Water Tower Research (WTR) Adds Ted Tedla as Managing Director of Investor Engagement

December 5, 2023, ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Water Tower Research LLC (www.watertowerresearch.com) a leading, digitally focused investor relations and stakeholder communications firm, is pleased to announce that Ted Tedla joins the firm as Managing Director of Investor Engagement.

Water Tower Research is modernizing investor relations based on a unique ecosystem of strategic investor relations, research-driven content and communications, and a broad platform of investor engagement.

Commenting on the addition of Ted Tedla, Joy Malone, Chief Operations Officer, stated, “The breadth of Ted’s experience in financial services working with a wide spectrum of investors will have an immediate and positive impact on Water Tower’s ability to expand its engagement efforts and bring more meaningful interaction for both clients and investors. Ted joins a rapidly growing and dynamic team of engagement professionals at WTR. We are very excited to have Ted on our team.”

Also commenting on the hire of Ted Tedla, Charlie Phippen, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Ted has an exceptional reputation with investors and a track record of success in sales.  He will work with our highly experienced team of 15 equity research analysts and across all 12 coverage sectors. We look for Ted to be instrumental in helping us grow awareness and mindshare with investors for WTR’s content.”

With 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, Ted most recently worked in the Capital Markets Group of KCSA where he was responsible for capital introductions, introducing the firm’s clients to US-based institutional investors. Prior to KCSA, Ted was a co-head of StormHarbour’s Private Capital Advisory Group where his responsibilities included raising capital for private funds, companies, and projects alike. Ted also spent time on the buy-side with funds such as Laurus Capital Management. Ted started his career on the sell-side working on the institutional equity sales desk for firms such as BGC and Concentric Research.

Ted holds a B.B.A. from James Madison University.

About Water Tower Research 

Water Tower Research is modernizing Investor Relations through research-driven communications and Investor Engagement. Sound investment research begins with good information. At WTR, we help companies and investors connect by creating expert information flow and strategies that are the foundation of a successful modern investor relations platform. Our analysts and capital markets professionals bring decades of unrivaled Wall Street experience and insight to a new digital world of investor communications and engagement. Our research and investor content are distributed across traditional research aggregators like Bloomberg, FactSet, etc., proprietary direct distribution lists, social media, search engines, and our website. As a result, every institutional and retail investor has equal access to our high-quality company research. Our mission is to help companies take control of their IR program and proactively reach investors while bringing investors a consistent flow of quality information to help them understand our clients’ businesses, industries, and the investment opportunities they present.

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