Proxy Specialist Tom Ball Joins Alliance Advisors

BLOOMFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alliance Advisors, a leading independent proxy solicitation and governance advisory firm, is pleased to announce that Thomas M. Ball has joined the firm as a Senior Vice President in the Proxy Solicitation Group.

Tom has over 40 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance consulting, shareholder activism and the inner workings of the proxy solicitation process. Tom was most recently Senior Managing Director at Morrow Sodali LLC., earning wide respect among clients and advisors for delivering results in numerous of high-profile contested votes, thousands of proxy solicitations and hundreds of tender offers - both domestic and international.

“In our industry, there are few people with the level of expertise in managing high-profile assignments, with complicated issues for corporations across the globe. Tom, an industry colleague and friend for years, will bring excellent interpersonal skills to our team and develop real-world strategies to meet the needs of our clients. I’m very pleased to have him join our team,” said Peter Casey, Executive Vice President and head of Alliance’s M&A Group.

“Alliance has a tremendous reputation for providing personalized, client-focused solutions,” commented Ball. “They understand the value of working together to find the optimal solution in very complex and contentious situations. I am very excited to join a firm with a deep bench of industry veterans with such diverse skills and I look forward to working with them to continue providing world-class service and advice to our clients.”

“We are thrilled to have obtained such a valuable asset with Tom and look forward to adding his expertise to Alliance’s arsenal of offerings,” said Reid Pearson, Executive Vice President who heads Alliance’s Governance Advisory Group.

About Alliance Advisors:

Alliance Advisors is a multi-faceted proxy solicitation and corporate advisory firm that services over 450 corporations worldwide. The firm is a single source solution for corporate executives and Boards as well as law firms and IR agencies for all proxy and governance related matters.