An Investor Relations Director is a university graduate with at least ten years of professional experience in finance, marketing, corporate communications, business, and any related field. Normally, the investor relations director communicates with the company shareholders and investors. The candidate is part of the executive management of a company that is traded publicly.
Being an investor relations director is a heavy responsibility since the work entails maintaining a good public image for the company. The candidate collaborates with the chief executive officer, president, chairman, chief financial officer, treasurer, EVP for human resources, and with other management members of a company. In investor relations, the director attends regular meetings with shareholders and investors.
Financial Analysis
Presentation materials for meeting up with investors are prepared. Annual reports that show the financial health of the company are also created. The shareholders and board of directors are updated about the corporate profit regularly. Quarterly reports about the profits received are also generated. With an investor relations director of a company, press conferences are attended to entertain the media. Trade fairs are also represented in behalf of the company. All constituents of the company communicate with the investor relations director. The tough work of this position yields a lucrative annual rate that also includes work rewards. Financial analysis and reporting have to be done satisfactorily for the company to know its financial progress and strategies.
Corporate Policy
In investor relations, the director also communicates with finance, securities law, communication, and marketing experts. In this line of work, the corporate policy on corporate social responsibility and corporate governance is disseminated to the concerned people. Money matters are dealt with regularly and the investor relations director needs to have foresight on the possible financial situations that the company can experience short-term and long-term.
The candidate also communicates with the corporate secretary about the regulatory and legal matters that concern the shareholders. Since the investor relations director is a powerful corporate official, the candidate has the authority to give an opinion in decision-making. When the company experiences downsizing, concerns with product liability, changes in corporate structure, and industrial disasters, the investor relations director’s opinion matters.
Professional Membership
The United States has high respect for an investor relations director. Normally, the candidate gets direct updates about investments from Wall Street. The candidate can be active in the National Investor Relations Institute while the practice is in the US. The Investor Relations Society is the professional institution for the candidate in the United Kingdom. Canada has the Canadian Investor Relations Institute. In Australia, the candidate can be a member of the Australian Investor Relations Association. By socializing with fellow investor relations professionals in your country, the candidate can be knowledgeable of better ideas on how to help the company boost profit. Ideas can be shared with each other and generate good profit for the respective companies.
Senior Policy Group
When the company has good financial reputation, it reflects on the shareholders’ purchases of corporate shares. The shareholders refer other buyers for the company to maintain its positive public image. The stock values are established to be reasonable and the shareholders are informed about them. The relations with stock brokerage security analysts, portfolio managers, strategists, debt holders, research directors, security analysts, credit analysts, investment department heads, and debt-rating agencies are established to be in a positive note. In this position, the investor relations director is also consulted by senior policy group members. The candidate is active in the mergers and acquisitions team of a company.
Disclosure Policy
Shareholders of the company are valued highly. Incentive compensation packages are created in consultation with the corporate lawyer and human resources executive vice-president. The shareholders want to invest their money in a good deal with the company. It is important that the investors’ feedback about the company shares be positive. The stock price movements are analyzed for their value. All the information gathered is reported to the corporate board of directors. The candidate is fortunate to take part in the disclosure policy of the company as a member of the disclosure policy group. Communications with the workers, suppliers, investors, customers, financial communities, and regulators are taken care of.
Strategic Communication
For communication to be strategic, professionals of advertising, marketing, public relations, brand management, and internal communication are also consulted. Relations with the communications officer are also enhanced for preparing and developing the senior speaker. The strategy, budget, and plan to operate of the investor relations are all included in the work. Electronic media and publications that concern investor relations of the company are also handled. Seminars, conferences, trade fairs, and meetings with the media are represented to inform constituents of the company updates.
