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Robert G. Berick provides senior counsel and strategic planning in the area of investor relations, corporate communications, media relations and issues management for public companies of all market cap sizes. Mr. Berick is a member of the firm’s Leadership Committee and leads the firm’s investor relations practice.
Mr. Berick has a wealth of experience in helping companies navigate the flow of communications to internal and external publics during such transformational events as acquisitions, divestitures or leadership transitions, as well as counseling companies during corporate/financial restructurings, proxy fights or shareholder activist issues. He is especially well-versed in assisting organizations going through an initial public offering.
Before joining Dix & Eaton in 2001, Mr. Berick was director of corporate communications and investor relations for Scott Technologies, Inc. (formerly Figgie International Inc.), where he designed and implemented a strategic communications program to reposition the company within the business and financial community. During his tenure at Scott, he also assisted management with the creation and implementation of a new corporate identity; introduced two new CEOs and their respective strategic visions and philosophies to internal and external audiences; served as the company’s primary spokesperson; and managed communications during such extraordinary corporate events as an unsolicited takeover attempt, a stock restructuring and several M&A transactions.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Berick was vice president and director of investor relations for Watt, Roop & Co., where he assisted companies in developing and implementing investor relations, media relations and marketing communications programs.
Mr. Berick began his career in the New York office of Hill & Knowlton, Inc. As a member of the Financial Relations Division, he assisted such companies as The Readers Digest Association; The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P); Taubman Centers; Quanex Corporation; and Consolidated Natural Gas in implementing their investor relations programs.
Mr. Berick earned a bachelor’s degree in government from St. Lawrence University. He is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute and serves on the board of The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio and the marketing committee of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Cleveland. | 