IR Magazine announces short list for IR Magazine Awards - Europe 2014
-- BASF, Continental and Diageo most nominated this year – winners to be announced at London gala event on June 24
LONDON, May 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IR Magazine today announces the short lists for the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2014, the industry's most well-respected and highly coveted honors for leading companies and individuals working in investor relations.
AkzoNobel, EDP – Energias de Portugal, the Linde Group, Novo Nordisk and Swedbank are among the well-known European companies selected this year by more than 700 portfolio managers and analysts for their highest standards across a broad range of IR-focused performance indicators.
The awards ceremony will take place on the evening of Tuesday, June 24 at Grosvenor House in London, as part of a black-tie dinner and gala event hosted by business and economics presenter Simon Jack.
The event is sponsored by Arkadin, Barclays, Bloomberg, BNY Mellon, Business Wire, CMi2i, Davy, Espirito Santo Investment Bank, Fairvue Partners, ingage, the Investor Relations Society, IR.soft and OTC Markets.
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| Award nominees and categories, listed alphabetically |
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| Pan-European awards |
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| Best financial reporting |
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| Allianz |
Germany |
| BASF |
Germany |
| Continental |
Germany |
| Novo Nordisk |
Denmark |
| Best use of technology |
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| BASF |
Germany |
| Diageo |
UK |
| SABMiller |
UK |
| Unilever |
UK |
| Best corporate governance |
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| Continental |
Germany |
| Lloyds Banking Group |
UK |
| Novo Nordisk |
Denmark |
| Swedbank |
Sweden |
| Best sustainability practice |
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| BASF |
Germany |
| EDP – Energias de Portugal |
Portugal |
| Nestle |
Switzerland |
| SABMiller |
UK |
| Unilever |
UK |
| Best investor meetings |
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| Continental |
Germany |
| Diageo |
UK |
| Novo Nordisk |
Denmark |
| The Linde Group |
Germany |
| Most progress in IR |
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| AkzoNobel |
Netherlands |
| Danske Bank |
Denmark |
| DNB |
Norway |
| Fiat |
Italy |
| Best IR during a corporate transaction |
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| Fiat |
Italy |
Acquisition of remaining shares in Chrysler, Jan 2014 |
| Glencore Xstrata |
UK |
Merger of Glencore with Xstrata, completed May 2013 |
| Metso |
Finland |
Metso and Valmet demerger, Jan 2014 |
| Vodafone Group |
UK |
Disposal of stake in Verizon, Sept 2013 |
| Best IR for an IPO |
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| bpost |
Belgium |
June 2013 |
| CTT – Correios de Portugal |
Portugal |
December 2013 |
| Moncler |
Italy |
December 2013 |
| Royal Mail |
UK |
October 2013 |
| Best IR by a CFO (large cap) |
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| BASF |
Germany |
Dr Hans-Ulrich Engel |
| Continental |
Germany |
Wolfgang Schafer |
| Iberdrola |
Spain |
Jose Sainz Armada |
| Repsol |
Spain |
Miguel Martinez |
| Best IR by a CFO (small & mid-cap) |
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| Campari |
Italy |
Paolo Marchesini |
| Clariant |
Switzerland |
Patrick Jany |
| Fuchs Petrolub |
Germany |
Dr Alexander Selent |
| Symrise |
Germany |
Bernd Hirsch |
| Best IR by a CEO (large cap) |
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| BASF |
Germany |
Dr Kurt Bock |
| EDP – Energias de Portugal |
Portugal |
Antonio Mexia |
| Kone |
Finland |
Matti Alahuhta |
| Lloyds Banking Group |
UK |
Antonio Horta-Osorio |
| Swedbank |
Sweden |
Michael Wolf |
| Best IR by a CEO (small & mid-cap) |
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| Brenntag |
Germany |
Steven Holland |
| Campari |
Italy |
Bob Kunze-Concewitz |
| Hannover Re |
Germany |
Ulrich Wallin |
| Lanxess |
Germany |
Dr Axel Heitmann |
| Best investor relations officer (large cap) |
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| BASF |
Germany |
Magdalena Moll |
| Continental |
Germany |
Rolf Woller |
| Diageo |
UK |
Catherine James |
| The Linde Group |
Germany |
Dr Dominik Heger |
| Best investor relations officer (small & mid-cap) |
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| Britvic |
UK |
Rupen Shah |
| Great Portland Estates |
UK |
Stephen Burrows |
| Lanxess |
Germany |
Oliver Stratmann |
| William Hill |
UK |
Lyndsay Wright |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations (large cap) |
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| BASF |
Germany |
| Continental |
Germany |
| Diageo |
UK |
| The Linde Group |
Germany |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations (mid-cap) |
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| Clariant |
Switzerland |
| Great Portland Estates |
UK |
| Lanxess |
Germany |
| OTP Bank |
Hungary |
| William Hill |
UK |
| Grand prix for best overall investor relations (small cap) |
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| alstria office REIT |
Germany |
| Dragerwerk |
Germany |
| New World Resources |
Netherlands |
| Piaggio |
Italy |
| Best in region |
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| Northern Europe |
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| Kone |
Finland |
| Novo Nordisk |
Denmark |
| Swedbank |
Sweden |
| Yara International |
Norway |
| Southern Europe |
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| EDP – Energias de Portugal |
Portugal |
| Iberdrola |
Spain |
| Luxottica Group |
Italy |
| Turkcell |
Turkey |
| Central & Eastern Europe |
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| Bank Pekao |
Poland |
| CEZ Group |
Czech Republic |
| Erste Bank |
Austria |
| Magnit |
Russia |
| OTP Bank |
Hungary |
| Western Europe |
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| AkzoNobel |
Netherlands |
| BNP Paribas |
France |
| KBC Group |
Belgium & Luxembourg |
| Roche Holding |
Switzerland |
| UK & Ireland |
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| Diageo |
UK |
| Greencore Group |
Ireland |
| Lloyds Banking Group |
UK |
| Unilever |
UK |
| Germany |
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| Allianz |
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| BASF |
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| Continental |
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| The Linde Group |
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Best in sector
No short lists. Winners of the following sectors to be announced on June 24:
Consumer discretionary
Consumer staples
Energy
Financials
Healthcare
Industrials
Materials
Technology & communications
Utilities
Full sector rankings will be available in the IR Magazine Investor Perception Study – Europe 2014, available from late June.
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