PondelWilkinson, an investor relations and strategic public relations consultancy headquartered in Los Angeles, announced today that it has expanded its national presence by adding senior executives in New York and Connecticut from Anreder & Company (A&C) following the retirement of principal Steven S. Anreder.
CEO Roger Pondel said in a statement, “We are pleased to grow our footprint on the East Coast and further strengthen our ability to represent publicly traded, pre-public and private companies in multiple sectors, providing a wide range of IR and corporate PR services. We welcome long-time A&C colleagues Gary Fishman as a partner and Michael Wichman as a director, to our firm.”
The expansion follows PondelWilkinson’s strategic partnership with Todd Kehrli and MKR Investor Relations in early 2025, which broadened the firm’s service offerings in the technology sector, including AI. “We continue to seek thoughtful combinations with smaller firms that see value and wish to align their teams with an established national mid-sized firm that delivers depth, flexibility and personalized service, rather than a large, multi-layered organization or holding company,” Pondel added.
Gary Fishman, who joins as a partner, was a founder and principal in the Hudson Stone IR-PR firm prior to more than 20 years at A&C. Hudson Stone was merged into Publicis Group, where Fishman became head of its U.S. corporate and investor relations practice. He is known for helping create Marvel’s comic book annual and quarterly reports, considered one of the most successful investor marketing campaigns on Wall Street. Michael Wichman, joining as a director, was an A&C executive for over a decade and previously a principal of the DooleyWichman financial public relations firm, where he developed communications programs for asset managers, high net worth investment advisors and start-ups. At DooleyWichman, he represented victims of Bernie Madoff’s $64 billion securities fraud in a successful effort lobbying Congress to increase investor protection.
Anreder & Company was founded in 1990 by Steven S. Anreder, who retired after a career as advisor to high-profile CEOs on IR and corporate communications matters. He previously headed communications at a major investment bank and was assistant managing editor at Barron’s.
PondelWilkinson, with over 50 years of experience, serves established and emerging publicly traded, pre-public and private companies worldwide from offices in New York, Connecticut, and Los Angeles. More information is available at https://www.pondel.com/ or by following the company on LinkedIn and X.
