NORTH CANTON, Ohio - Diebold Inc. has named Christopher Bast its new director of investor relations.
According to a news release, Bast will be responsible for developing Diebold's program for communicating the company's business strategies and facilitating communications between Diebold investors and shareholders. Those communications will include the planning and development of certain financial communications, investor conferences and meetings to discuss Diebold's business strategies, growth opportunities and industry dynamics.
Bast, who holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and business management from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, joined Diebold in 1994 as a financial analyst. Most recently, he served as director of the company's treasury and payment operations.
Before joining Diebold, Bast was an auditor at Deloitte & Touche in Cleveland.
