Consumer >> Analyst Interviews >> June 30, 2003

Advertising & Marketing Services: David Doft – Cibc World Markets

DAVID DOFT is an Executive Director and Senior Analyst at CIBC World Markets specializing in the Advertising & Marketing Services industry. Before researching the Advertising & Marketing Services industry in 1998, Mr. Doft specialized in entertainment and cable television. In the past he has been recognized on The Wall Street Journal Analyst All Star Team, the Reuters Survey of Investment Research, and has consistently ranked among the top analysts in the annual Institutional Investor poll for the Advertising & Marketing Services sector. Before joining CIBC World Markets, Mr. Doft was a Managing Director covering the Advertising & Marketing Services sector at ABN Amro Securities and its predecessors ING Barings and Furman Selz. Mr. Doft also provided coverage of retail companies at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenerette Securities Corporation. Mr. Doft has a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a major in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate of the Horace Mann School. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a quick overview of your coverage?

Mr. Doft: I cover a group called advertising and marketing services. It

includes advertising agencies such as Omnicom (OMC),