About Capital Markets Board
Recent surveys reveal that the investment community places a higher
value on IR than does the senior management at most companies.
Award-winning IROs are pushing for deeper and improved involvement
with their executives - which is one of the reasons for their
success.
And when investors and senior management equally value IR, companies
can unlock shareholder value creation.
Capital Markets Board works with companies to unlock shareholder
value creation. We do this in three ways:
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We conduct candid investor perception studies on the real value-drivers;
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We benchmark your business with award-winning companies on 20 Key Performance Indicators, using our proprietary Value Creation ScoreCard;
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We catalog leading and best practices in CEO, CFO and IRO communications with investors and work with the company to implement these proven communications
Our executives have CFO, investor relations officer, board-member, chief planning officer, corporate secretary, ex-Arthur Andersen, and a 30 year track record of improving shareholder value for over 200 domestic and international public companies.
Ninety-five percent (95%) of the firm's assignments come from ongoing clients and referrals.
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CMB's Senior Partners
Howard Christensen, CPA
Howard has over 40 years experience as a board director, senior corporate officer, consultant and guru to the management and boards of leading, world-class companies. His focus is on the creation and development of knowledge, team power and share value for Capital Markets Board clients. He was founder and CEO of Christensen & Associates, an international capital markets firm, which still bears his name. During his 20-years at the helm of the firm, he fostered the use of advanced perception research to develop strategic plans and best practice investor relations programs that attracted long-term investors and retained their interest. He provided leadership training and development programs for executives and board directors that emphasized results, proper use of resources and the benefits of collaboration and team power. Howard is an accounting and finance graduate of the University of Iowa. He began his career with Arthur Andersen where he was a manager with responsibilities for audit and consulting engagements. Howard then went on to the corporate side where he served as chief financial officer and corporate secretary for St. Joseph Light & Power Company and chief strategic planning officer for American Natural Resources, also heading its renowned investor relations and financial communication program. He was a member of the board of Protection One and was chairman of the compensation committee. A frequent guest lecturer, Howard has provided educational and motivational presentations for chapter, regional and national meetings and conferences. He is a frequent guest on financial news radio talk shows and has many published articles and advisory documents. He is an active member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, Financial Executives Institute, Association for Investment Management and Research, National Investor Relations Institute and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Jeff Christensen, CPA
Jeff is Managing Partner of Capital Markets Board and provides counsel and communications services to client leadership through investor and financial media relations services. For twenty-one years, Jeff has assisted numerous companies with transactions, corporate crisis, institutional targeting, direct contact with professional investors, and developing long-term street support. He has been a featured guest lecturer at numerous professional forums on issues including dealing with analysts in a crisis, institutional targeting, Regulation FD, key value driving messages, and what corporate executives rank as the top desirable credentials of an investor relations officer. Jeff is the author of Best Practices in Investor Relations, Interviews With Executives™, and a soon-to-be released book called Quickly Restore Management Credibility. These best practices are based on hundreds of interviews with corporate executives, institutional money managers & reporters. Jeff has held senior financial communications positions, including Co-Partner of Christensen & Associates, a 30-person investor relations and financial media relations firm. He has developed award-winning programs in healthcare, energy, technology, consumer, telecommunications, and financial services companies including IMS Health, IBM, Gartner, CACI International, MacDonald’s, Honeywell, Sears, Reebok, Edward Jones, Providian Financial, and TELUS Corporation. He was previously a member of the audit and consulting divisions of Arthur Andersen. Jeff is a Certified Public Accountant; an active member of Financial Executives Institute, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Association for Investment Management and Research; a Board member of the Public Relations Society of America, Connecticut Chapter; and a Board member of National Investor Relations Institute, Connecticut Chapter. Jeff earned a B.A. degree in Accountancy from Western Michigan University – the 12th largest producer of business majors in the nation. Jeff is a member of Beta Alpha Psi Honor Society of Accountancy.