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Analysts and investors name the Global Top 50 of investor relations


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20 Nov, 2014, 17:36 GMT

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-- IR Magazine and BNY Mellon celebrate the best investor relations teams from around the world

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IR Magazine, in partnership with BNY Mellon, is pleased to announce the winners of the Global Top 50 Awards, recognizing excellence in investor relations around the world. In addition to the new Global Top 50 ranking for 2014, winners of four special awards were declared: Global Top IRO, for the best investor relations officer; Global Top Small/Mid-Cap IRO; Global Top Small/Mid-Cap; and Most Progress in IR. All the results and rankings are listed below.

The Global Top 50 was calculated based on IR Magazine's annual surveys of investors and analysts for its awards programs in the US, Canada, Europe, Greater China, South East Asia and Brazil.

The Global Top 50 Awards ceremony was part of the three-day Global IR Forum presented by IR Magazine and the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), held in New York City on November 17-19.

"We are proud to partner with IR Magazine on the Global Top 50 awards," said Christopher M. Kearns, CEO of BNY Mellon's Depositary Receipts business. "We recognize the importance of a sound approach to the investor relations function and laud those companies that have achieved global recognition for their ability to effectively reach out to investors."

For more information about the Global IR Forum, please visit www.globalirforum.org. Detailed information on the Global Top 50, including the methodology on how the rankings were devised and winners were decided, is available on www.irmagazine.com or by clicking here.

Global Top 50 Gold

  1. Covidien (US)
  2. BASF (Germany)
  3. Intel (US)
  4. Continental (Germany)
  5. China Telecom (China)
  6. Honeywell (US)
  7. CapitaLand (Singapore)
  8. Diageo (UK)
  9. The Linde Group (Germany)
  10. Novo Nordisk (Denmark)
  11. Danaher (US)
  12. StarHub (Singapore)
  13. TSMC (Taiwan)
  14. Allianz (Germany)
  15. Iberdrola (Spain)
  16. DBS Group (Singapore)
  17. SingTel (Singapore)
  18. Deutsche Post (Germany)
  19. Lenovo (China)
  20. Delta Electronics (Taiwan)

Global Top 50 Silver (alphabetical order)

Agile Property (China)

AkzoNobel (Netherlands)

Amadeus (Spain)

American Express (US)

Bayer (Germany)

China Resources Enterprise (Hong Kong)

CN (Canada)

EDP ‒ Energias de Portugal (Portugal)

Ferrovial (Spain)

Itau Unibanco (Brazil)

Johnson & Johnson (US)

Kansas City Southern (US)

Kroton (Brazil)

L Brands (US)

Lanxess (Germany)

Munich Re (Germany)

Natura (Brazil)

Nestle (Switzerland)

NextEra Energy (US)

Qualcomm (US)

Roche (Switzerland)

RWE (Germany)

SEB (Sweden)

Southern Company (US)

Starbucks (US)

Swedbank (Sweden)

TD Bank Group (Canada)

TELUS (Canada)

Texas Instruments (US)

Unilever (UK)

Volkswagen (Germany)

Wright Medical Group (US)

Yara International (Norway)

Global Top IRO

Winner: Cole Lannum ‒ Covidien (US)

Runners-up: Magdalena Moll ‒ BASF (Germany); Rolf Woller ‒ Continental (Germany)

Global Top Small/Mid-Cap (<$7.5 bn market cap)

Winner: StarHub (Singapore)

Runners-up: Agile Property (China), Lanxess (Germany), Wright Medical Group (US)

Global Top Small/Mid-Cap IRO (<$7.5 bn market cap)

Winner: Julie Tracy ‒ Wright Medical Group (US)

Runners-up: Maggie Mui ‒ Agile Property (China); Oliver Stratmann ‒ Lanxess (Germany); Jeannie Ong ‒ StarHub (Singapore)

Most Progress in IR

Winner: Loblaw Companies (Canada)

Runners-up: China State Construction Engineering Corporation (China), SEB (Sweden), Simon Property Group (US)

About IR Magazine
IR Magazine is the only monthly global publication that focuses on the interactions between companies and their investors. IR Magazine helps investor relations professionals achieve more in their IR programs, benchmark their efforts and connect to the global IR community. IR Magazine also hosts events such as awards, think tanks and conferences around the world. Connect with IR Magazine on www.irmagazine.com and LinkedIn and via Twitter @IRmagazine.

About BNY Mellon

BNY Mellon acts as depositary for more than 2,700 American and global depositary receipt programs, acting in partnership with leading companies from 68 countries. BNY Mellon is committed to helping securities issuers access the world's rapidly evolving financial markets and delivers a comprehensive suite of depositary receipt services. Learn more at www.bnymellon.com/dr

This document, which may be considered advertising, is for general information and reference purposes only and is not intended to provide legal, tax, accounting, investment, financial or other professional advice on any matter, and is not to be used as such. BNY Mellon does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of, nor undertake to update or amend the information or data contained herein. We expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon any of this information or data. We provide no advice nor recommendation or endorsement with respect to any company or securities. Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities.

This document is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction in which such distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation. Similarly, this brochure may not be distributed or used for the purpose of offers or solicitations in any jurisdiction or in any circumstances in which such offers or solicitations are unlawful or not authorized, or where there would be, by virtue of such distribution, new or additional registration requirements. Persons into whose possession this document comes are required to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions that apply to the distribution of this document in their jurisdiction. The information contained in this document is for use by wholesale clients only and is not to be relied upon by retail clients. If distributed in the UK or EMEA, this document may be a financial promotion and is for distribution only to persons to whom it may be communicated without breach of applicable law.

About NIRI

Founded in 1969, NIRI (www.NIRI.org) is the professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. NIRI is the largest professional investor relations association in the world with more than 3,300 members representing more than 1,600 publicly held companies and $9 tn in stock market capitalization.

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IR Magazine  
brigitte.toledano@thecrossbordergroup.com  
+1 212 430 6861

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