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PAICR ANNOUNCES 2010 BOARD MEMBERS

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ – January 4, 2010 – The Professional Association for Investment Communications Resources (PAICR) welcomes its Board of Directors for 2010. Rick Gagnon, President at Compass Institutional Marketing, has been elected President of the association. Gagnon previously served as Treasurer of PAICR. Also, former PAICR Vice President, Gloria Vitro, Marketing Support Manager at William Blair & Company, will serve as Chairperson of the association.

PAICR also announced other changes to the Executive Committee: Deann Geistler, Strategic Marketing Manager of Global Communications at Principal Global Investors, will serve as Vice President and David Ross at T. Rowe Price as Secretary.

“Gloria and I have both been a part of PAICR for many years. We look forward to helping develop programs and events that will benefit our members in 2010,” said Rick Gagnon, PAICR’s newly-elected President.

The following newly-elected members will join the returning Board of Directors:
• Kari Brett, Investment Product Advisor, Principal Global Investors
• Kim Darling, Marketing Resources Supervisor, Brandes Investment Partners
• Joanna Irwin, Director, Marketing Communications, Invesco
• Renee Mitchell, Head of Marketing Business Development Services, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
• Asif Nasim, Partner and Managing Director, Wickware Communications

Returning members of the 2010 Board of Directors include:
• Angelina Chiesa, Assistant Vice President, Institutional Capital
• Kristen Hughes, Client Service and Marketing Associate, DePrince, Race & Zollo Inc.
• Marlene Petter, Vice President of Marketing Communications, Delaware Investments
• Gail Prins-Visser, Portfolio Analyst, McLean Budden
• Lisa Weaver, Assistant Vice President, Marketing Manager, AAM

Through PAICR membership, investment communications professionals have access to a variety of professional education forums—conferences, regional roundtables and conference calls with subject matter experts—as well as peer networking. PAICR strives to help members grow and learn from industry experts, engage their peers in problem-solving and expand professional development.

For more information on PAICR, please visit www.paicr.com.

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