NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 12, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Senior executives from more than a dozen Tennessee public companies will present their investment stories to analysts, fund managers and professional investors at the first INVEST Tennessee Equity Conference, to be held May 27 in Nashville.
The event at the Nashville Convention Center features publicly traded companies headquartered in Tennessee which operate in the retail, health, banking, manufacturing, service and energy sectors.
The lineup of companies and executives presenting and/or conducting separate meetings with investors is as follows:
Astec Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASTE), Chattanooga. F. McKamy Hall, Chief Financial Officer; Stephen C. Anderson, Corporate Secretary and Director of Investor Relations.
AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO), Memphis. Brian Campbell, Vice President, Treasury, Investor Relations.
BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc.(Nasdaq:BMTI), Franklin. Samuel E. Lynch, DMD, DMSc, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE:CXW), Nashville. Damon T. Hininger, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:CPIX), Nashville. A.J. Kazimi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Delek US Holdings (NYSE:DK), Brentwood. Mark Cox, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Noel Ryan, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications. (Meetings only.)
Forward Air Corporation (Nasdaq:FWRD), Greeneville. Bruce A. Campbell, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Rodney L. Bell, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer.
Fred's, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRED), Memphis. Bruce A. Efird, President and Chief Executive Officer; Jerry A. Shore, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
HealthStream, Inc. (Nasdaq:HSTM), Nashville. Robert A. Frist, Jr., Chief Executive Officer.
Kirkland's, Inc. (Nasdaq:KIRK), Nashville. Robert E. Alderson, President and Chief Executive Officer; W. Michael Madden, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Miller Energy Resources (OTCBB:MILL), Knoxville. Scott Boruff, Chief Executive Officer; Robert Gaylor, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations.
Tennessee Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:TNCC), Franklin. Michael R. Sapp, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Martin Zorn, Chief Administrative Officer; Frank Perez, Chief Financial Officer.
Tractor Supply Company (Nasdaq:TSCO), Brentwood. Gregory A. Sandfort, President and Chief Merchandising Officer; Anthony F. Crudele, Chief Financial Officer.
"It's a great opportunity for the investment community to learn more about the growth strategies Tennessee companies are pursuing as the economy emerges from its most challenging performance in a half century," said Terry McWilliams, an investor relations executive who chairs the conference.
Profiles of the presenting companies and bios for the executives are available at the conference website, http://www.invest-tn.com. The companies will be making formal 35-minute investment presentations, and scheduling individual investor and analyst meetings.
Admission to the conference, continental breakfast and lunch for qualified investment professionals has been underwritten by the conference and its sponsors. Attendance is limited to available slots on a first-come, first-serve basis, with online registration at http://www.invest-tn.com. The required registration code can be obtained from the INVEST Tennessee invitation or by contacting the CFA Society or INVEST Tennessee at the numbers below.
Webcasts by participating companies will be available through the INVEST Tennessee website, as will the schedule of presentation times.
Conference speakers for the general sessions include leading Wall Street investment writer Michael Santoli, corporate board governance expert T.K. Kerstetter from Corporate Board Member and Nashville Metro Mayor Karl Dean.
Conference Support
The professional services firms Crowe Horwath LLP, and Corporate Communications, Inc., are INVEST Tennessee's title sponsors.
The local CFA societies in Nashville and Memphis are organizing sponsors of the event. These societies are members of the CFA Institute, providing forums for the open exchange of investment information and supporting the highest level of professional standards and ethical conduct across the investment community. Members of these societies have provided input on the selection of companies featured at the event and have been included as invitees at the event.
Also supporting the conference are Platinum sponsors PNC Bank and Hilliard Lyons, Gold sponsors NASDAQ OMX, Frost Brown Todd LLC and the Wall Street Transcript, and In-kind Gold sponsors Curran & Connors, Globe Newswire, shareholder.com, Optimum Print Solutions, Corporate Board Member magazine, Makespace Media and O'Neil Arnold Photography.
More information about the conference is available at www.invest-tn.com.
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T.K. Kerstetter: http://www.meetmax.com/upload/event_4637/Kerstetter.jpg
Michael Santoli: http://www.meetmax.com/upload/event_4637/Santoli.jpg
Mayor Karl Dean: http://www.meetmax.com/upload/event_4637/Mayor%20Karl%20Dean%20flag%20BG%203180.jpg
INVEST Tennessee logo: http://www.meetmax.com/upload/images/event_4637/Invest%20TN%20green.jpeg
