Business Services Analysts

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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Director of Research Operations
Senior Research Analyst
Consumer & Auto Services

Craig Kennison is Baird’s senior analyst covering Consumer and Automotive Services. Prior to joining Baird in 1999, Craig worked in marketing and sales for the Eureka Company (now Electrolux Home Care Products). Craig received a BA in Economics, English and Philosophy, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Wisconsin, where he is an alumnus of the Applied Security Analysis Program. Craig is also the Director of Research Operations.

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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.

Senior Research Analyst
Facility & Industrial Services

Andrea Wirth 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.

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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Director
Senior Research Analyst
IT Services

Reik Read is Baird’s senior analyst covering EMS & Electronics, IT Services and Supply Chain Technology. Prior to joining Baird in 2000, Reik was an analyst with B.C. Ziegler. Before that, he was a management consultant with Ernst & Young. In 2006, Reik was recognized among the “Best on the Street” by The Wall Street Journal, ranking first in the Electronic & Electrical Equipment sector. In 2005, StarMine ranked Reik No. 1 for his stock-picking skills in Electronic Equipment and Instruments. He received a BS in Economics and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Senior Research Analyst
Marketing and Professional Services

Dan is Baird’s senior analyst covering Marketing and Professional Services. Prior to joining Baird
in 2000, he was an assistant research analyst at J.C. Bradford & Co. for business-to-business commerce.
Dan has a BA in Economics and an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Accounting both from
Vanderbilt University.

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