Man. That company has some serious turnover. Good luck Mr. Sneed.
Avigilon Exec Out, New Exec Aims to Improve Communications
Published May 27, 2016 13:59 PM
On the one hand, yet another Avigilon executive is out.
On the other, this may mark a change in Avigilon's communications strategy and ability to persuade investors and the public.
In this note, we share feedback from our conversation with Avigilon's new VP of Capital Markets & Communications and analyze what this signals for Avigilon and the broader market.
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*** ******* *** ****** ***** ** responses *** (*) ** ****** * recap ** *** ******** ******** ******** pitch *** ** ***** ******** **** gives ***** ********** ** ******** **** of ***** *********** / *****.
Outlook / **** ******
** *** ******** ****, **** **** signal that ******** *********** **** **** ** better *********** **** *** ****** (******, the **** ** ******** ************* ** also * ******* ******** ******** ********* that ***** ** ****** ****).
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**********, ****** ******* *** *** * 'good' ** * '***' ** ** communications / ******, **** **** **** succeed ** ********'* *** ****** **, which **** ** *** *********** ******* to ***** ** *** **** ******.
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Mark Jones
May 27, 2016