Winners one and all
Each year, IR Magazine holds awards ceremonies around the world to recognize and honor the men, women and companies that the investment community perceives as being the best proponents of investor relations across a wide range of categories.
On the following pages, we list the most recent winners of these awards in the US, Canada, and the Greater China and South East Asia regions.
Best overall investor relations (large cap) JPMorgan Chase & Co
Best overall investor relations (mid-cap) Hasbro
Best overall investor relations (small cap) Hannon Armstrong
Best investor relations officer (large cap) Susan Lisa, Boston Scientific
Best investor relations officer (small & mid-cap) Trent Ziegler, LendingTree
Best IR by a senior management team (large cap) Craig Menear, CEO & Carol Tomé, CFO, The Home Depot
Best IR by a senior management team (small & mid-cap) Rejji Hayes, CFO & Patricia Poppe, CEO, CMS Energy
Best financial reporting Comcast
Best investor meetings JPMorgan Chase & Co
Best IR by a non-US company in the US market BP
Communications T-Mobile US
Consumer discretionary The Home Depot
Consumer staples The Coca-Cola Company
Energy Schlumberger
Financials (including real estate) JPMorgan Chase & Co
Healthcare Danaher
Industrials Honeywell
Materials Sherwin-Williams
Technology Salesforce.com
Utilities NextEra Energy
Best crisis management Zillow Group
Best ESG reporting Cisco Systems
Best IR during a corporate transaction Joint winners: DSW and Red Hat
Best use of technology & social media for IR Blackbaud
Rising star Joint winners: Sri Maddipati, CMSEnergy and Maggie O’Donnell, Wix.com
Lifetime achievement Sally Curley, Curley Global IR
Best overall investor relations (large cap) Agnico Eagle Mines
Best overall investor relations (mid-cap) ARC Resources
Best overall investor relations (small cap) Kelt Exploration
Best investor relations officer (large cap) Brian Christie, Agnico Eagle Mines
Best investor relations officer (small & mid-cap) Bevin Wirzba, ARC Resources
Best IR by a senior management team (large cap) Sean Boyd, CEO & David Smith, CFO, Agnico Eagle Mines
Best IR by a senior management team (small & mid-cap) David Bronicheski, CFO & Ian Robertson, CEO, Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp
Best financial reporting Agnico Eagle Mines
Best investor meetings RBC
Most progress in IR Gibson Energy
Best IR by a Canadian company in the US market CN
Consumer discretionary Air Canada
Consumer staples Dollarama
Energy Suncor Energy
Financials & real estate RBC
Industrials CN
Information technology & communications CGI
Materials Agnico Eagle Mines
Utilities Fortis
Best ESG reporting TD Bank Group
Best IR during a corporate transaction Empire Company
Best use of technology & social media for IR Canadian Pacific Railway
Rising star Ashley Connolly, Precision Drilling Corporation
Lifetime achievement Joint winners: Roberto Sbrugnera, Metro and Elaine Wyatt, WyattStrategic Communications
Best overall investor relations (large cap) China Unicom (Hong Kong)
Best overall investor relations (small to mid-cap) Dah Chong Hong Holdings
Best investor relations officer (large cap) Lisa Lai, China Telecom
Best investor relations officer (small to mid-cap) Cheng Lei, Anton Oilfield Services Group/Hong Kong
Best corporate governance & disclosure China Resources Beer
Most progress in IR Anta Sports Products
China Alibaba Group Holding
Hong Kong China Unicom (Hong Kong)
Taiwan Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Communications China Unicom (Hong Kong)
Consumer discretionary Anta Sports Products
Consumer staples China Resources Beer
Energy PetroChina Co
Financials AIA Group
Healthcare CSPC Pharmaceutical Group
Industrials Kerry Logistics Network
Materials China Resources Cement Holdings
Real estate Far East Consortium International
Technology Tencent Holdings
Utilities Canvest Environmental Protection Group Co
Best crisis management Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Best ESG communications Delta Electronics
Best financial reporting (large cap) CLP Holdings
Best financial reporting (small to mid-cap) Pacific Basin Shipping
Best investor event (large cap) Joint winners: PetroChina Co and Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings)
Best investor event (small to mid-cap) Kerry Logistics Network
Best IR during a corporate transaction Link Asset Management
Best IR website China Telecom
Best use of multimedia for IR Far East Consortium International
Rising star Kenneth Ke, China New HigherEducation (2001.HK)
Lifetime achievement Dr Elizabeth Sun, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Best overall investor relations (large cap) Bangkok Dusit Medical Services
Best overall investor relations (small to mid-cap) StarHub
Best investor relations officer (large cap) Ajaya Intaraprasong & Chama Thepchatri, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services
Best investor relations officer (small to mid-cap) Caroline Fong, Manulife US REIT
Best corporate governance & disclosure Bangkok Dusit Medical Services
Most progress in IR PTT Global Chemical
Indonesia Bank Central Asia
Malaysia PETRONAS Chemicals Group
Philippines Ayala Land
Singapore CapitaLand
Thailand Bangkok Dusit Medical Services
Communications StarHub
Consumer discretionary Home Product Center
Consumer staples CP All
Energy Thaioil
Financials Bank Central Asia
Healthcare Bangkok Dusit Medical Services
Industrials Singapore Technologies Engineering
Materials PTT Global Chemical
Real estate Ayala Land
Technology M Cash Integrasi
Utilities Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
Best crisis management PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero)
Best ESG communications City Developments
Best financial reporting Ayala Land
Best investor event Manulife US REIT
Best IR during a corporate transaction Aboitiz Equity Ventures
Best IR website Ayala Land
Best use of multimedia for IR Aboitiz Equity Ventures
Rising star James Bywater, Hi-P International
Best IR by an SGX Catalist company United Global
The IR team from China Unicom (Hong Kong) collects the trophy for best overall investor relations (large cap) from Ed Soon (third from right) of Ipreo by IHS Markit at the IR Magazine Awards – South East Asia 2018
Warren Maynard of Broadridge (right) presents the award for best overall investor relations (large cap) to David Smith of Agnico Eagle Mines at the IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2019
