SAN FRANCISCO -- Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, was founded in 1961 by Lorry I. Lokey, veteran journalist and public relations executive. The Company celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. Cathy Baron Tamraz is chairman and CEO.
Cathy Baron Tamraz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Business Wire (Photo: Business Wire)
Thousands of member companies and organizations depend on Business Wire to transmit their full-text news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other multimedia content to journalists, news media, trade publications, institutional and individual investors, financial information services, regulatory authorities, Internet portals, information websites, business-to-business decision-makers and consumers worldwide. In fact, Business Wire is the most comprehensive news and disclosure network in the world.
Business Wire originates hundreds of thousands of news announcements each year, with a dramatic impact on capital and commercial markets around the globe and in virtually every industry sector. With a news distribution network spanning 150 countries and 45 languages, Business Wire's multi-channel delivery network has access to dozens of international and national news agency networks throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
While distribution of news releases is the Company's core business, Business Wire includes online news and investor centers, Edgar and XBRL filings, monitoring and measurement services, multimedia distribution and tradeshow services among its product offerings.
Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2011 as the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. Public relations and investor relations professionals rely on Business Wire for both broad-based and targeted market reach. A recognized disclosure service in the United States, Canada and a dozen European countries, Business Wire handles XBRL tagging, document formatting and regulatory filing into EDGAR, SEDAR and other systems. Business Wire provides online newsroom hosting and integration services as well as search engine optimization, mobile distribution and detailed measurement on every press release. Its patented NX delivery platform provides simultaneous full-text posting of Business Wire content to news systems and websites in virtually any country or language. With 31 bureaus worldwide, Business Wire offers local service and global reach.
Learn more at BusinessWire.com and the BusinessWired blog; follow updates on Twitter: @businesswire or on Facebook.
| Company: | Business Wire | |
| Headquarters Address: | 44 Montgomery Street | |
| San Francisco, CA 94104 | ||
| Main Phone: | +1 415-986-4422 | |
| Website: | www.BusinessWire.com | |
| Organization Type: | Subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway | |
| Industry: | Communications: Public Relations/Investor | |
| Relations | ||
| Key Executives: | Chairman and CEO: Cathy Baron Tamraz | |
| President: Gregg Castano | ||
| Executive Vice President & CEO: Phyllis Dantuono | ||
| Chief Information Officer: Steve Messick | ||
| Chief Financial Officer: Geff Scott | ||
| Public Relations | ||
| Contacts: | Thomas Becktold | |
| Phone: | +1 310-820-9473 | |
| Email: | Thomas.Becktold@BusinessWire.com | |
| Neil Hershberg | ||
| +1 212-752-9600 | ||
| Neil.Hershberg@BusinessWire.com |
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