Allison joined ICR in 2002 and focuses on the apparel, retail, beauty and footwear industries. Prior to joining ICR, Allison served as the director of investor relations for a publicly traded footwear company. Earlier, she was the Director of Equity Research at UBS and Warburg Dillon Read where she provided sell-side coverage following the apparel, footwear and textile industries. While at these firms, she followed and assisted on several equity and debt offerings with industry leaders such as Genesco, Jones Apparel Group, Kenneth Cole Productions, Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Allison was a frequent guest on CNBC and Bloomberg News and presented at several industry conferences sponsored by Women’s Wear Daily and Footwear News. She was a top analyst in the Reuters Analyst Survey in 1997. Previously, Ms. Malkin was a buy-side retail industry analyst for Evergreen Asset Management. She began her career as an associate portfolio manager and retail analyst for Shearson Lehman in June 1987. Ms. Malkin received a BS from the University of Maryland at College Park and is a Chartered Financial Analyst "CFA". |