S3E4: Andrea Daley from Dentsply Sirona on Navigating IR Amidst Executive Transitions

IR is a busy and sometimes chaotic role at any public company. IR teams carry the weight of relationships that can impact a company's performance in the public markets, and managing, maintaining, and growing those relationships requires constant care. The role becomes even more critical when a company dominates the headlines.

In today’s episode, Mark Fasken sits down with Andrea Daley, Vice President of Investor Relations at Dentsply Sirona. In 2022, just one year into Andrea’s tenure in her first IR role, the company faced numerous executive transitions and challenging situations in the markets and the press. Andrea and Mark discuss her experience leading IR through that time, her best advice to IROs finding themselves in a similar situation, and how facing those challenges built a stronger and more resilient IR function. 

Listen to the full episode to learn more about:

• Communicating executive departures
• Which partners and internal groups to leverage for support
• Working with an interim executive team and how to transition the new executive team into the company.
• Managing relationships with the investment community
• The power of the IR community during challenging times
• How tough times build stronger teams

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Chapters

• 0:00 Andrea Daley
• 1:02 Communicating Executive Departures
• 4:18 What Partners and Groups Do You Engage for Support?
• 6:04 Working With an Interim Executive Team
• 7:51 Managing Investment Community Relationships
• 10:58 Onboarding a New Executive Team
• 12:26 How the IR Program Changes After the Interim Period
• 14:02 War Time vs Peace Time Investor Relations
• 16:05 The Power of Community During Tough Times
• 18:34 How Managing Tough Situations Builds Stronger Teams