Industry & Services >> Sector Roundtables >> June 12, 2000
MATTHEW T. STOVER is a Director at Salomon Smith Barney, Inc.
Previously, he was associated with PaineWebber Inc. as a First Vice
President, as well as with Bear, Stearns & Co. Mr. Stover received his
Bachelor's degree in Economics from Fordham University. He is a member
of the Automobile Analyst Splinter Group of New York and the Society of
Automobile Engineers. Profile
DAVID LEIKER leads research efforts in covering the automotive sector at
Robert W. Baird & Co. Mr. Leiker rejoined Baird in 1997 after nine years
at Cleary Gull Reiland & McDevitt, Inc., and two earlier years at Baird.
He was named runner-up in the Reuters Institutional Investor survey in
the autos and auto parts industry among boutique investment firms; in
2002, he was selected for The Wall Street Journal's Best on the Street
Analyst Survey for autos and auto Parts; and he was named among the
top-10 analysts in The Reuters Survey for US larger companies in the
automobiles and components industry. He received a BSBA degree in
Finance from Creighton University and an MBA in Finance from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he participated in the Applied
Security Analysis Program. Mr. Leiker is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Profile
DAVID GARRITY is Head of Global Automotive Research in the US Equities
Research Department of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson North America. He has
more than 12 years experience in the automotive sector. Prior to joining
the firm, Mr. Garrity was most recently a Principal Member of GVA
Research, LLC. Earlier, he served as an Executive Director and Senior
Auto Analyst at CIBC Oppenheimer, where he headed their North American
sector research effort. He has also served as a Vice President and
Senior Auto Analyst at Salomon Smith Barney. A Chartered Financial
Analyst, Mr. Garrity received an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of
Northwestern University and a BA in Classics and Philosophy from the
College of Holy Cross. Profile
stocks in 1999 and year to date?
Mr. Garrity: Well, let's just say that 1999 was certainly a challenging
year for both
