Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> December 9, 2002
WENDY CAPLAN is a Managing Director and senior equity analyst at
Wachovia Securities in the Diversified Industrial Sector. Prior to
joining Wachovia in May 2002, Ms. Caplan worked for ABN AMRO Securities,
Inc., as a Managing Director and senior equity analyst in the Industrial
Manufacturing and Technologies Group. She joined the firm (then Furman
Selz, later ING Barings, where she was named Global Sector Head) in 1997
after eight years at Schroder Wertheim, where she was a senior analyst
on the 'In Rust We Trust' team. In 2001, Ms. Caplan was named 'Best on
the Street' in her sector in the annual Wall Street Journal poll. Prior
to Wall Street, Ms. Caplan worked as a therapist in inpatient psychiatry
and as a storyteller. She received a BS from the University of
Pennsylvania and an MBA from Pace University. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a quick overview of your coverage?Ms. Caplan: We initiated coverage of eight diversified industrial
companies at the beginning of August, soon after we joined