Winners of IR Magazine Europe Awards 2012 announced
Allianz won the top prize to be Europe's best company in investor relations, IR magazine reports. Beating last year's winner BASF, Allianz won the grand prix for best overall investor relations in the large-cap category.
At the festive, black-tie awards ceremony Tuesday night in London, the German insurer Allianz was the biggest winner of the night, collecting four awards, including best investor relations by country – Germany, best investor relations by sector – insurance, and best investor relations officer – large cap.
Though losing out on the top prize to Allianz this year, BASF did not go home empty-handed. It collected three awards in total, including best corporate governance and disclosure. Unilever and Novo Nordisk, the other two companies vying for the grand prix for best overall investor relations in the large-cap category, also collected three awards each.
In the mid-cap category, the grand prix for best overall investor relations went to Lanxess, the German speciality chemicals group. In the small-cap category, Metsä Board Corporation, a producer of fresh forest fibre cartonboards, won the grand prix for best overall investor relations.
The sponsors of the IR Magazine Europe Awards 2012 are (in alphabetical order) Arkadin Global Conferencing, BNY Mellon Depositary Receipts, Business Wire, Davy, International Capital Connections, the Investor Relations Society, IR.soft and NASDAQ OMX.
The full list of award winners is below and also available online on IR magazine's website at http://www.insideinvestorrelations.com/events/ir-magazine-awards/ir-magazine-europe-awards-2012/winners/
About IR magazine
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About the IR Magazine Europe Awards
The annual IR Magazine Europe Awards are the true benchmark of investor relations excellence across the region, covering continental Europe, the UK, the Nordic region and Ireland. In a new development for 2012, the awards now also cover Turkey for the first time. This year, more than 720 European analysts and portfolio managers were surveyed to discover who's best at IR in the region.
WINNERS OF THE IR MAGAZINE EUROPE AWARDS 2012
Grand prix for best overall investor relations – large cap
Allianz
Grand prix for best overall investor relations – mid-cap
Lanxess
Grand prix for best overall investor relations – small cap
Metsä
Board Corporation
Best corporate literature
BASF
Best use of technology for investor relations
Nestlé
Best corporate governance and disclosure
BASF
Best practice of corporate social responsibility
Marks & Spencer
Best analyst/investor meetings
Novo Nordisk
Best investor relations for an IPO
Ferragamo
Best investor relations during a corporate transaction
Xstrata
Best investor relations by a CFO – large cap
Wolfgang Schäfer
Continental
Best investor relations by a CFO – small & mid-cap
Tim Lodge
Tate
& Lyle
Best investor relations by a CEO – large cap
Paul Polman
Unilever
Best investor relations by a CEO – small & mid-cap
Dr Axel
Heitmann
Lanxess
Best investor relations officer – large cap
Oliver Schmidt
Allianz
Best investor relations officer – small & mid-cap
Oliver
Stratmann
Lanxess
Best investor relations by country – Austria
Erste Group Bank
Best investor relations by country – Belgium & Luxembourg
Umicore
Best investor relations by country – Czech Republic
CEZ Group
Best investor relations by country – Denmark
Novo Nordisk
Best investor relations by country – Finland
Sampo Group
Best investor relations by country – France
Danone
Best investor relations by country – Germany
Allianz
Best investor relations by country – Greece
Coca-Cola Hellenic
Best investor relations by country – Hungary
MOL
Best investor relations by country – Ireland
Kerry Group
Best investor relations by country – Italy
Pirelli & C SpA
Best investor relations by country – Netherlands
Randstad
Best investor relations by country – Norway
Yara International
Best investor relations by country – Poland
Bank Pekao
Best investor relations by country – Portugal
EDP – Energias de
Portugal
Best investor relations by country – Spain
Iberdrola
Best investor relations by country – Sweden
TeliaSonera
Best investor relations by country – Switzerland
Nestlé
Best investor relations by country – Turkey
Yapi Kredi Bank
Best investor relations by country – UK
Unilever
Best investor relations by sector – aerospace & defence
EADS
Best investor relations by sector – alternative energy
EDP
Renováveis
Best investor relations by sector– automobiles & parts
BMW
Group
Best investor relations by sector – banks & financial services
Santander
Best investor relations by sector – chemicals/speciality chemicals
BASF
Best investor relations by sector – construction & materials
YIT
Best investor relations by sector – diversified industrials/industrial
machinery
ABB
Best investor relations by sector– food & beverages/tobacco
Unilever
Best investor relations by sector – forestry & paper
Smurfit
Kappa Group
Best investor relations by sector – healthcare/pharmaceuticals & biotech
Novo
Nordisk
Best investor relations by sector – insurance
Allianz
Best investor relations by sector – media
Pearson
Best investor relations by sector – metals/mining/steel
Rio Tinto
Best investor relations by sector – oil & gas
Royal Dutch
Shell
Best investor relations by sector– personal care & household/luxury goods
Henkel
Best investor relations by sector – real estate
Land Securities
Group
Best investor relations by sector– retail
Kingfisher
Best investor relations by sector – support services/business services
Randstad
Best investor relations by sector – technology hardware &
equipment/electronics
ASML
Best investor relations by sector – technology software & services
Amadeus
IT Holding
Best investor relations by sector – telecoms
Vodafone Group
Best investor relations by sector – transport/transport infrastructure &
services
Ferrovial
Best investor relations by sector – travel & leisure
Deutsche
Lufthansa
Best investor relations by sector – utilities
EDP – Energias de
Portugal
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