Industry & Services >> Sector Roundtables >> September 25, 2000
KEVIN J. DYCHES, CFA, is a First Vice President and Senior Business
Services Analyst for Prudential Securities, Inc. He joined Prudential in
1996 after working at George K. Baum & Company from 1988 to 1996. Mr.
Dyches also worked as a Portfolio Manager and Analyst at Waddell & Reed
from 1980 to 1988. He received a BS in Finance from Arizona State
University and an MBA from Washington University (St. Louis). Mr. Dyches
is a member of the Kansas City Financial Analysts Association. Profile
KELLY FLYNN is a Vice President in the Business Services Group in
PaineWebber Equity Research. Ms. Flynn covers the human capital
management industry. Prior to joining PaineWebber, she was an Associate
at Furman Selz, covering the business services industry, and prior to
that she was an Analyst in that firm's Investment Banking Division. Ms.
Flynn received a BA in History and Literature from Harvard University. Profile
CHRISTOPHER GUTEK is a Research Analyst for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.
He joined Morgan Stanley in August 1997 following business school. Mr.
Gutek has covered the business services sector since April 1999, and he
previously covered the engineering & construction sector from January
1998 to March 1999. During business school, he worked as an Equity
Analyst Summer Intern at Putnam Investments. Prior to business school,
Mr. Gutek spent five years working as a Chemical Engineer. He received a
BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley
in 1990 and an MBA from MIT Sloan in 1997.
BRANDT A. SAKAKEENY is a member of Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown's Equity
Research Department, covering the business services industry. In July,
Mr. Brandt received the number two ranking in his category by Reuters.
Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in May 2000, he was Senior Business
Services Analyst at Salomon Smith Barney, and was ranked number one in
his category in Greenwich's 2000 survey of research franchises. He
joined Salomon Smith Barney in 1995 following a position as research
associate at Schroder Wertheim, where he supported the number one ranked
lodging analyst. Mr. Brandt received a BA in Economics and Management
from DePauw University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Profile
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