Baird Initiates Coverage of Containers & Packaging Industry

Baird, an international, employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm, has initiated coverage of the Containers & Packaging sector. Senior Research Analyst Ghansham Panjabi has joined Baird to lead the firm’s research coverage in this sector, and will be based in Roseland, New Jersey.

Panjabi has initiated coverage on the following Containers & Packaging stocks: AptarGroup, Inc. (ATR); Ball Corporation (BLL); Crown Holdings, Inc. (CCK); Owens-Illinois (OI); Pactiv Corporation (PTV); Rexam PLC (REXMY); Silgan Holdings Inc. (SLGN); Sonoco Products Co. (SON). Panjabi has also assumed coverage of Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY), Bemis Company (BMS) and Sealed Air Corporation (SEE).

Prior to joining Baird in 2009, Panjabi was a senior research analyst covering Containers & Packaging at Wachovia Securities and at Lehman Brothers Inc. He received an MS in Economics and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California – Davis and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington – Seattle.

In addition to Panjabi, Baird’s Industrial analysts include: Jon Langenfeld, Transportation/Logistics; Peter Lisnic, General Industrial & Building Products; David Leiker, Auto & Truck Suppliers; David Manthey, Industrial Distribution; Rob McCarthy, Diversified Industrial & Machinery; and Michael Schneider, Process Controls. The Industrial research team covers more than 100 companies. Baird’s Research department of more than 110 research professionals covers more than 535 companies.

About Baird
Baird is an employee-owned, international wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Established in 1919, Baird has more than 2,400 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. Baird oversees and manages client assets of more than $62 billion. Committed to being a great place to work, Baird ranked number 14 on FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” in 2009 – its sixth consecutive year on the list. Baird’s principal operating subsidiaries are Robert W. Baird & Co. in the United States and Robert W. Baird Group Ltd. in Europe. Baird also has an operating subsidiary in Asia supporting Baird’s private equity operations. For more information, please visit Baird’s Web site at www.rwbaird.com.