Roger rings out half a century
12th July 2016

LINIAR‘s Roger Hartshorn had the unique opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela, Robert Downey Jr and even Darth Vader when he took part in ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange as part of its parent company’s celebration of 50 years’ NYSE listing.

Quanex Building Products Corporation passed its milestone on June 28. To mark the occasion, Bill Griffiths, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer was joined by Roger and other members of the Quanex leadership team on the iconic podium in Wall Street.

“It was an honour to be asked to take part,” said Roger, “It’s not often that a lad from Derbyshire gets to help signal the end of trading on the New York Stock Exchange! We got to take a tour and it was fascinating to feel the buzz between the traders.”

With his appearance on the NYSE podium, Roger joins an impressive list of people who have taken part in the bell ringing ceremony. Movie stars like Sylvester Stallone and Bradley Cooper, athletes such as Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees and Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps, members of the rock band Kiss, and politicians such as Nelson Mandela and Hillary Clinton have all had the privilege. There have also been several fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, the Pink Panther, Mr. Potato Head and Darth Vader!

The video of the ceremony can be seen at: http://bit.ly/RogerNYSE