Chris Fetty, Director of Global Business Development
Chris was hired in Februay 2000 as a Business Development Manager selling the Annual Report Service (ARS).
In June 2001, he became Business Development Manager, along with another employee, for mutual funds and closed end funds, selling both the Fund Information Service (FIS) and the ARS. When PrecisionIR acquired VCall, Chris added investor conferences and webcasting sales to his list of responsibilities.
In 2003, he became responsible for all FIS sales and VCall conferences.
In 2005, he added management of PrecisionIR’s global channel partners to his resume. He is now responsible for all relationships with the financial exchanges, ADRs, banks, etc., in addition to selling VCall conferences.
Chris likes the entrepreneurial spirit that is encouraged at PrecisionIR. He finds that the environment is not restrictive and that management lets employees run with ideas and implement new programs when they see a need.
Paul Petroski, Information Systems Manager
Paul Petroski became Information Systems Manager for PrecisionIR in early 2004. Paul’s tenure includes over five years of progressive experience with information systems and technical operations.
Paul began his career with Vcall in 1999 as a Senior Streaming Technician. He was instrumental in the development of the media center as the market for webcasting quickly grew. He assisted clients with their operational webcasting needs, traveled to conferences to perform on-site encoding of events, and provided internal server and desktop support.
He was a key player in the integration of Vcall and PrecisionIR in 2001 when Vcall was relocated to PrecisionIR’s headquarters in Richmond, VA. Once in Richmond, Paul took on a role as LAN Administrator. Outside of his role, he managed a critical project to design and develop multi-format encoders using several programming functionalities.
Paul now manages the Systems Administration department for PrecisionIR, where he is responsible for systems processes and technology initiatives to improve business performance.
Valerie Propert, Accounting Manager
After enjoying several years working from home to be with her children, Val began her work as a temporary employee in the fall of 1995 in PrecisionIR’s warehouse, preparing annual report orders for shipment. At that time, the accounting department was relatively small and Val used to assist with cash receipts when extra help was needed.
In March 1996, Val moved into accounting on a full-time basis working with cash receipts and from there moved into working on the general ledger, accounts payable and payroll, as well as making journal entries.
In 2001, Val was promoted to accounting manager. She manages four people and reports to the CFO. She helps with budgeting, reforecasting and making sure that financial reports are completed accurately and on-time each month.