Tom Enright is the new president and CEO of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI). He recently retired as president and CEO of CNW Group, and previously spent 15 years at the Toronto Stock Exchange. He spoke to PRWeek about the importance of IR in a downturn economy, particularly for Canadian companies, and what CIRI is doing to help raise the stature of the IR role within the corporate hierarchy.

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