Please take a moment review the candidates for the next class of the NIRI Board of Directors.
Regular members (corporate and counselor IR professionals) are asked to vote for the following slate of candidates to serve on the NIRI Board of Directors for a four-year term (2026-2029):
Vice President, Investor Relations
UL Solutions Inc.
Yijing is currently the head of Investor Relations at UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in safety science that completed a successful IPO in April 2024. Previously, Yijing served as Senior Vice President of Strategy, Corporate Development & Investor Relations at Gentherm Incorporated (NASDAQ:THRM). There, she led the development and execution of global strategy, completed transformative acquisitions, and delivered total shareholder return well above the market index and peer group. She also elevated investor perception to the top quartile, enhanced forecast accuracy by establishing a new FP&A team and launched Gentherm’s first corporate communications program to expand media and stakeholder visibility.
Prior to that, she served as Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations at Harman International, a Samsung Company. Before joining Harman, she spent 17 years at telecommunications company Sprint Corporation in multiple leadership assignments, including Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Mobile Health, General Manager of International Wholesale, Vice President of Investor Relations and business unit CFO roles. Before Sprint, Yijing served as a senior consultant for Ernst & Young.
Yijing is an Investor Relations Charter (IRC)® holder and a Certified Treasury Professional. She is also an active member of the National Investor Relations Institute’s Senior Roundtable and a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Yijing has served on the board of CommunityAmerica Credit Union ($5B in Assets), where she chaired the Asset and Liability Committee. She also served on the Board of Directors and was Treasurer of the 1,000 Dreams Fund. In addition, she was on the boards of Blue Valley Educational Foundation, the Asian Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City, the Central Exchange as well as the Finance Committee of the United Way.
Yijing holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business with highest distinction from the University of Kansas, and a Master of Business Administration with high honors from the University of Chicago.
Director, Investor Relations
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
Geoffrey joined Seattle-based Expeditors International (NYSE: EXPD) in 2015 as the company’s first-ever Director of Investor Relations. Buscher created and expanded the IR role at Expeditors, one of the world’s largest logistics and freight forwarding companies and a member of S&P 500. Under Buscher, Expeditors moved from NASDAQ to the NYSE in November 2023.
Prior to Expeditors, Buscher founded SBG Investor Relations in Seattle in 1998 to work closely with public companies to build and maintain a loyal base of long-term shareholders and enhance management’s credibility with Wall Street. He worked with such high-profile clients as Expedia, Yahoo!, Real Networks, and Silicon Graphics, but was especially adept at working with lesser-known microcap stocks that require a higher level of support to garner the attention of quality investors.
Previously, Buscher was VP of New York-based Morgen-Walke Associates, one of the world’s largest investor relations firms, where he worked with small- to large-capitalization U.S. and international companies. Prior to that, he worked in strategic financial and crisis communications with the Abernathy MacGregor Group.
Buscher has directed investor relations and communications strategies for large- and mid-cap media and telecommunications companies, for domestic and international companies with U.S.- listed ADRs. In addition to cultivating relationships with key members of the institutional investment community, he has planned the communications for IPOs, M&A, and hostile defense, and was on the team that devised communications for both sides of the $22 billion merger of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX, the largest in its day.
Buscher also conducted publishing industry M&A with a NYC-based investment bank boutique. He holds an MBA from New York University and an MS in journalism from Columbia University.
Deputy Head of Investor Relations
Syensqo
Robbin is an accomplished finance professional with a distinguished career spanning over two decades, marked by extensive experience in developing and leading Investor Relations programs for top-tier companies across diverse industries. Further, she has demonstrated expertise in cultivating relationships with financial analysts, and providing counsel to company leadership on Investor Relations matters to drive shareholder value.
She serves as Deputy Head of Investor Relations at Syensqo (SYENS.BR) a €7 billion market cap, global specialty chemicals company, where she leads investor engagement in North America, serves as primary contact for the development and dissemination of the annual and sustainability reports, as well as elevating the company’s growth strategy.
Prior to Syensqo, Robbin held roles of increased responsibility in investor relations. She served as Director Investor Relations at Cars.com, where she spearheaded a strategic investor engagement program that refined the shareholder base and transformed investor materials. As Associate Director, Investor Relations at Avanos Medical, she developed, implemented and led the IR program following the company’s separation from Kimberly-Clarke. Her extensive experience also includes serving as Director of Investor Relations at Lowe’s Companies, Inc and as Director of Investor Relations at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, where she developed and executed the company’s IR program after its IPO. Throughout her career, Robbin has led with a curiosity to continue learning along with a servant leadership mindset.
Beyond her corporate achievements, Robbin is deeply committed to professional development and community engagement. She has been involved with NIRI for nearly 20 years, holding various positions in both the Charlotte and Atlanta Chapters. Currently, she serves as Programs co-chair for the Atlanta chapter and nationally on the Education Committee. Also, she has served twice as the Communications Chair for the national conference.
In addition to NIRI, Robbin has participated as a panelist at various finance and leadership conferences, including sheLeads: Women in Leadership at Northeastern University and the ING U.S. Leaders Council Conference. Her community contributions include serving as a Math and English tutor for Communities in Schools for more than a decade, and she was recognized twice as a Volunteer of the Year in Charlotte.
Robbin holds a Master of Business Administration in Management Science from the Merrick School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Northeastern University.
Vice President, Finance & Investor Relations
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc.
Matt Tractenberg has been a senior executive providing finance, communications, and Investor Relations services to public companies for more than 20 years. His experience includes almost 60 M&A transactions and a diverse history of capital market activity including both debt and equity raises.
Currently, Matt is a Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations at Shoals Technologies, a leading provider of electrical balance of system or “EBOS” solutions for solar energy projects in the United States. Previously, he held senior management roles at companies including Wallbox, Q4, WestRock, Belden, and Cisco Systems.
Mr. Tractenberg is a regular public speaker on corporate strategy, financial market structure, and corporate positioning. He is an IRC charter holder, holds a B.S. in Accountancy, and an MBA specializing in Financial Management & Markets. Born and raised in New York, he now lives in Atlanta with his wife Paige and two children.