James R. Alden
Jim has worked in the securities industry for the past 38 years. He began his career with the Bank of America managing their Corporate Trust/Mutual Funds operation in Los Angeles. In 1970, Jim joined Southern California Edison Company where he was responsible for managing the transfer agent and registrar activities for approximately 160,000 retail shareholders. He was elected Assistant Corporate Secretary in 1993. Jim’s other responsibilities focused on managing the companies Investor Relations website, and spearheading a retail broker/investor club targeting program designed to service the retail investor segment of the shareholder base. In 1993 he was responsible for introducing the industries first interactive voice response system for Edison shareholders. In 1997, with the support of SunGard Investor Accounting Systems, Jim helped pioneer the industry’s first interactive shareholder website.
After leaving Edison in 2000, Jim assumed the role of Director, Shareholder Services for The Walt Disney Company. At Walt Disney he is responsible for managing a retail shareholder base of over 1,000,000 shareholders. Jim is active in the Shareholder Services community. He is a member of the STA and The Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals.
Jim graduated from Woodbury College with a BS degree in Business Administration. He has two sons, and resides in Sierra Madre, California with his wife Linda.