CBIZ Rings The Opening Bell at the NYSE
Posted on January 21, 2011 in General News
Ten Financial Services Managing Directors celebrated their recent promotion by ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, January 19, 2011.
Brent Wilson of Kansas City; Brian Ryniker, Gary DuBoff and Michael Fiore of New York City, Jeff Manwiller of Bethesda; Timothy Woods of Denver; Sam Perera of Orange County; Mark Kebadjian, Craig Klein, Patrick Quinn of New England and Kelly O’Neil of Los Angeles are all graduates of the CBIZ Emerging Managing Director Academy (EMDA) and were promoted on January 1, 2011.
The group kicked off the morning in historic New York Stock Exchange boardroom. James Byrne, Managing Director of the NYSE presented Dave Sibits with a crystal globe, representing the NYSE’s global presence. Chris Spurio, and the rest of the group, was presented with pewter medallions celebrating the 5th Anniversary of CBIZ’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Steve Gerard was also presented with an engraved certificate to celebrate the occasion.
After the ceremony, the group was led through a back hallway, up a narrow staircase and onto the New York Stock Exchange bell podium. At 9:29 and 50 seconds, Dave Sibits, President of CBIZ Financial Services, rang the bell to open trading for the day. It was an exhilarating two minutes on the bell podium, which will not soon be forgotten.
The Emerging Managing Director Academy is a program designed to identify senior managers who possess the desire and potential to become a Managing Director and provide them with the professional development and job experience that will prepare them for the challenges and expectations vital to being a high performing Managing Director. 69 CBIZ associates have gone through the EMDA program since its inception in 2007.