IR Magazine is proud to introduce its new editorial board. It is made up of 12 seasoned investor relations professionals from across the world, each working at companies in different sectors and of varying cap sizes, but with one thing in common: a passion for pursuing excellence in the profession.
Over the coming weeks, we will be introducing you to each of our board members, who will be working alongside IR Magazine to advise our editorial team about emerging trends, themes and issues facing the profession around the world. You may also hear from them on the IR Voice podcast or on our videos and you might read their words in our weekly Editor’s Picks newsletter.
This week, we speak to Adam Borgatti, senior vice president of corporate development and IR at Aecon. Borgatti is also an inductee of the IR Magazine Awards Hall of Fame – Canada: an exclusive alum organization reserved only for individual winners of our awards, including the best IR professional categories across all cap sizes as well as Lifetime Achievement award winners.
How would you sum up your approach to IR in three words?
Anticipation, curiosity, collaboration.
Can you tell us about someone that has been influential or inspirational to your career?
David Smales, the prior CFO at Aecon Group and my former boss. David saw my potential to take on the investor relations role following the departure of my predecessor. I did not have direct IR experience but he was supportive of me taking on the mandate, invested in my career and acted as a mentor through my interactions with the analyst and investor community.
David is a consummate professional who created the opportunity and environment for our IR program to be successful and develop into the top-performing IR program in Canada for small-cap companies.
What’s the one piece of advice you always share with people joining the profession?
Be collaborative and supportive of IR colleagues, peers and the community.
The profession thrives on the participation and shared knowledge of all involved and contributes to the efficiency and transparency of the capital markets, so be intellectually curious, open to new ideas and always be anticipatory for impacts to your business that will require communication and proper messaging to investors and analysts.
Ensure active, two-way communication between your company (and its C-Suite) and capital markets participants so that strategy and outlook have the benefit of all perspectives and inputs.
Read more Q&As with members of the IR Magazine editorial board here
Garnet Roach
An award-winning journalist, Garnet Roach joined IR Magazine in October 2012, working on both the editorial and research sides of the publication. Prior to entering the world of investor relations, her freelance career covered a broad range of...
