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Maria Ward-Brennan
Reporter

Maria Ward-Brennan joined IR Magazine as a reporter based in the London office. Previously, she worked as a reporter at Captive Insurance Times, covering a niche specialty insurance market. Maria graduated from the University of Huddersfield in 2019 after studying journalism. In her free time, she is a part-time masters student at Birkbeck, the University of London.Â
Latest articles
NexTier Oilfield Solutions, an oilfield services company, has appointed Michael Sabella as vice president of investor relations and...Read more
ACON Investments, an international private equity investment firm, has appointed Meena Thever as partner, head of capital formation...Read more
Newmark, a Nasdaq-listed commercial real estate services firm, has appointed Jason McGruder as head of investor relations. In this...Read more
October 2021
Board directors should be held accountable for determining and implementing the purposes of their companies, according to a British...Read more
NexTier Oilfield Solutions, an oilfield services company, has appointed Michael Sabella as vice president of investor relations and...Read more
ACON Investments, an international private equity investment firm, has appointed Meena Thever as partner, head of capital formation...Read more
Newmark, a Nasdaq-listed commercial real estate services firm, has appointed Jason McGruder as head of investor relations. In this...Read more
Bloom Energy, a green energy company, has appointed Edward Vallejo as vice president of investor relations, effective September 27. In...Read more
September 2021
In 2015 IR Magazine ran an article that outlined seven questions to expect in an IR interview ; to this day, it is the most-...Read more
On February 26, 2021, Cellular Goods, a company that makes products formulated with engineered cannabinoids, listed on the London...Read more
August saw record asset flows into globally listed ETFs and exchange-traded products (ETPs), according to consultancy ETFGI. In the...Read more
Arbutus Biopharma, a Nasdaq-listed Canadian biopharmaceutical company, has appointed Lisa Caperelli as vice president of investor...Read more
Investors are allocating a higher portion of their portfolios to ESG-oriented investments, according to a survey by BNP Paribas...Read more
Companies without any ESG expertise at the board level tend to underperform on sustainability compared with companies that have ESG...Read more
Member states of the European Union (EU) are leading the way in diversity and inclusion (D&I) practices, according to a recent...Read more
Kronos Bio, a Nasdaq-listed company dedicated to transforming the lives of those affected by cancer, has appointed Marni Kottle as...Read more
Global reporting standardization could help mitigate investor concerns about ESG greenwashing in relation to green bonds, according to...Read more
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced details of the 125 successful signatories – representing £20 tn ($28 tn) in assets...Read more
Buchanan has jumped into second place in a list of the most-used advisers after adding more financial PR clients during Q3 than any of...Read more
Cyber-threats have fast become a major source of anxiety for nearly half (47 percent) of global CEOs, according to a new survey from...Read more
Aker BioMarine, a biotech innovator and Antarctic krill-harvesting company, has appointed Carl Christian Bachke as senior vice...Read more
Save Foods, a Nasdaq-listed agri-food-tech company, has appointed Dariela Farcas as director of public relations and investor...Read more
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has set its sights on Indian IPOs once the new direct overseas listing policy launches. Once...Read more
August 2021
Bioventus, a global leader in innovations for active healing, has appointed Dave Crawford as its vice president of investor relations...Read more
One of the newest US stock exchanges, the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), has today officially listed its first two companies. The...Read more
Apollo, a high-growth, global alternative asset manager, has appointed Noah Gunn as managing director and global head of investor...Read more
The pay gap at FTSE 100 companies is in the spotlight in new research from the New Street Consulting Group, which finds that women are...Read more
The number of European companies incorporating ESG metrics into executive compensation plans has increased significantly from 4...Read more
Only a quarter of board seats at newly public TSX-listed companies are occupied by women in 2021, according to data from Women Get On...Read more
Alligator Bioscience, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, has appointed Julie Silber as the new senior director of communications...Read more
Cryptocurrency investors are more diverse in terms of race, ethnicity and gender, and also have lower incomes compared to investors in...Read more
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has appointed Mary Coleman to the newly created position of vice president and head of investor relations...Read more
The majority of CFOs (68 percent) are concerned their organization will experience a talent shortage as a result of the Covid-19...Read more
Scandinavian Airlines has appointed Louise Bergstrom as vice president of investor relations. Bergstrom joins from Bluestep Bank, a...Read more
Half of US public companies say that third-party ESG standards are difficult understand, address immaterial information and lack...Read more
Aker Carbon Capture, a leading carbon-capture specialist listed on Euronext Growth, has appointed David Phillips as head of UK and...Read more
As the importance of ESG continues to grow for investors, issuers are ramping up their inclusion of certain key ESG words and phrases...Read more
Increasing gender diversity has proven to be beneficial for FTSE companies, but when asked about the most important aspect of...Read more
Evolv Technology, a leader in weapons detection for security screening, has named Brian Norris as vice president of...Read more
At the mid-year point, the number of securities class action lawsuits filed in federal and state courts is at its lowest level since...Read more
July 2021
The number of newly appointed directors with traditional backgrounds has fallen from 59.4 percent in 2019 to 56 percent in 2021,...Read more
In the immediate aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak, share buybacks in the US dropped to their lowest level since before the passage...Read more
Almost 90 percent of investors believe earnings in Q2 2021 will beat the prior quarter, according to a recent quarterly report by...Read more
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology giant Pfizer has appointed Christopher Stevo as senior vice president and chief investor relations...Read more
Asset managers’ primary motivation for ESG integration is client demand, but the quality of public data poses challenges, according to...Read more
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) show no signs of slowing down anytime soon, though there are challenges companies face trying to...Read more
Investors continue to feel enthusiastic about the IPO and special purpose acquisition company (Spac) markets, though many expect the...Read more
Investors and IROs across all cap sizes believe the Covid-19 pandemic will lead to a permanent change in working practices, according...Read more
FREYR, the Norway-based developer of clean, next-generation battery cell production capacity, has named Jeff Spittel as vice president...Read more
Data used to analyze diversity in the workforce is showing that companies with a more inclusive and diverse workforce are actually...Read more
Investor support for environmental and social shareholder proposals at Russell 3000 companies has increased significantly this year,...Read more
Fintech platform YouHodler has appointed Monica Chauhan as head of investor relations. In the newly created role, she oversees global...Read more
June 2021
The Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) has gained its first listing commitments from Asana and Twilio. Both companies are expected to...Read more
October 2021
Board directors should be held accountable for determining and implementing the purposes of their companies, according to a British...Read more
NexTier Oilfield Solutions, an oilfield services company, has appointed Michael Sabella as vice president of investor relations and...Read more
ACON Investments, an international private equity investment firm, has appointed Meena Thever as partner, head of capital formation...Read more
Newmark, a Nasdaq-listed commercial real estate services firm, has appointed Jason McGruder as head of investor relations. In this...Read more
Bloom Energy, a green energy company, has appointed Edward Vallejo as vice president of investor relations, effective September 27. In...Read more
September 2021
In 2015 IR Magazine ran an article that outlined seven questions to expect in an IR interview ; to this day, it is the most-...Read more
On February 26, 2021, Cellular Goods, a company that makes products formulated with engineered cannabinoids, listed on the London...Read more
August saw record asset flows into globally listed ETFs and exchange-traded products (ETPs), according to consultancy ETFGI. In the...Read more
Arbutus Biopharma, a Nasdaq-listed Canadian biopharmaceutical company, has appointed Lisa Caperelli as vice president of investor...Read more
Investors are allocating a higher portion of their portfolios to ESG-oriented investments, according to a survey by BNP Paribas...Read more
Companies without any ESG expertise at the board level tend to underperform on sustainability compared with companies that have ESG...Read more
Member states of the European Union (EU) are leading the way in diversity and inclusion (D&I) practices, according to a recent...Read more
Kronos Bio, a Nasdaq-listed company dedicated to transforming the lives of those affected by cancer, has appointed Marni Kottle as...Read more
Global reporting standardization could help mitigate investor concerns about ESG greenwashing in relation to green bonds, according to...Read more
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced details of the 125 successful signatories – representing £20 tn ($28 tn) in assets...Read more
Buchanan has jumped into second place in a list of the most-used advisers after adding more financial PR clients during Q3 than any of...Read more
Cyber-threats have fast become a major source of anxiety for nearly half (47 percent) of global CEOs, according to a new survey from...Read more
Aker BioMarine, a biotech innovator and Antarctic krill-harvesting company, has appointed Carl Christian Bachke as senior vice...Read more
Save Foods, a Nasdaq-listed agri-food-tech company, has appointed Dariela Farcas as director of public relations and investor...Read more
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has set its sights on Indian IPOs once the new direct overseas listing policy launches. Once...Read more
August 2021
Bioventus, a global leader in innovations for active healing, has appointed Dave Crawford as its vice president of investor relations...Read more
One of the newest US stock exchanges, the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), has today officially listed its first two companies. The...Read more
Apollo, a high-growth, global alternative asset manager, has appointed Noah Gunn as managing director and global head of investor...Read more
The pay gap at FTSE 100 companies is in the spotlight in new research from the New Street Consulting Group, which finds that women are...Read more
The number of European companies incorporating ESG metrics into executive compensation plans has increased significantly from 4...Read more
Only a quarter of board seats at newly public TSX-listed companies are occupied by women in 2021, according to data from Women Get On...Read more
Alligator Bioscience, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, has appointed Julie Silber as the new senior director of communications...Read more
Cryptocurrency investors are more diverse in terms of race, ethnicity and gender, and also have lower incomes compared to investors in...Read more
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has appointed Mary Coleman to the newly created position of vice president and head of investor relations...Read more
The majority of CFOs (68 percent) are concerned their organization will experience a talent shortage as a result of the Covid-19...Read more
Scandinavian Airlines has appointed Louise Bergstrom as vice president of investor relations. Bergstrom joins from Bluestep Bank, a...Read more
Half of US public companies say that third-party ESG standards are difficult understand, address immaterial information and lack...Read more
Aker Carbon Capture, a leading carbon-capture specialist listed on Euronext Growth, has appointed David Phillips as head of UK and...Read more
As the importance of ESG continues to grow for investors, issuers are ramping up their inclusion of certain key ESG words and phrases...Read more
Increasing gender diversity has proven to be beneficial for FTSE companies, but when asked about the most important aspect of...Read more
Evolv Technology, a leader in weapons detection for security screening, has named Brian Norris as vice president of...Read more
At the mid-year point, the number of securities class action lawsuits filed in federal and state courts is at its lowest level since...Read more
July 2021
The number of newly appointed directors with traditional backgrounds has fallen from 59.4 percent in 2019 to 56 percent in 2021,...Read more
In the immediate aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak, share buybacks in the US dropped to their lowest level since before the passage...Read more
Almost 90 percent of investors believe earnings in Q2 2021 will beat the prior quarter, according to a recent quarterly report by...Read more
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology giant Pfizer has appointed Christopher Stevo as senior vice president and chief investor relations...Read more
Asset managers’ primary motivation for ESG integration is client demand, but the quality of public data poses challenges, according to...Read more
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) show no signs of slowing down anytime soon, though there are challenges companies face trying to...Read more
Investors continue to feel enthusiastic about the IPO and special purpose acquisition company (Spac) markets, though many expect the...Read more
Investors and IROs across all cap sizes believe the Covid-19 pandemic will lead to a permanent change in working practices, according...Read more
FREYR, the Norway-based developer of clean, next-generation battery cell production capacity, has named Jeff Spittel as vice president...Read more
Data used to analyze diversity in the workforce is showing that companies with a more inclusive and diverse workforce are actually...Read more
Investor support for environmental and social shareholder proposals at Russell 3000 companies has increased significantly this year,...Read more
Fintech platform YouHodler has appointed Monica Chauhan as head of investor relations. In the newly created role, she oversees global...Read more
June 2021
The Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) has gained its first listing commitments from Asana and Twilio. Both companies are expected to...Read more