The financial markets continued their streak of volatility this week with today looking like another triple
digit loss for North American markets. These are tough days for investor relations professionals, especially given the short-term focus of many institutional investors.
So, what do good, stable, high-quality companies do when the macro-economic environment is so challenging?
In short - keep your cool, don’t panic, and stick to your message. Days like these are why so much emphasis should be put on the investor message. Your company has a plan, it intends on sticking to that plan and executing that plan. Your company has been through difficult economic environments before. Give investors some evidence/confidence that your company has the wherewithal to make it through a tough and volatile market.
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About Anil Dilawri
Anil is Director of Hill & Knowlton Canada’s Investor Relations group. He provides strategic counsel and leadership to publicly traded companies and/or organizations that are planning an initial public offering. His value is his ability to develop modern day investor relations strategies, policies and procedures to ensure that a company’s investor relations program is effective in meeting the needs of shareholders, prospective shareholders, financial media, company management, and the Board of Directors.
Anil has a vast amount of experience in communicating with members of the North American and European investment communities. This community includes sell-side analysts, buy-side shareholders, prospective institutional shareholders, retail shareholders, and financial media.
Before joining Hill & Knowlton Anil was the head of investor relations for March Networks Corporation where he was the strategic leader and day-to-day contact for a number of March Networks’ key stakeholders, including financial analysts, shareholders, media, and industry associations. Prior to March Networks Anil was at Cognos Corporation where he held several senior positions in investor relations, product marketing, and research and development.