By IR Web Report Staff
THE best investor relations teams and best individual IROs across Europe have been announced by the Thomson Extel Survey and Real IR magazine.
Voting ran from March to June 2006 and the response to the survey, primarily conducted online, reflects the contribution of over 2,000 professionals from 750 buy-side firms, across 52 countries worldwide. From the sell-side, over 1,500 analysts from 150 brokerage firms/research houses participated, and 484 of Europe’s largest quoted companies also took part.
German software company SAP AG took the overall title for best IR by a European company while the company’s head of investor relations Stefan Gruber was rated the best IR professional. Both the company and Gruber were ranked fourth overall last year.
Here are the winning companies and Top IR professionals by sector. (See also see the shortlist announcement for other companies regarded as having outstanding investor relations programs.)
Aerospace & Defence
Top Company: BAE Systems
Top IRO: Andrew Wrathall, BAE Systems
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Autos & Automotive Components
Top Company: BMW Group
Top IRO: Christian Feilmeier, BMW Group
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Banks
Top Company: UBS AG
Top IRO: Wolfram Schmitt, Deutsche Bank AG
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Beverages
Top Company: Diageo plc
Top IRO: Catherine James, Diageo plc
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Biotechnology
Top Company: Actelion
Top IRO: Roland Haefeli, Actelion
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Capital Goods (inc. Eng & Mac)
Top Company: Siemens AG
Top IRO: Marcus Desimoni, Siemens AG
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Chemicals
Top Company: BASF AG
Top IRO: Magdalena Moll, BASF AG
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Construction & Building Materials
Top Company: CRH
Top IRO: Bernhard A. Fuchs, Holcim Limited
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Food Manufacturers
Top Company: Nestle SA
Top IRO: Robin Jansen, Royal Numico NV
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Forestry, Paper & Packaging
Top Company: Stora Enso
Top IRO: Keith Russell, Stora Enso
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Household Products & Personal Care
Top Company: Reckitt Benckiser
Top IRO: Caroline Millot, L’Oréal
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Insurance
Top Company: AXA
Top IRO: Matthieu André, AXA
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Leisure, Entertainment & Hotels
Top Company: Accor
Top IRO: Eliane Rouyer, Accor
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Luxury Goods
Top Company: LVMH
Top IRO: Chris Hollis, LVMH
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Media
Top Company: Vivendi Universal
Top IRO: Daniel Scolan, Vivendi Universal
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MedTech & Services
Top Company: Smith & Nephew plc
Top IRO: Peter Fehlmann, Synthes-Stratec Inc.
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Metals & Mining
Top Company: Rio Tinto plc
Top IRO: Marc Gonsalves, Xstrata plc
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Oil & Gas
Top Company: BP plc
Top IRO: Fergus MacLeod, BP plc
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Pharmaceuticals
Top Company: Novartis International AG
Top IRO: Karl Mahler, Roche AG
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Real Estate
Top Company: Land Securities plc
Top IRO: Amanda Jones, The British Land Company plc
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Retailers (Food)
Top Company: Tesco plc
Top IRO: David Shriver, Carrefour SA
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Retailers (Non-Food)
Top Company: GUS
Top IRO: Fay Dodds, GUS
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Semiconductors
Top Company: ASML Netherlands BV
Top IRO: Franki D’Hoore, ASML Netherlands BV
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Software & IT Services
Top Company: SAP AG
Top IRO: Stefan Gruber, SAP AG
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Speciality & Other Finance
Top Company: Man Group plc
Top IRO: Eric T. Müller, Deutsche Börse AG
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Support & Business Services
Top Company: TNT NV
Top IRO: Mike Richardson, TNT NV
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IT Hardware & Telecomms – Equipment
Top Company: Nokia Group
Top IRO: Gary Pinkham, Ericsson AB
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Telecommunications Services
Top Company: Telefonica SA
Top IRO: Thilo Kusch, Deutsche Telekom AG
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Tobacco
Top Company: Altadis
Top IRO: Stanislas Vrla, Altadis
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Transport
Top Company: BAA
Top IRO: Sarah Hunter, BAA
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Utilities
Top Company: RWE AG
Top IRO: Ingo Alpheus, RWE AG
Dominic (bio & disclosures) is IR Web Report‘s founder and an online investor relations consultant. He advises leading public companies and investor relations service providers worldwide on using the web for disclosure, engagement and profile building. You can contact him via the contacts page.
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