Itron Management Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Itron ( ITRI ) Q4 2011 Earnings Call February 15, 2012 5:00 PM ET
Operator
Thanks very much for standing by, everyone, and welcome to the Itron, Inc. Q4 and Year-End 2011 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn things over to Ms. Barbara Doyle, Vice President, Investor Relations.
Barbara J. Doyle
Thank you, Abe. And good afternoon to everyone on the call. Today we have LeRoy Nosbaum, our President and Chief Executive Officer; and Steve Helmbrecht, our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Office on the call. Also joining us are Marcel Regnier, President and Chief Operating Officer of Itron's Water business; and John Holleran, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary.
We issued a press release earlier announcing our results. The press release includes replay information about today's call. We also have prepared slides to accompany our remarks on this call, and the slides are available through the webcast and through our corporate website under the Investor Relations tab.
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