Since 1993, when Frederick Bermudez joined the media relations team at Salt River Project, he has demonstrated the ability to thrive in an environment in which responsibilities increase. He currently serves as manager of Investor Communication for PNM Resources, an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, N.M. Frederick has been a key contact for buy- and sell-side analysts and serves as the media spokesperson regarding all financial aspects of the company. He has planned and executed successful investor marketing road shows in the United States and seven European countries, and spearheaded IR communications efforts for various acquisitions, including the purchase of three power plants valued at $1.4 billion.

He is the author of the company’s award-winning annual reports, financial-related news releases, earnings conference call scripts and executive speeches to shareholders. He also manages the company’s corporate Web site. In 2009 and 2010, he chaired the Communications Subcommittee for the National Institute of Investor Relations’ Annual Conference. He also has served in various planning roles for conferences and meetings held by the Edison Electric Institute.

Prior to joining PNM Resources’ investor relations team, Frederick served as the company’s Director of Corporate Communication and was responsible for overall corporate communication strategy. In that role, Frederick successfully positioned the company as responsible and honest during the disclosure of employee misjudgments after a near-fatal natural gas explosion in Santa Fe. His strategic, proactive approach to this issue gained acclaim by the International Association of Business Communicators and the Public Relations Society of America. His work also was highlighted as a corporate best practice in the 2006 book “The High Purpose Company: The Truly Responsible (and Highly Profitable) Firms That Are Changing Business Now.”

Before joining PNM Resources in 2001, Frederick served in various communication and management roles during an eight-year span for Salt River Project and its affiliate, New West Energy. He has 18 years of experience in the energy industry after having been a print journalist in Cincinnati and Phoenix.
For the past four years, Frederick has been involved with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team-In-Training, completing four marathons and five half-marathons while raising more than $20,000. He also has served on the LLS El Paso-New Mexico Board of Trustees.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University and a master’s degree in Mass Communication from Arizona State University.

Fluidea, Inc., founded in 2007 by Leah Grant, is a boutique consulting firm that provides marketing, communications, and investor relations consulting services. Leah has 25+ years of experience in the biopharmaceutical/ medical device industry, including 12 years in investor relations and corporate communications. Fluidea’s clients include biopharmaceutical and contract manufacturing companies, public relations firms, and patient treatment centers and advocacy organizations.

Leah has led the development and execution of strategic communication and event plans for global mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, announcement of clinical trial results, medical and scientific conferences, product launches, and crisis situations. She has drafted key messaging, press releases, media pitches, conference call scripts and Q&A, and other content, including periodic SEC filings, annual reports, website materials, and analyst/investor ‘R&D day’ presentations. She has created and collaborated on marketing materials, such as brochures, facts sheets, corporate videos, and advertisements. Leah also has experience as a spokesperson with the media and coaching other spokespersons on messaging and has participated in numerous road shows and investor conferences.

Leah is an active member of the Seattle chapter of NIRI, participating as a chapter officer in a number of board positions, including serving as president for two years. She also has worked with the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association, serving on the Steering and Marketing/ Communications committees for the annual Life Science Innovation Northwest conference.

Leah has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Western Washington University. She earned a Master’s of Business Administration from Seattle Pacific University and is a member of international honor societies: Beta Gamma Sigma and Sigma Beta Delta. In 2007, she co founded a tax-exempt foundation to provide funding and resources to develop a regional park in her community. She has served as president of the foundation since its inception.