The 2019 IIAR> board
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Andrew Hsu (@andrew0hsu, LinkedIn), is the co-founder and Managing Partner at Spotlight AR.
Location: Kansas City, USA Responsibility: IIAR programme of events |
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Crystal Golightly (@crysgolightly, LinkedIn), VP Customer Experience & Operations at ARInsights
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, USA Responsibility: Membership and Operations |
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Yvonne Kaupp (@YveKaupp, LinkedIn) Analyst & Sourcing Advisor Relations at Retarus
Location: Munich Responsibility: Chapter Liaison and German Chapter Co-lead Link to all posts by Yvonne |
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Ludovic Leforestier (@lludovic, LinkedIn), Director Global Influencer Relations at Criteo
Location: London, UK Responsibility: Policy and Marketing Link to all posts by Ludovic |
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Aniruddho Mukherjee (@aniruddho, LinkedIn), Head of AR and Branding, Europe for HCL Technologies
Location: London, UK Responsibility: Treasurer Link to all posts by Aniruddho |
IIAR Community Manager
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Our community manager is Deepak George (LinkedIn).
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IIAR> Chapters
We’re actively looking for new IIAR US Chapter Leads, please get in touch if you’re interested.
Our current chapters are as follows.
IIAR UK> Chapter
- Anja Steinmann / (LinkedIn, @AnjaSteinmann), BT Global Analyst & Consultant Relations
- Tim O’Sullivan (LinkedIn,@osullytim)
IIAR> German Chapter.
- Yvonne Kaupp (@YveKaupp, LinkedIn), Analyst Relations & Market Strategy at Retarus GmbH
Past IIAR> boards
The 2018 IIAR> board
- Suzannah Archibald (@suzannah_a, LinkedIn), head of analyst relations at CCgroup
Responsibilities: operations and membership - Yvonne Kaupp (@YveKaupp, LinkedIn) Analyst & Sourcing Advisor Relations at Retarus
Responsibility: Chapter Liaison and German Chapter Co-lead - Ludovic Leforestier (@lludovic, LinkedIn), Director Global Influencer Relations at Criteo
Responsibility: Policy and Marketing - Aniruddho Mukherjee (@aniruddho, LinkedIn), Head of AR and Branding, Europe for HCL Technologies
Responsibility: Treasurer - Beth Torrie (@bethtorrie, LinkedIn), Associate Vice President – Analyst & Advisor Relations at Cybage
Responsibility: Content and Events
The IIAR Community Manager was Fionnula Fitzsimmon (@Fionnula, LinkedIn).
The 2016 IIAR> board
- Yvonne Kaupp (@YveKaupp, LinkedIn), Analyst & Sourcing Advisor Relations at Retarus (Munich)
Co-lead for the IIAR German Chapter and chapters liaison. - Ludovic Leforestier (@lludovic, LinkedIn), Director Global Influencer Relations at Criteo (London)
Policy, Operations, Finances and Marketing. - Robert De Souza (@robert_desouza, LinkedIn) Director Advisor Relations at Cognizant (London)
Networking events.
The 2015 IIAR> Board
- Debleena Paul (@Debleena_Paul, LinkedIn), Industry Analyst Relations Lead at SapientNitro Europe (UK)
- Yvonne Kaupp (@YveKaupp, LinkedIn), Analyst & Sourcing Advisor Relations at T-Systems International (France)
- Ludovic Leforestier (@lludovic, LinkedIn), AR Director – firm wide at BearingPoint (UK)
- John Gallagher (LinkedIn), Director at Brunswick Group (San Francisco Bay Area, USA)
- Robert De Souza (@robert_desouza, LinkedIn) Director – Advisor Relations at Cognizant Technology Solutions (UK)
The 2014 IIAR> Board
- Alyssa Gilmore (@Alyssa4AR, LinkedIn), Principal and Proprietor at LongArm Consulting: Boston, MA, USA
- Bill Reed (@stcrossgroup, LinkedIn), Manager, Analyst Relations at AGT International: Zürich Area, Switzerland
- Ludovic Leforestier (@lludovic, LinkedIn), AR Director – firm wide at BearingPoint. Location: London, UK
- Simon Levin (@theskillsconxn ,LinkedIn), MD, The Skills Connection
Location: London, UK - Yash Khanna (@khannayash, LinkedIn), Director & Head, Analyst Relations, UK & Europe at Tata Consultancy Services: London, UK
The 2013 IIAR> Board
- Agi (Agnieszka) Donnithorne (@agi_A, LinkedIn), Analyst and Influencer Relations, Account Director at Loudhouse – Location: London, UK
- Caroline Dennington (@CDennington, Linkedin), Director, Analyst Relations EMEA at Symantec – Location: London, UK
- Hannah Hyman (@bgeeke, LinkedIn), Analyst Relations Manager at SAPLocation: Seattle, USA
- During the year Hannah took on a new role in life as a Mother, her place on the board was filled by Allen Valahu.
- Ludovic Leforestier (@lludovic, LinkedIn), AR Director – firm wide at BearingPoint – Location: London, UK
- Simon Levin (@theskillsconxn ,LinkedIn), MD, The Skills Connection – Location: London, UK
The 2012 IIAR> Board
- Dave Noble, Managing Director – Intelligen Analyst Relations and IIAR Asia/Pacific Chapter Lead – Sydney, Australia | Twitter / LinkedIn
- David Rossiter, Head of Sunesis Analyst Relations and Director, Harvard PR – London, UK | Twitter / LinkedIn
- Gerry Van Zandt, Worldwide AR Manager, HP – Houston, USA | Twitter / LinkedIn
- Karsten Scherer, Manager – Analyst Relations, TEKSystems – Baltimore, USA | LinkedIn
- During the course of the year, Karsten stepped down and was replaced by Simon Levin (LinkedIn, twitter)
- Stephen England, President and Partner, KCG – Austin, USA | Twitter / LinkedIn
The 2010-2011 IIAR> Board
- Jonny Bentwood / Edelman (LinkedIn, @jonnybentwood)
- Ed Gyurko / TechMahindra (LinkedIn, @edgyurko)
- Ludovic Leforestier / Oracle (LinkedIn, @lludovic)
- Peggy O’Neill / Independent (LinkedIn)
- David Taylor / Independent
The 2010 IIAR> Board
- Jonny Bentwood
- Ed Gyurko
- Ludovic Leforestier
- Peggy O’Neill
- David Taylor
The 2009 IIAR> Board
- Jonny Bentwood
- Sally Elliott
- Ludovic Leforestier
- Peggy O’Neill
- David Rossiter
The 2008 IIAR> Board
- Following elections at the September Forum, Janine Aitken-Young of Vodafone and Marius Jost of HFN joined the Board of the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations.
- Janine and Marius joined Ludovic Leforestier of Oracle, David Rossiter of Sunesis and Susanne Huebner of T-Systems on the Board.
- David Taylor of Cisco and Duncan Chapple of Lighthouse Analyst Relations have stepped down from the Board.
The 2007 IIAR> Board
- The first elections in the IIAR history resulted in a board for 2006/07 comprised of Duncan Chapple, Susanne Huebner, Ludovic Leforestier, David Rossiter and David Taylor.