Dave Spille Email Address

Senior Vice President, Investor Relations

Nelson was the face of I/ITSEC for many years, having been involved with the coordination and development of the conference since 1979. In recent years, as the I/ITSEC Advisor, he remained heavily involved in the planning and execution of the conference. Among his talents was his professional-level...

Finance professional with particular expertise in investor relations, communications, mergers and acquisitions and capital raising transactions. I have been the recipient of several awards within the investor relations industry and participated in one of the most successful IPO’s in the Nasdaq Stock Market’s history. •Rated second in Institutional Investor (II) rankings for best US IR program (rankings from 231 U.S. sell-side analysts from 49 sell-side firms and investment professionals from 303 buy-side firms) •Honorable Mention for Excellence in Investor Relations – Investor Relations Magazine for Best Use of Technology •Started four company Investor Relations programs from inception (three IPO’s and a spin-off) •Performed numerous pre-IPO duties (drafted portions of the S-1, created road show and equity analyst presentations, gave all-employee disclosure and quiet period presentations, created financial models for distribution to analysts, developed IR plan) •Advise Board Members and Executive Management team members on Wall Street’s reactions to strategic initiatives •Completed an enormous amount of industry and financial research over the past 20 years as an analyst at the Nasdaq Stock Market and as an Investor Relations professional •Strong M&A knowledge (participated in more than 10 transactions including three worth more than $1 billion) •Abundant crisis communication and public relations experience (from tragic bus explosion to financial fraud) •Have been responsible for all company internal and external communications •Gained valuable insights into how public companies are managed and operate •Participated in both equity and debt offerings, as well as acquisitions, spin-offs and divestitures •Superior ability to work across all departments to gather information for internal and external distribution (CEO/CFO earnings conference call scripts, website content etc…)