COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The presentation schedule has been released for the public companies participating in the second INVESTOhio Equity Conference, to be held Thursday, Sept. 22, in Columbus, at the Columbus Hilton at Easton.
First held in 2009, INVESTOhio is an equity forum that brings together executives from Ohio public companies of various market capitalizations and industry sectors with regional and Wall Street fund managers, analysts and investment professionals. Sectors represented include banking, insurance, consumer products, utility/energy, high tech, transportation, healthcare, and specialty chemicals.
"As the economy continues to struggle, the INVESTOhio Equity Conference is the place to hear directly from senior executives about how they are positioning their companies in this sluggish and uncertain environment," said Conference Chairman Terry McWilliams.
Institutional investors, fund managers, analysts and other qualified investors can attend the conference and request individual meetings with company executives. Call 614.364.4224 or email terrym@mozaicir.com for attendance qualifications and the registration code. The deadline for signing up to attend the conference is Friday, September 16.
The company presentations take place in two simultaneous tracks comprised of seven sessions each. Listed by presentation room below are the companies and their presenting executives, company trading symbol, headquarters city, and presentation time:
Crowe Horwath LLP Presentation Room (Hilton Easton Regent Room 2):
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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NYSE:AEP), Columbus, Ohio. Chuck Zebula, Treasurer and Senior Vice President, Investor Relations. 8:40 a.m.
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Oxford Resources Partners, LP (NYSE:OXF), Columbus, Ohio. Charles C. Ungurean, President and Chief Executive Officer; Jeffrey M. Gutman, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. 9:20 a.m.
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RPM International, Inc. (NYSE:RPM), Medina, Ohio. Barry M. Slifstein, Vice President and Controller. 10:00 a.m.
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OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (NYSE:OMN), Fairlawn, Ohio. Michael Hicks, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. 10:45 a.m.
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Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATSG), Wilmington, Ohio. Richard Corrado, Chief Commercial Officer; Russ Smethwick, Director or Strategic Planning. 11:25 a.m.
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Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq:LANC), Columbus, Ohio. John B. "Jay" Gerlach, Jr., Chairman and CEO; John L. Boylan, Vice President, Treasurer and CFO; Bruce L. Rosa, Vice President, Development; President, Food Group Segment. 1:10 p.m.
- Adcare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE/AMEX:ADK), Springfield,Ohio. David A. Tenwick, Chairman; Martin D. Brew, Chief Financial Officer. 1:50 p.m.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Presentation Room (Hilton Easton Regent Room 3):
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Park National Corporation (NYSE/AMEX:PRK), Newark, Ohio. John W. Kozak, Chief Financial Officer. 8:40 a.m.
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Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:CINF), Cincinnati, Ohio. Steven J. Johnston, FCAS, MAAA,CFA, Chief Executive Officer. 9:20 a.m.
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First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq:FFBC), Cincinnati, Ohio. J. Franklin Hall, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. 10:00 a.m.
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National Interstate Corporation (Nasdaq:NATL), Richfield, Ohio. Dave Michelson, Chief Executive Officer and President; Gary N. Monda, Vice President and Chief Investment Officer; Julie McGraw, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. 10:45 a.m.
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American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:AFG) (Nasdaq:AFG), Cincinnati, Ohio. David J. Witzgall, Vice President and Treasurer of AFG and SVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Great American Insurance Company; Diane Weidner, Assistant Vice President, Investor Relations. 11:25 a.m.
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Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq:HBAN), Columbus, Ohio. Donald R. Kimble, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. 1:10 p.m.
- Pinnacle Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:PNS), Columbus, Ohio. John D. Bair, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. 1:50 p.m.
Webcasts for several of these company presentations are available through the INVESTOhio website at http://www.invest-oh.com. The Honorable Michael B. Coleman, mayor of Columbus since 2000, will welcome attendees and address the city's economic development as a flourishing metro area. Mark E. Schweitzer, Senior Vice President and Director of Research with the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, will deliver the keynote address at lunch.
Sponsors and underwriters
The professional services firms Crowe Horwath LLP, and Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, are INVESTOhio's title sponsors. The event is supported by the CFA Societies of Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Dayton; National Investor Relations Institute chapters in Ohio; and the Financial Executives International chapter in Columbus.
In addition, support comes from gold sponsors NASDAQ OMX, Hilliard Lyons, the Wall Street Transcript, plus Columbus CEO Magazine, Curran & Connors, Optimum Printing, O'Neil Arnold Photography, and fahlgrenmortine. The organizing sponsors are the CFA Societies, FEI, NIRI, and Mozaic Investor Relations, Inc.
The INVESTOhio Equity Conference has no connection with a similarly named State of Ohio tax incentive program. More information is available at www.invest-oh.com.
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