Leadership
Ken Zak joined LE&A in 2009 and heads the Financial Communications and Investor Relations Group, providing strategic counsel and overall account management for the firms’ public company and financial services clients.
His experience includes more than 20 years in investor relations and corporate communications with Fortune 500 firms such as Masco Corporation, MascoTech, Inc., and Lear Corporation. He has also provided guidance to companies through IPO’s, acquisitions and divestitures, corporate restructurings, capital-raising transactions in both the debt and equity markets, and the privatization of a publicly traded corporation.
Ken’s diverse career has spanned Finance, Investor Relations, Financial Communications, Strategic & Business Planning, M&A and Operations Management. He has a keen understanding of capital markets, investor outreach and corporate governance, and has a proven track record of success in several industries, including consumer products, residential and commercial building/building products, furniture, energy automotive, aerospace and defense and technology.
Prior to joining LE&A, Ken was Chief Operating Officer of a national practice management and clinical software development company serving the dental industry. He had full P&L responsibilities and provided strategic leadership of all aspects of the organizations operations including software development, supply chain management, sales, marketing, and e-commerce and web solutions.
Zak earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting and economics from the University of Michigan and is a practicing member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI).
Jeff Tryka, CFA Director
With more than 15 years of financial experience, Tryka comes to Lambert, Edwards & Associates from Coachmen Industries, Inc. where he served as the director of planning and investor relations. While at Coachmen, he led all aspects of the Company’s investor communications program, including quarterly earnings releases and conference calls, annual report and the proxy process.
Prior to joining Coachmen, Tryka served as a senior equity analyst for a number of regional investment banks and research firms covering a variety of industries, ranging from RV manufacturers and suppliers to large national retailers. He began his career as an auditor with several large Wall Street firms, including Prudential Securities, Smith Barney and Donaldson, and Lufkin & Jenrette.
Tryka holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Bucknell University and a master’s degree in finance from Indiana University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst, earning his CFA charter in 2003.
Christian Sadlier Director
Sadlier has nearly a decade of experience in the capital markets spanning portfolio management, research and investor relations. He directs comprehensive program planning, corporate communications, investment community outreach and marketing for LE&A’s publicly traded clients.
Prior to joining LE&A, Sadlier served as Vice President-North America at Christensen Investor Relations where he provided strategic investor relations counsel to publicly traded corporations across all market capitalizations. During his tenure, he worked with senior management of some of the market’s most well recognized companies in the design and implementation of customized investor relations programs. In addition to his consulting initiatives, Sadlier played an integral role in the firm’s North American marketing efforts and management of internal consultants.
A New York native, Sadlier began his professional career in the Private Wealth Management division at Morgan Stanley, overseeing a $750 million portfolio. In his role, Sadlier managed key relationships with institutional investors, high net worth individuals, analysts, equity traders and fund managers. He later directed equity trading programs and assisted in fixed income portfolio administration at Advent Capital Management, a multi-billion-dollar money management firm. Following his position at Advent, Sadlier joined American International Group as a fixed income trader where he led the division’s nationwide marketing program directed at the firm’s investment advisor network.
Sadlier earned an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
