Business Services Analysts
 

Craig R. Kennison, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Auction and Auto Services and Select Growth

Craig is Baird’s senior analyst covering Consumer Leisure, Automotive Services and Select Growth. Prior to joining Baird in 1999, Craig worked in marketing and sales for the Eureka Company, which is now Electrolux Home Care Products. In the 2006 Forbes.com/StarMine Analyst Awards, Craig ranked No. 2 for accuracy in estimating earnings in automobiles. Craig received both a BA in Economics, English and Philosophy, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is also an alumnus of the Applied Security Analysis Program.

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David J. Koning, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Business Process Outsourcing

David is Baird’s senior analyst covering Business Process Outsourcing. Prior to joining Baird in 2002, he was an equity analyst at Holland Capital Management and a commercial lender and commercial credit analyst at Comerica Bank. David received a BA in Mathematics and Business from Calvin College and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of Chicago.

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Amy W. Junker
Senior Research Analyst
Education Services

Amy is Baird’s senior analyst covering Education Services. Prior to joining Baird in 2003, she was an equity research analyst at Lehman Brothers, an equity research associate at William Blair & Company, an intern at Institutional Capital Corporation and an associate instructor in mathematics at Indiana University. In both 2007 and 2008, Amy was ranked by StarMine as a Top 3 Industry Stock Picker in the Diversified Consumer Services Industry. Amy received a BA in Mathematics from Kalamazoo College and a MA in Mathematics from Indiana University.

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Michael A. Schneider, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Facility Services

Mike is Baird’s senior analyst covering Industrial Process Controls and Facility Services companies. Prior to joining Baird in 1998, he was a mergers and acquisitions attorney with the corporate law firm of Godfrey & Kahn. Mike has been recognized three times by The Wall Street Journal for its "Best on the Street" ranking, placing first in both the Diversified Industrial sector and the Heavy Machinery & Materials sector. Mike was recognized with Forbes.com/StarMine Analyst Awards in 2005 and 2006 as one of the Top Equity Analysts-Best Stock Pickers for his coverage of Electrical Equipment and, in 2005, for Machinery Industries. He received a BBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MBA and law degree from the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, graduating Order of the Coif and magna cum laude.

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Mark S. Marcon, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Human Capital Services

Mark is Baird’s senior analyst covering Human Capital Services. Prior to joining Baird in 2005, Mark was at Wachovia Securities for seven years, where he was a senior business services analyst specializing in the human capital solutions sector. He has consistently been ranked highly for both stock picking and EPS accuracy by Forbes.com/StarMine. Before joining Wachovia, Mark covered the same sector for four years at Cleary Gull Reiland & McDevitt. He began his professional career at the Leo Burnett Worldwide agency, where he spent five years specializing in business analysis and consulting services. Mark received a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

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Mark A. Bacurin, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Marketing and Information Services

Mark is Baird’s senior analyst covering Marketing and Information Services. Prior to joining Baird in 2000, he was an investment limited partner and senior analyst in the Equity Research Group of J.C. Bradford & Co. Mark has been recognized three times in The Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” survey, including earning the No. 1 ranking in the Advertising & Publishing category in 2005. He graduated summa cum laude from Bentley College in 1994 with a BS in Finance and a minor in Computer Services.

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Andrea E. Wirth
Senior Research Analyst
Facility & Industrial Services

Andrea is Baird’s senior analyst covering Facility and Industrial Services. She joined Baird in 2000 and spent approximately eight years in equity research covering the process controls industry. Andrea has a BA in Economics and Business from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and served as a Young Trustee on Cornell College’s board of trustees from 2000-2004. Andrea received her MBA with concentrations in accounting and finance from the University of Chicago in 2008.
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