Media Advisory - CIRI Ontario Global Perspectives Series Luncheon with Bina Thompson, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Colgate-Palmolive Company

TORONTO, May 24, 2013 /CNW/ - Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) Ontario Chapter, will be providing a Global Perspectives Series Luncheon on Tuesday May 28, 2013 with guest speaker Bina Thompson. Our Global Perspective Series features leading IROs from around the world. Bina Thompson, is Senior Vice President - Investor Relations at Colgate-Palmolive Company, a $16.7 billion global consumer products leader (NYSE:CL). Bina has served in investor relations for 25 years, is past President of both the New York Chapter of NIRI and the Investor Relations Association and former Chairperson of the NIRI Board of Directors. She is also the 2012 recipient of a Lifetime Achievement in Investor Relations award from IR Magazine. During Bina's 20-year career at Colgate-Palmolive, the Company has won the Investor Relations Magazine Grand Prix award for Best Overall Investor Relations and is a multi-year winner of Best North American Company Investor Relations in the U.K. Market. Join us as Bina shares her insights and experience as a leading IRO. Note: the CIRI Ontario AGM and presentation of the Professional of the Year award will precede the luncheon.

This seminar will also be webcast live.

DATE:	Tuesday May 28, 2013
TIME:	11:45 a.m. - Registration 11:50 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. - CIRI Ontario AGM and Professional of the Year Award Presentation 12:05 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Luncheon Seminar with Bina Thompson (also webcast live)
WHERE:	The Albany Club 91 King Street East Toronto, Ontario

Pricing: to attend the luncheon in-person: CIRI Ontario members' price for the luncheon is $65 plus applicable taxes. Non-members' price for the luncheon is $85 plus applicable taxes. To listen to the live webcast, CIRI Ontario members' price for the live webcast is $30 plus applicable taxes. Non-members' price for the live webcast is $50 plus applicable taxes.

Registration: go to the event calendar on CIRI.org to register, or click on one of the links below:

(Direct link to register to attend the luncheon is http://www.ciri.org/Education/Events/Listings.aspx?eventID=a552fdb3-1e87-474f-bca7-03770c9302a6&returnUrl=%2fEducation%2fEvents%2fCalendar.aspx)

(Direct link to register to listen to the live webcast is http://www.ciri.org/Education/Webcasts.aspx?webcastID=57dcfb33-ab80-46ed-983e-940e7671f351)

About CIRI Ontario

CIRI Ontario is the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI). The Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) is a professional, not-for-profit association of executives responsible for communication between public corporations, investors and the financial community. With four Chapters and 600 members across Canada, CIRI is the world's second largest society of investor relations professionals.

SOURCE: CIRI Ontario

about this event please contact CIRI Ontario Board member:
Craig Armitage
SVP, TMX Equicom Group
416-815-0700
[email protected]