Christina Kmetko is a financial communications expert with over 30 years’ experience in finance and investor relations.
Ms. Kmetko is the President of Evergreen Consulting & Associates, L.L.C., established in January 2010 as an investor relations/financial communications consulting firm focused on providing custom Investor Relations, Communications and Regulatory Finance solutions to small, mid-size and large private and public companies that wanted to cost effectively leverage their resources. Since its start, Evergreen has served various clients, including public manufacturers, distribution and mining, non-public advertising, and early-stage companies.
Prior to forming Evergreen Consulting, Ms. Kmetko spent more than six years with NACCO Industries, Inc. as the Manager of Finance responsible for all aspects of investor relations activities.
Prior to joining NACCO, Ms. Kmetko was Director of Accounting and External Reporting for Agilysys, Inc. (f.k.a., Pioneer Standard Electronics, Inc.)., a distributor of enterprise computer technology products and solutions, a position she held since January 2002. From August 2000 until January 2002, she was Director of External Reporting of Pioneer Standard Electronics.
Ms. Kmetko received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, with highest honors, from The University of Akron in 1991, and earned a Certificate in Investor Relations from The University of California at Irvine in June 2007. Ms. Kmetko is a Certified Public Accountant and received her certification in the State of Ohio in 1994. Ms. Kmetko is also an Investor Relations Charter (IRC) holder, a NIRI credential she earned in April 2016.
Ms. Kmetko is a member of NIRI, the NIRI Senior Roundtable, the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is also a Board of Directors member and the Audit Committee Chair of the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Cleveland, Ohio, and a NIRI Cleveland Chapter Board member.