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2008 Awards roundup

In 2007, IR magazine commissioned investor preception studies of more than 5,000 portfolio managers and analysts worldwide. Their votes identified the top companies and practitioners across categories and numerous regions. Here are selected winners from around the globe, listed alphabetically by country.

Canada - February UK - June
US - March Continental Europe - October
Ireland - April South East Asia - November
Brazil - June Hong Kong & Taiwan - December
Nordic - June China - December


Canada - February
Award category Winner
Grand prix for best overall investor relations - mega-cap CN
Grand prix for best overall investor relations - large cap Cognos
Grand prix for best overall investor relations - mid-cap Cineplex Entertainment
Grand prix for overall investor relations - small cap DRAXIS Health
Best investor relations by a TSX Venture Exchange company Pan Orient Energy Corp
Best investor relations by a CEO Darren Entwistle, TELUS Corporation
Best investor relations officer - mega-cap Robert Noorigian, CN
Best investor relations officer - large cap Janet Craig, Nortel
Best investor relations officer - small or mid-cap Pat Marshall, Cineplex Entertainment
Best investor relations website - mega-cap Manulife Financial Corporation
Best investment community meetings - large cap Corus Entertainment
Best investor relations by a CFO - small or mid-cap Christian Dubé, Cascades
Best annual report CN
Best retail investor communications RBC
Best corporate governance TELUS Corporation
Most progress in investor relations Nortel
Best investor relations for an IPO lululemon athletica
TeraGo Networks
Best investor relations in the US market by a Canadian company Rogers Communications
Best M&A investor relations The Thomson Corporation (proposed merger with Reuters Group)
Best use of technology in investor relations TELUS Corporation
Best use of conferencing Research in motion
Lifetime achievement in investor relations Tom Enright, CEO, CNW Group

 

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US - March
Award category Winner
Grand prix for best overall investor relations – mega-cap company GE
Grand prix for best overall investor relations – large-cap company Staples
Grand prix for best overall investor relations – mid-cap company Limited Brands
Grand prix for best overall investor relations – small-cap company Life Time Fitness
Best investor relations officer – mega-cap company Alice Lehman & Ellen Taylor – Wachovia
Best investor relations officer – large-cap company Laurel Lefebvre – Staples
Best investor relations officer – mid-cap company Tom Katzenmeyer & Amie Preston – Limited Brands
Best investor relations officer – small-cap company Ken Cooper – Life Time Fitness
Best investor relations by a chairman or CEO Michael McShane – Grant Prideco
Best investor relations by a CFO John Mahoney – Staples
Best corporate governance GE
Best use of conferencing Cisco
Most progress in investor relations Parker Hannifin Corporation
Best investor relations for an IPO Concho Resources
MF Global
Best M&A investor relations CommScope
Best corporate advertising Target
Best communications with the retail market GE
Best crisis communications – small to large-cap company JetBlue Airways
Mattel
Best annual report – small to mid-cap company Northeast Utilities
Best investor relations website – small to mid-cap company PF Chang’s China Bistro
Best investor relations by an Asia-Pacific company in the US market Infosys Technologies
Best investor relations by a continental European company in the US market Nokia
Lifetime achievement in investor relations Art Rivel

 

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Ireland - April
Award category Winner
Grand prix for best overall investor relations - large-cap companies Anglo Irish Bank Corporation
Grand prix for best overall investor relations – small and mid-cap companies Grafton Group
Best use of the internet for investor relations CRH
Best corporate literature CRH
Best investor meetings and roadshows - large-cap companies Anglo Irish Bank Corporation
Best investor meetings and roadshows – small and mid-cap companies Cpl Resources
Grafton Group
Best corporate governance CRH
Most progress in investor relations IFG Group
Best investor relations by an IEX company Cpl Resources
Best investor relations officer Geraldine Deighan & Louise Hendrick – Bank of Ireland
Eimear O’Flynn – CRH
Best investor relations by a CEO/CFO - large-cap companies Matt Moran (CFO) – Anglo Irish Bank Corporation
Best investor relations by a CEO/CFO – small and mid-cap companies Colm O’Nuallain (CFO) – Grafton Group

 

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Brazil - June
Award category Winner
Grand prix for best overall investor relations – large cap Vale
Grand prix for best overall investor relations – small & mid-cap OdontoPrev
Best investor relations officer – large cap Tarcisio Beuren - Gerdau
Best investor relations officer – small & mid-cap José Roberto Borges Pacheco - Odontoprev
Best investor relations by a CEO or CFO Amos Genish - GVT
Best investor relations website Vale
Best corporate governance Perdigao
Best annual report Vale
Best investment community meetings Vale
Best conference call Vale
Best investor relations for an IPO Log-in
Most progress in investor relations Vivo
Best corporate sustainability Natura
Best investor relations for an individual investor Vale
Best corporate branding Vale

 

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Nordic - June
Award category Winner
Regional awards
Grand prix for best overall investor relations Danske Bank
Best use of technology for investor relations Danske Bank
Best corporate literature Novo Nordisk
Most progress in investor relations Swedbank
Best corporate governance DnB NOR
Nokia
Best investor relations officer Martin Gottlob – Danske Bank
Country awards
Denmark
Best investor relations by a large-cap company Danske Bank
Best investor relations by a small or mid-cap company Coloplast
Best investor relations support by a CEO/CFO Tonny Andersen (CFO) – Danske Bank
Finland
Best investor relations by a large-cap company YIT Corporation
Best investor relations by a small or mid-cap company Stockmann
Best investor relations support by a CEO/CFO Jouko Karvinen (CEO) & Hannu Ryöppönen (CFO) – Stora Enso
Iceland
Best investor relations by a large-cap company Landsbanki
Best investor relations support by a CEO/CFO Sigurjón Árnason (co-CEO) and Halldór Kristjánsson (co-CEO) – Landsbanki
Norway
Best investor relations by a large-cap company DnB NOR
Best investor relations by a small or mid-cap company Cermaq
Best investor relations support by a CEO/CFO Tom Grøndahl* (CFO) – DnB NOR
*In preparation for his retirement in 2009, Tom Grøndahl ceased to be CFO at DnB NOR in January 2008 but continues as a member of the board.
Sweden
Best investor relations by a large-cap company SEB
Best investor relations by a small or mid-cap company Axfood
Best investor relations support by a CEO/CFO Anders Almgren (CFO) – Holmen

 

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UK - June
Award category Winner
Grand prix for best overall investor relations Barclays
Grand prix for best investor relations by a FTSE 250 company Misys
Grand prix for best smaller company investor relations Vectura Group
Best investor relations officer at a FTSE 100 company Michael Oliver – Lloyds TSB Group
Richard O’Connor – RBS
Best investor relations officer at a non-FTSE 100 company Alex Dee – Misys
Richard Hollins – Serco Group
Best corporate literature by a FTSE 100 company Cadbury
Best corporate literature by a non-FTSE 100 company Serco Group
Best use of technology for investor relations by a FTSE 100 company Thomson Reuters
Best use of technology for investor relations by a non-FTSE 100 company United Business Media
Best results meetings and analysts briefings by a FTSE 100 company Prudential
Best results meetings and analysts briefings by a non-FTSE 100 company Aggreko
Best communication of shareholder value creation Rio Tinto
Best crisis management Barclays
Best investor relations during a corporate transaction Rio Tinto
Most progress in investor relations by a FTSE 100 company Vodafone Group
Most progress in investor relations by a non-FTSE 100 company Barratt Developments
Best disclosure practice HSBC Holdings
Best corporate governance HBOS
Best practice of corporate social responsibility Tesco
Best investor relations by a CEO at a FTSE 100 company Sir Martin Sorrell – WPP Group
Best investor relations by a CEO at a non-FTSE 100 company Toby Courtauld – Great Portland Estates
Best investor relations by a CFO at a FTSE 100 company Douglas Flint – HSBC Holdings
Best investor relations by a CFO at a non-FTSE 100 company Angus Cockburn – Aggreko
Best investor relations for a new issue TUI Travel
Best investor relations by an AIM company Peter Hambro Mining
Spice
Best UK company investor relations in the US market BP
Special award for excellence in investor relations by a non-UK company on AIM Bateman Engineering
Best narrative reporting Land Securities Group
Best of sector winners
Aerospace & defence BAE Systems
Banks/financial general Barclays
Construction & materials Carillion
Food & beverages/tobacco Diageo
Healthcare equipment & services/pharmaceuticals & biotech/chemicals GlaxoSmithKline
House, leisure & personal goods Reckitt Benckiser Group
Industrial engineering/industrial general/automobiles & parts Cookson Group
Insurance Prudential
Media Thomson Reuters
Mining/basic resource Rio Tinto
Oil & gas BG Group
Real estate Hammerson
Retailers Tesco
Support services The Capita Group
Technology - hardware ARM Holdings
Technology - software & services/electronic & electrical equipment Misys
Telecommunications Vodafone Group
Travel & leisure/industrial transportation InterContinental Hotels Group
Utilities International Power

 

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Continental Europe - October
Award category Winner
Grand prix for best overall investor relations (large cap) E.ON
Grand prix for best overall investor relations (small or mid-cap) Umicore
Best investor relations officer (large cap) María García-Legaz Ponce
Telefónica
Best investor relations officer (small or mid-cap) Tim Weekes
Umicore
Best investor relations by a CEO (large cap) Michel Tilmant
ING
Best investor relations by a CEO (small or mid-cap) Ad Scheepbouwer
KPN
Best investor relations by a CFO (large cap) Helmut Perlet
Allianz
Best investor relations by a CFO (small or mid-cap) Jérôme Contamine
Veolia Environnement
Most improved investor relations (large cap) Munich Re Group
Most improved investor relations (small or mid-cap) Lonza Group
Best corporate literature E.ON
Best use of technology E.ON
Best corporate governance and disclosure policy Royal Philips Electronics
Best investor relations during a corporate transaction Heineken (acquisition of Scottish & Newcastle)
Best practice of corporate social responsibility Iberdrola
Best crisis management Société Générale (exposure to bad US subprime debt and fraudulent trading)
Country Awards
Best IR by an Austrian company Wienerberger
Best IR by a Belgian company Umicore
Best IR by a Czech Republic company ČEZ Group
Best IR by an Estonian company AS Tallinna Vesi
Best IR by a French company Axa Group
Best IR by a German company E.ON
Best IR by a Greek company National Bank of Greece
Best IR by a Hungarian company MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas
Best IR by an Italian company Eni
Best IR by a Lithuanian company TEO LT
Best IR by a Netherlands company ING
Best IR by a Polish company Telekomunikacja Polska
Best IR by a Portuguese company Jerónimo Martins
Best IR by a Russian company Mobile TeleSystems
Best IR by a Slovenian company KRKA
Best IR by a Spanish company Telefónica
Best IR by a Swiss company Roche

 

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South East Asia - November
Award category Winner
Grand prix for best overall investor relations – large cap United Overseas Bank
Grand prix for best overall investor relations – small or mid-cap Frasers Commercial Trust (formerly Allco Commercial REIT)
Best investor relations officer – large cap John Gollifer – Singapore Exchange
Best investor relations officer – small or mid-cap Ho Mei Peng – CapitaCommercial Trust
Best investor relations by a CEO Pua Seck Guan – CapitaMall Trust
Most progress in investor relations – small or mid-cap Singapore Petroleum Company
Best IR in the Singapore market by an Indonesian company Bank Mandiri
Best IR in the Singapore market by a Thai company Thai Beverage
Best IR in the Singapore market by a Philippine company Ayala Land
Best IR in the Singapore market by a Malaysian company Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Best IR in the Singapore market by a small or mid-cap Chinese company Dongfang Electric Corporation
Best IR in the Singapore market by a large-cap Chinese company Bank of China
Best investor relations for an IPO ARA Asset Management
Best investor relations website DBS Group Holdings
Best financial reporting – small or mid-cap Advanced Holdings
Best corporate governance – small or mid-cap Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund (MIIF)

 

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Hong Kong & Taiwan - December
Award category Winner
Best annual report or other corporate literature - small or mid-cap China Resources Enterprise
Best investor relations website - small or mid-cap China Resources Enterprise
Most progress in investor relations Cosco Pacific
Best investment meetings Delta Electronics
Best investor relations for a Hong Kong, PRC or Taiwanese IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Little Sheep
Best corporate governance Cathay Pacific Airways
Best IR by a CEO at a Taiwanese company JT Wang - Acer
Best IR by a CEO at a Hong Kong company Tony Tyler - Cathay Pacific Airways
Best IR by a CEO at a PRC-domiciled company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wei Jiafu - China COSCO Holdings
Best investor relations officer at a Taiwanese company Freddie Liu - Advanced Semiconductor Engineering
Best investor relations officer at a Hong Kong company Terry Szeyuen Ng - Hang Lung Properties
Best investor relations officer at a PRC-domiciled company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Jin Shaoliang – Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China
Grand prix for best overall investor relations at a Taiwanese company - small or mid-cap (tie)
China Airlines
D-Link Corporation
Sunplus Technology
Grand prix for best overall investor relations at a Taiwanese company - large cap Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC)
Grand prix for best overall investor relations at a Hong Kong company - small or mid-cap Wing Lung Bank
Grand prix for best overall investor relations at a Hong Kong company - large cap Hang Seng Bank
Grand prix for best overall investor relations by a PRC-domiciled small or mid-cap company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Lenovo Group
Grand prix for best overall investor relations by a PRC-domiciled large-cap company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange China Mobile

 

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China - December
Award category Winner
Best investor relations officer - SOE Lan Qi – China Merchants Bank
Best investor relations officer - non-SOE Jin Shaoliang – Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China
Best investor relations by a CEO/chairman Jiang Jianqing & Kaisheng Yang – Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
Most progress in investor relations - SOE Air China
Most progress in investor relations - non-SOE Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China
Best annual report and other corporate literature China Merchants Bank
Best investor relations for a corporate transaction (M&A, IPO or divestment after June 30, 2007) China Merchants Bank
Best investment meetings China Merchants Bank
Best corporate governance - SOE China Merchants Bank
Best corporate governance - non-SOE Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China
Best investor relations by a US-listed Chinese company Sohu.com
Grand prix for best overall investor relations - SOE China Merchants Bank
Grand prix for best overall investor relations - large-cap non-SOE Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China
Grand prix for best overall investor relations - small or mid-cap non-SOE Beijing Yanjing Brewery

 

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