Gene Marbach

Gene Marbach has nearly 30 years experience in investor relations, corporate communications and journalism. Gene has counseled clients on overall corporate positioning, media relations, public and investor relations, initial public offerings, crisis communications, litigation publicity and employee communications.

Prior to joining Makovsky + Co., Gene was with Ketchum Public Relations where he managed investor relations campaigns for companies such as Lucent Technologies, First Brands Corp., General Signal, GTE, and Campbell Soup. For these and other clients, Gene implemented programs designed to increase institutional ownership and develop additional sell-side coverage.

Gene was also with The Wall Street Group and John De Nigris Associates, investor relations firms specializing in emerging growth companies. In addition to counseling management on traditional investor relations issues, Gene was called upon to advise senior management on matters such as capital formation, exchange listings, merger and acquisition programs, corporate governance, and takeover defenses.

Gene began his career as a reporter with The Gallagher Report, a weekly newsletter for executives in marketing, advertising and media. When he left the Report in 1983, he was the News Editor.

He is a magna cum laude graduate of Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York.