8th Edition of the French Investor Relations Awards
PARIS, January 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
- SEB, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Natixis, Interparfums and Accor recognised by French and foreign financial analysts and investors for the quality of their practice.
- Essilor, Orange, Valeo, Legrand, Ipsen, Cap Gemini, NextRadioTV, Fnac, Veolia and Klepierre are also rewarded.
The 8th edition of the Forum des Relations Investisseurs, organised with the support of SFAF, AFG, CLIFF, Middlenext, Euronext and IFA, has gathered today IROs of some 100 French listed companies, including half of CAC40 companies.
The Forum started as usual with its Grand Débat, a panel discussion on the IR topic: " Slow down of growth and development of corporate financing through debt instruments: which consequences on equity story and IR ?" with high-level speakers including Sophie Javary, Head of Corporate Finance EMEA, BNP Paribas, Patrice Lambert de Diesbach, Head of Financial Communication & IR, Orange, Philippe Berthelot, Head of Credit & Structured Credit, Natixis AM, and Grégory Sanson, CFO, Bonduelle.
The Forum hosted the 8th edition of the French IR Awards rewarding the best IROs and companies listed on Euronext Paris for the quality of their IR practice. Winners are designated as a direct result of a survey conducted by SFAF (French Financial Analysts Society) and NFR-Advisory (Editor of the Forum) amongst French and foreign financial analysts and investors. The French IR Awards are organized under the surveillance of a Grand Jury including respected market professionals and chaired by Jean-Paul Pierret, President of the Issuers Commission at SFAF.
The winners for this 8th edition are:
- Isabelle Posth, SEB, in the category "Best IR Overall"
- Carlos Tavares, PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN, in the category "Best IR by a CEO", for the second time in a row.
- Jean Cheval, NATIXIS, in the category "Best IR by CFO"
- Philippe Santi, INTERPARFUMS, in the category "Best IR by a Mid Cap"
- Sébastien Valentin, ACCOR, in the category "Best IR CSR Information"
Second and Third in each of the 5 categories are also presented with an award (see full award list in appendix below).
New regulation, new information channels, activism, economic and political uncertainty, new CSR expectations from all stakeholders are the challenges that IROs and listed companies are facing.
Today more than ever, quality financial communication and IR are keys to companies' durable growth and value.
The Forum and the Trophies are the occasion every year to recognise the quality of the work of the French IROs and promote best practice and financial transparency.
About the Forum: http://www.forum-ir.com
The FORUM DES RELATIONS INVESTISSEURS is the annual event gathering French IR professionals allowing them to exchange and discuss new IR practices, trends and topics.
Supported by all financial market players associations and entities: CLIFF, Middlenext, Euronext, IFA, AFG and SFAF, the Forum hosts every year a discussion panel, The Grand Debat, including high-level speakers debating on a selected IR hot topic, and the French IR Awards Ceremony recognising the best IROs and companies on the basis of a survey conducted amongst French and foreign sell side and buy side professionals.
The Forum is sponsored by specialized IR service providers: JP Morgan, Labrador, PwC, Euronext, PR Newswire, Le Revenu, Eurobusinessmedia, EasyBcom, NFR-Advisory and Résonance-4.
Appendix
Complete Award List of the 8th edition
11 January 2016
Overall category CEO Category CFO category Winner Winner Winner Isabelle Posth Carlos Tavares Jean Cheval Groupe SEB PSA Peugeot Citroën NATIXIS 2nd Prize 2nd Prize 2nd Prize Véronique Gillet Jacques Aschenbroich Aymeric Le Chatelier ESSILOR International VALEO IPSEN 3rd Prize 3rd Prize 3rd Prize Patrice Lambert de Diesbach Gilles Schnepp Aiman Ezzat ORANGE LEGRAND CAP GEMINI
MidCap Category CSR Category Winner Winner Philippe Santi Sébastien Valentin INTERPARFUMS ACCOR 2nd Prize 2nd Prize Damien Bernet Ronald Wasylec NEXTRADIOTV VEOLIA 3rd Prize 3rd Prize Nadine Coulm Vanessa Fricano FNAC KLEPIERRE
More information please contact:
Nicolas Raynier
CEO of NFR-Advisory and Director of The IR Forum & Trophies
nraynier@forum-ir.com
+33-6-14-24-50-32
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