Consumer >> Sector Roundtables >> March 14, 2005
Neely Tamminga is a principal and senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray &
Co., focusing on specialty retailing: women's apparel & accessories, and
personal products. Tamminga ranked as a top sell-side analyst in The Wall Street
Journal 2006 Best on the Street analyst survey for her coverage in broadline and
apparel retailers. In addition, Tamminga was ranked in the Top 20 sell-side
analysts in 2006 by Institutional Investor magazine for her coverage of the
retailing/specialty stores sector after receiving Honorable Mention in 2005 and
2004. Tamminga has also received recognition by Institutional Investor magazine
for her coverage in the apparel & footwear, department stores, and hardlines
retailing sectors. In 2009, FT/Starmine ranked Tamminga No. 2 Industry Estimator
for her 2008 coverage in Personal Products. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray in
2002, Tamminga worked at A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. in St. Louis, where she
covered specialty apparel retailing companies. Tamminga holds a bachelor's
degree in economics from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan and a master's
degree in business administration from Saint Louis University. Profile
KIMBERLY GREENBERGER, Director and Senior Retail Analyst covering the
specialty apparel retailers, joined Smith Barney in July 2004. Prior to
joining Smith Barney, she spent nearly five years covering apparel
retailers at Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse First Boston. Ms.
Greenberger has leveraged her industry experience successfully, having
worked for bebe stores, inc., and the Mervyn's division of Target, Inc.,
to achieve second place in Greenwich Associates' 2004 poll and third
place in the Institutional Investor All-America Research Team poll in
2004. Ms. Greenberger received a BS in Business Administration from the
University of Colorado and a Master in Business Administration degree
from Harvard Business School, both with honors. She is also a Chartered
Financial Analyst. Profile
GABRIELLE KIVITZ joined Deutsche Bank in May 2004, and is a Senior
Analyst covering the specialty retail and apparel sector. Prior to
Deutsche Bank, Ms. Kivitz was a founding member of the consumer group at
First Albany Capital, where she was a Senior Analyst covering the
apparel specialty retail sector with specific emphasis on the teen/youth
market. Prior to that, she held positions at Robertson Stephens, more
recently as a member of the specialty retail equity research team, and
initially in the investment banking division. She also held various
positions at Levi Strauss & Company and Gap, Inc. She holds a BA in
Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Elizabeth O. Pierce, CFA, is a Senior Vice President at Sanders Morris
Harris, specializing in retail, with an emphasis on specialty apparel.
Ms. Pierce joined Sanders Morris Harris in February 2003 as lead retail
analyst. She previously worked for Wedbush Morgan Securities as the
Managing Director for the consumer products team. Prior to Wedbush
Morgan, Ms. Pierce worked at The Seidler Companies, Stephens Inc. and
Salomon Brothers/Smith Barney. In addition, she was a Buyside Analyst at
First Chicago. Ms. Pierce holds an MBA from Northwestern University as
well as a BA from Tulane University. Profile
people thinking about?
Ms. Greenberger: We're feeling near-term cautious about the group, its
record sales numbers
