Mr. Brian A. James

Brian James at ( 612 ) 871-8877 or by email

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Brian A. JamesVice President

Brian is vice president of Padilla Speer Beardsley's corporate and investor communications practice.He has more than 10 years of investor relations experience with companies from virtually all industries.Brian counsels senior management on the communication strategies related to and implications of equity offerings , mergers and acquisitions ( M&A ) and image crises.

Brian joined PSB after six years of counseling in New York City.Most recently , he managed his own consulting firm , Brian A. James Consulting , which provided corporate and financial communications expertise to emerging-growth biotechnology , healthcare and technology companies.

Prior to starting his own firm , Brian was vice president , corporate and financial communications , at Edelman Public Relations Worldwide.During his tenure at Edelman , he counseled small- and micro-cap emerging growth companies on investor relations issues.Additionally he developed communications strategies for large-cap U.S. companies listing American depository receipts ( ADRs ) on foreign stock exchanges.

Brian joined Edelman from Burson-Marsteller where he was vice president , corporate and financial communications.He developed communications programs for American companies listing equity on foreign stock exchanges and was a member of the company's Biotech Group which advised emerging biotechnology companies on communications strategies.

Prior to consulting , Brian was the assistant director of investor relations at American International Group ( AIG ) , a $ 65 billion , global financial services organization.He managed all aspects of AIG's international investor relations program and advised senior management of investment community issues and concerns.While at AIG , he managed the listing of the company's stock on the Paris Bourse and Swiss stock exchanges.

Before living in New York City , Brian was manager , investor relations at UNUM Corporation , the leading provider of disability insurance in the United States.

Brian holds a bachelors degree in economics , cum laude , from Colby College , Waterville , Maine , and has completed post-graduate study in finance and communications.

Brian James Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc. 612/871-8877

Brian James

Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc.

612/871-8877

Brian James - Senior Consultant/Investor Relations

Brian A. James is senior consultant for financial communications and investor relations at MGP & Associates PR.Mr. James has over 12 years experience working in investor relations and financial communications.He has counseled numerous executives and companies both large and small.Mr. James counsels senior management regarding public relations and financial communications strategies regarding equity offerings, mergers and acquistions (M&As) brand development and financial corporate communications crises.A small sample of some of the clients he has counseled over the years includes Andersen Consulting, Deutsche Bank, Hitachi, Miles Pharmaceuticals, Sandoz, NetRadio.com and Net Perceptions.

Mr. James most recently was a vice president in Padilla Speer Beardsley's corporate and investor communications practice.Before PSB, Mr. James was an executive in the financial communications group at Burson-Marsteller.

Brian JamesVice President of Investor RelationsMr. James comes to w-Trade Technologies with more than 13 years of corporate communications and investor relations experience.Most recently, he was vice president and co-leader of Padilla Speer Beardsley Public Relations' investor relations practice, where he worked with the firm's technology and e-business clients including : NetRadio.com (Nasdaq : NETR), NetPropulsion.com, SPS Commerce, Fourth Shift (Nasdaq : FSFT), Iomega (NYSE : IOM) and Micro Modeling Associates (now Plural).Previously, Mr. James held senior investor relations consulting roles at Edelman Financial and Burson-Marstellar's New York offices.He received a Bachelor's degree from Colby College.