Natural Resources >> Analyst Interviews >> March 8, 1999
LEANNE BAKER is a Director in the Equity Research Department of Salomon
Smith Barney where she specializes in precious metals and nonferrous
metals companies. Dr. Baker joined Salomon Brothers in 1994 as a
commodities analyst and two years later moved to the firm's sister
company, Phillipp Brothers. In 1990, she rejoined Salomon Brothers.
She received her Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of
Colorado and her Master's and Doctoral degrees in Mineral Economics from
the Colorado School of Mines. Ms. Baker is a member and former
president of the Nonferrous Metals Analyst Group and a member of the
AIMR, Women in Mining and the Mineral Economics and Management Society. Profile
TWST: Leanne, how would you assess the outlook for the nonferrous metalsin 1999? Will this be a better year for investors than 1998 was?
Ms. Baker: We do believe that the sector will show