skills needed to succeed in IR.
Key learning objectives:
Understanding how roadshows are used to facilitate communication with investors
Comprehension of the different structures and reporting lines of IR
Identify the different skill set requirements of equity and debt IR
Summary
Expert
Ronan White
Ronan has over 30 years’ experience in senior management roles across the financial services sector in Ireland and the UK. His career spans treasury, capital markets, investor relations, corporate lending, corporate communications, marketing, and compliance. He currently works in Dublin with InCol Limited a mortgage sector, financial solutions business focusing on the UK, Irish and Benelux markets, and with its sister company,
DFinitive Capital, a financial aggregator originating capital markets funding for the social and affordable housing sector in Ireland.
Ronan serves as Non-executive Chairman of Moneycorp Technologies Limited (MTL), the Irish based regulated subsidiary of Moneycorp Group. MTL operates the group’s EU business. Prior to InCol and DFinitive Ronan worked with National Australia Bank in London and prior to that he was with Anglo Irish Bank (Dublin and London), the Woodchester Group (a consumer finance business owned by GE Capital and before that by Credit Lyonnais) (Dublin and London) and with Allied Irish Banks (Dublin). Ronan is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland having trained with KPMG where he specialised in reconstruction and insolvency assignments. He is a graduate of University College Dublin with a B. Comm. He holds the FT Non-Executive Director Diploma.
