General Investing >> Analyst Interviews >> March 4, 2004
HOWARD ZAR is the Executive Vice President and head of Investor
Relations in Porter Novelli's Corporate Practice. The Investor Relations
practice is responsible for developing a wide range of strategic
programs aimed at enhancing the shareholder value of publicly traded
companies. It has significant past experience in pre-public companies,
software, health care, biotech, basic industry and major retailers. The
practices current clients comprise a broad group of companies including
Amdocs, Ampal, Dana and Watson Pharmaceutical. Mr. Zar has nearly 14
years of experience in corporate finance and investor relations. Prior
to joining Porter Novelli, he was a Group Director at Morgen-Walke
Associates, a New York-based investor relations partnership. His
clients included Donna Karan, Movado, Guess, Cybex and Marker. Before
that, he worked as a Market Intelligence Specialist in the New York
office of The Financial Relations Board. Mr. Zar brings a unique
perspective to his practice of investor relations, having worked as an
investment banker in the Merrill Lynch Corporate Finance department from
1985 to 1991. He was involved in numerous transactions including public
equity offerings and mergers and acquisitions. He also worked on the
initial public offering for Office Depot, the first successful equity
transaction by any investment bank following the stock market crash of
1987. Mr. Zar started his career as the youngest art auctioneer at
Sotheby's. He is a graduate of Princeton University with a BA cum laude
in English Literature. He has an MBA from the Yale School of Management Profile
Mr. Zar: Porter Novelli is one of the largest global public relations
agencies and part of its practice is investor relations,
