Consumer >> Sector Roundtables >> March 20, 2000
PEDRO E. BERNAL is a Vice President and Apparel Analyst with Wachovia
Securities, Inc. Previously, he was an Associate Analyst with
Interstate/Johnson Lane. He has also held various management positions
with Wachovia Bank of North Carolina as a Personal Banker and Credit
Analyst. A member of the AIMR, Mr. Bernal holds a Bachelor's degree in
Business Administration ' Finance from the University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill. Married and a new father, he includes spending time with
his family and friends and finding bargains among his personal
interests. Profile
LESLIE MCCALL is Senior Vice President at Brown Brothers Harriman &
Company. She was previously associated with CIBC Oppenheimer. Ms. McCall
holds a Bachelor's degree from Wellesley College and an MBA from the
University of Virginia Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business
Administration. She is a member of NYSSA, the AIMR, and The Fashion
Group International. Ms. McCall is married, has one child, and enjoys
shopping and singing the Barney song in her leisure. Profile
FAYE LANDES is a Senior Research Analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein and Co.
She was previously employed as an analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners,
Salomon Smith Barney, PaineWebber and worked in management positions at
Slim-Fast Foods, Best Foods and Seagram. Ms. Landes received an AB from
Princeton and an MBA from NYU's Stern School. She is married and has
four children and in her leisure enjoys skiing, reading contemporary
fiction and non-fiction. Profile
CAROL POPE MURRAY is a Director at Salomon Smith Barney. She has
covered the Apparel, Footwear, and Textiles industry since 1989.
Previously, she was at J.P. Morgan, where she worked in Equity
Research and Corporate Finance. Ms. Murray has ranked on the
Institutional Investor All-American Research Team since 1997. She
also ranked on The Wall Street Journal's All Star Research Team
in 2001 (stock picking and earnings accuracy) and 1998 (earnings
accuracy). She has a BA from Georgetown University. Ms. Murray is
married, has a daughter, and enjoys travel, reading, and music in
her spare time. Profile
better shape today than it was a year ago? Carol?
Ms. Murray: The companies fundamentally are in better shape
