IR Magazine Awards – US
Celebrating IR Excellence

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Cipriani 25 Broadway, New York

About the awards

The IR Magazine Awards – US 2022 took place in-person on Thursday, March 31 at the Cipriani 25 Broadway. This very special event honored excellence in the investor relations profession across the US and we were excited to welcome everyone back for an evening of fine food, dancing and lots of celebrating!

Since the annual event first launched in 1996, tens of thousands of analysts and investors have voted in the surveys that fuel the awards. The result: vital benchmarking information on which companies do the best IR. In recent years, the awards program has expanded to recognize more aspects of an IRO’s role as we add new categories to the list and give IR teams the opportunity to nominate themselves.

By popular demand, we present two types of award categories – researched and nominated – both celebrating the success of those individuals and companies that are leading the way in IR across the US.

For our researched categories, companies do not submit nominations. Instead, hundreds of analysts and investors cast their votes and give their opinions on which companies provide the best IR service. In our nominated categories, companies submit written entries to articulate their success and achievements from the past year, giving any publicly listed company the opportunity to be considered for an award.

Nominated categories Researched categories

Highlights

View the highlights from the 2022 awards ceremony

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Awards by nomination

For our awards-by-nomination categories, individuals and companies are given the opportunity to submit written entries, free of charge, to be put forward to a panel of expert judges made up of investment professionals and IR Magazine editorial team members.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

To view the full list of 2022 nominees and winners click here.

Nominated categories
How the winners are chosen

Best crisis management

Have you recently dealt with an unexpected event threatening your company's business or reputation? How did your company respond to the Covid-19 pandemic? Tell us about your ‘crisis ready’ plan, the strategy you implemented when the storm hit, and how the IR team’s actions successfully protected or restored shareholder value.

Nominees

Hill-Rom Services (now part of Baxter International)
Hilton Worldwide Holdings

WINNER
Honeywell International
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Rambus

Best ESG reporting (large cap)

Companies face growing demands to inform investors about the risk and opportunities - they face from a range of ESG issues. Describe how your company was able to meet the demands of shareholders looking for substance in ESG reporting?

Nominees

Fifth Third Bancorp
Mondelēz International
Moody's Corporation

WINNER
Philip Morris International
Verizon Communications

Best ESG reporting (small to mid-cap)

Companies face growing demands to inform investors about the risk and opportunities - they face from a range of ESG issues. Describe how your company was able to meet the demands of shareholders looking for substance in ESG reporting?

Nominees

Bridge Investment Group Holdings
Energy Recovery

WINNER
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
The AZEK Company
Trulieve Cannabis Corp

Best innovation in shareholder communications

*NEW FOR 2022* In this catch-all category, judges are looking for IR teams who have had to think out of the box in the past 12-18 months to update their shareholder communications campaign and keep up with the evolving needs and wants of the investor community. We’re looking for that tiny little spark of innovation that sets your company apart!

Nominees

Axon Enterprise
Honeywell International
Matador Resources Company
Mondelēz International
Resonant

WINNER

Best investor event

Did you hold a capital markets day, site visit or other investor event that made your company stand out from the crowd? Tell us how you came up with an original initiative, the way you managed its organization, and how your audience’s expectations were met; audience feedback is also welcome. Both virtual and in-person events can be considered for this award.

Nominees

Ford Motor Company

WINNER
Hasbro
NI (formerly National Instruments Corp)
Sovos Brands
Tractor Supply Company
Travel + Leisure Co

Best IR during a corporate transaction

How did your IR team go above and beyond to support a recent corporate transaction? Let us know the details. We’ll be looking at the IR team’s involvement in crafting/releasing the messaging for the financial markets and how it organized outreach and dialogue to gain approval from key shareholders.

Nominees

Apollo Global Management

WINNER
Baxter International
First Advantage
NI (formerly National Instruments Corp)
Verint

Best IR website

The IR website is the first point of contact for an IRO’s audience. We want to hear from companies that have developed a best-in-class website displaying top-notch customer experience, engaging content that meets analysts’ and investors’ needs, and multiplatform access.

Nominees

Axon Enterprise
Baxter International
First Advantage
Immunic Therapeutics
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
PVH Corp

WINNER
Tenet Healthcare Corporation

Best retail IR strategy

*NEW FOR 2022* IR teams have recently started to pay attention to and service retail investors to meet growing needs for communication. In this category, we’re looking for IR campaigns that include a retail shareholder communication strategy, how it differed from the usual program and the results of these efforts.

Nominees

Coinbase

WINNER
General Electric
Matador Resources Company

Best use of technology & social media for IR

Are you a tech-savvy IRO always looking out for cutting-edge technological solutions for IR? Describe the innovative ways you have incorporated video, audio, infographics or webcasts into your IR program. Judges will be looking for evidence of heightened investor and analyst engagement via these channels.

Nominees

First Advantage
Medtronic

WINNER
Take-Two Interactive Software
Zoom Video Communications

Rising star

This award seeks to honor individuals who bring fresh thinking and a unique approach to the profession. This category is open to anyone who has been working in IR for less than 10 years and has less than 15 years of professional experience.

Nominees

Charlotte Morse, Bridge Investment Group
Stephanie Gorman, First Advantage
Lucinda Keil, FIS
Jessica John, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

WINNER
Dylan Wolfinger, RingCentral
Balaji Krishnamurthy, Uber
Mei Ni Chu, Voya Financial

The awards-by-nomination categories differ from our traditional researched awards, as individuals and companies are given the opportunity to submit written entries, free of charge, to be put forward to a panel of expert judges made up of investment professionals and IR Magazine editorial team members.

The judging process consists of three simple phases:

Phase one: Once the entry deadline has passed, the IR Magazine editorial team reviews all submissions and produces the short list

Phase two: The short-listed entries are shared with an independent judging panel made up of industry experts. The judges review each short-listed entry and select their top two picks per category

Phase three: The judges come together to discuss, debate and select the final list of winners who will go on to win an award

The judges’ votes are not made public, but their comments may be published in articles or reports after the event. Judges are not required to make comments against every submission.

Lifetime achievement award

We are pleased to announce that the 2022 lifetime achievement award winner is Beate Melten.

Beate Melten is the global head, investor relations counsel for Citi Depositary Receipt Services. In her role, Beate advises clients on all aspects of establishing and maintaining a best practice, successful international investor relations program. She has become the trusted advisor of investor relations officers and senior executives of major global companies. Prior to joining Citi, she worked for eight years as vice president of investor relations for CEMEX, a leading global building solutions provider based in Mexico. Beate combines in-depth knowledge of financial markets with a broad-based background in investor relations and corporate communications. She is highly respected in the global investor relations field and has frequently been invited to speak/present at various events targeted to the investor relations audience around the world.

Beate holds an MA in Sociology from Georg August University Goettingen, Germany.

We look forward to celebrating Beate’s achievements at the awards ceremony on Thursday, March 31 at the Cipriani 25 Broadway, New York.

Meet the judges

We are delighted to announce our judging panel for the 2022 awards! Click on each photo below to find out more.

William Galligan
Former vice president of investor relations
Kansas City Southern

William Galligan directed the Investor Relations Department of Kansas City Southern (KCS) for a quarter century during which the company transformed itself from a multi-industry conglomerate to becoming a major participant in the North American logistics network after acquiring Mexico’s primary rail concession to combine with its U.S. railroad. He, and KCS, have been the recipient of a number of IR Magazine Awards, Including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. Bill is currently finishing the final chapters of a history of KCS.
Gary LaBranche
President & CEO
National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)

Gary LaBranche, FASAE, CAE, is the President & CEO of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI). As CEO, LaBranche provides strategic executive leadership to advance the NIRI’s mission and goals. He represents NIRI to regulators, lawmakers, the media and other audiences.

Before joining NIRI in March 2017, he was CEO of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG). ACG serves 90,000 investors, lenders, executives and advisors to middle market companies, including 1,000 private equity firms.

An association professional for 40+ years, LaBranche has served as CEO for three other organizations and as a senior executive at the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Prior to joining ACG, LaBranche was CEO for the Association Forum of Chicagoland. At the Forum and ASAE he was responsible for identifying, developing and sharing best practices, models and innovation in association management, professional development and meeting planning. At ASAE he was responsible for the 6,000 attendee “Super Bowl of Conventions,” launch of e-learning and modernization of the Certified Association Executive (CAE) program.

He was named an ASAE Fellow (FASAE) in 1995. He was the ASAE Key Award winner for 2007, the highest award in the profession. ASSOCIATION TRENDS named him the 2012 Association Executive of the Year. He is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Association Committee of 100 and is past chairman of the Chamber’s Institute of Organization Management. LaBranche has served on ASAE’s 4 governing boards and chaired ASAE’s for-profit subsidiary, ASAE Business Services, Inc.

He is the author of 300+ articles, podcasts and columns, including “The Association CEO Succession Toolkit” published by ASAE in 2018. He authored the chapter, “Managing the Complex Association Enterprise” in ASAE’s Handbook on Professional Practices in Association Management, 3rd edition and its update in the 4^th edition. He has consulted/presented to 300+ associations.

LaBranche was profiled as an innovative leader in the book, Hope: How Triumphant Leaders Create the Future, by Andrew Razeghi. He has also been featured in Strategic Transformation: How Boards Achieve Extraordinary Change.
Carol Murray-Negron
President
Equanimity

Carol Murray-Negron, president of Equanimity, Inc., is an executive coach who works with senior executives and leaders to optimize their performance, leadership presence, and strategic communications. Her prior corporate experience includes senior positions with Avon Products, Inc, both in the US and international divisions. During her tenure as Vice President of Investor Relations, Avon’s IR program received industry recognition as “Most Improved IR” among mid-cap companies. Carol is a past recipient of IR Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award. A member of the NIRI, The Association for Investor Relations, she recently served on NIRI’s Board of Directors and currently serves on NIRI’s Senior Roundtable Steering Committee. Carol was named a NIRI Fellow in 2014. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Yale School of Drama and a B.A. from Chatham University, where she received the 2016 Alumni Leadership Award.
Maureen Wolff
CEO
Sharon Merrill Associates

Maureen is an accomplished visionary in the fields of investor relations and corporate communications with more than 30 years of success counseling C-level executives and directors to raise the level of their communications, build credibility and maximize shareholder value. As a nationally recognized expert in the complex and ever-changing landscape of corporate governance and investor relations, Maureen is regularly called upon to bridge the intersection between the two fields. She has earned a reputation for providing clients with stellar advice on implementing best-in-class Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies; navigating through proxy contests and activism campaigns; elevating proxy communications; raising capital and developing crisis communication strategies.

Maureen has helped to chart the vision for the future of the IR profession in several industry leadership roles including serving as a programming committee member for the New England Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), where she is responsible for provoking dialogue among board members in the areas of shareholder activism, proxy contests, ESG, diversity in the boardroom and crisis communications.

Maureen has a longstanding track record of leadership within the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) including serving as chairman and a board member, and spearheading the development of NIRI’s standards of practice. She also served as chairman of the NIRI IR Certification Council and helped develop the inaugural Investor Relations Certification (IRC) exam, a first-of-its-kind qualification that is regarded as a valuable benchmark for the IRO. She also has co-chaired NIRI’s annual conference and served as president of NIRI’s Boston Chapter, where she is currently an honorary director.

She also has been recognized as a NIRI Fellow and with a seat at the NIRI Senior Roundtable. In these roles, Maureen provides ongoing mentorship and thought leadership on leading trends and issues impacting the investor relations profession.

Maureen’s work also has been recognized with awards from several high-profile industry organizations including the Public Relations Society of America, Publicity Club of New England, the Stevie Awards and Women’s Business magazine. She has appeared on CNBC and has been featured in national newspapers and magazines including BusinessWeek, Investor’s Business Daily, IR Magazine, Management Review, The Boston Globe and The Financial Times.

Prior to joining Sharon Merrill Associates in 1985, Maureen held positions in the investor relations and corporate communications departments at Lotus Development Corporation. She received a B.S. degree in Communications from Montclair State University. Her specialized training includes completion of prescribed studies in “Financials and IR” at the Simmons College Graduate Program in Communications.
Laurie Havelock
Editor-at-large
IR Magazine

Laurie Havelock is a journalist, writer and podcaster who has worked with IR Magazine for almost a decade. Outside of writing about investor relations, corporate governance and green finance, he also works for the i newspaper as a news editor and culture writer. Away from writing, he works on several comedy podcasts including Podshambles and Idle Fantasy and was formerly a radio DJ, and hosted a weekly show on Shoreditch Radio called What’s Your Plan B? He lives in London with Mischa, his dog.

What our attendees say

"Venue was stunning and the food and cocktails were wonderful. Great to reunite with friends and peers in a festive atmosphere after two years."

Duolingo

"The evening was truly a celebration. The winners and contestants showed deep pride and excitement to have won or be nominated. Great energy and camaraderie."

Broadridge

"You and your team did a great job with the event. Everyone had a fabulous time. It felt wonderful to celebrate in person!"

Anonymous

"We liked everything. The location, the food, the people, networking, and the chance to congratulate some of our clients that were winners at the event."

Investis Digital

"Excellent planning, great opportunity for networking!"

Telsey Advisory Group

"The food was good and the speeches were short. It’s great to be able to get together and share in each other’s accomplishments again."

Anonymous

"The venue was beautiful, the live music was excellent, and the service was good. MC was fun and ran through the ceremony quickly. We also had a bit of fun with the photo booth."

First Advantage

"It was in a beautiful space, dinner was very good, Great organizing and very entertaining"

Mithra Advisors

Awards by research

Our awards-by-research nominees are determined by the input of hundreds of analysts and portfolio managers, who give their opinions on which companies provide them with the best IR service in the US. Every year we invite any publicly listed company to submit their list of buy and sell-side analysts and portfolio managers, so that they have the opportunity to vote via our survey.

If you have any questions on this process or wish to access our data sharing agreement, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page. We are no longer accepting lists for the 2022 research, but should you have any queries about the process, please contact [email protected].

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

To view the full list of 2022 nominees and winners click here.

Researched Categories
How the winners are chosen

Best overall investor relations (large cap)

This category covers companies that have most impressed the investment community with their overall IR program. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$2 bn / Mid-cap = between US$2 bn and US$20 bn / Large cap = US$20 bn and over

Nominees

Danaher
Equinix
General Electric

WINNER
Johnson Controls International
Medtronic
Prudential Financial

Best overall investor relations (mid-cap)

This category covers companies that have most impressed the investment community with their overall IR program. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$2 bn / Mid-cap = between US$2 bn and US$20 bn / Large cap = US$20 bn and over

Nominees

Alliance Data Systems (now known as Bread Financial Holdings)
American Airlines Group

WINNER
Caesars Entertainment
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
United Airlines
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp

Best overall investor relations (small cap)

This category covers companies that have most impressed the investment community with their overall IR program. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$2 bn / Mid-cap = between US$2 bn and US$20 bn / Large cap = US$20 bn and over

Nominees

Alto Ingredients

WINNER
DZS
Gogo
PlayAGS
Tecnoglass
Wrap Technologies

Best investor relations officer (large cap)

This category is for individual IROs whose knowledge of their company and sector and whose ability to build relationships with members of the investment community and to be transparent, accessible and responsive, sets them apart. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$2 bn / Mid-cap = between US$2 bn and US$20 bn / Large cap = US$20 bn and over

Nominees

Shelley Singh, American International Group
Ann Scott, Ball Corporation
Matthew Gugino, Danaher

WINNER
Steve Winoker, General Electric
Jill Slattery, Hilton Worldwide Holdings
Antonella Franzen, Johnson Controls International

Best investor relations officer (small to mid-cap)

This category is for individual IROs whose knowledge of their company and sector and whose ability to build relationships with members of the investment community and to be transparent, accessible and responsive, sets them apart. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$2 bn / Mid-cap = between US$2 bn and US$20 bn / Large cap = US$20 bn and over

Nominees

Brian Vereb, Alliance Data Systems (now known as Bread Financial Holdings)
Christopher Irvine, American Airlines Group

WINNER
Brian Agnew, Caesars Entertainment
Joseph Boutross, LKQ Corp
Heather Kos, Univar Solutions
Peter Andrew, Western Digital Corporation

Best IR by a senior management team (large cap)

Nominees

Jeff Campbell, CFO & Stephen Squeri, CEO

American Express
Rainer Blair, CEO & Matt McGrew, CFO

Danaher
Lawrence Culp, CEO & Carolina Dybeck Happe, CFO

General Electric
Kevin Jacobs, CFO & Christopher Nassetta, CEO

Hilton Worldwide Holdings
Donald Allan, CFO & James Loree, CEO

Stanley Black & Decker
WINNER: Worthing Jackman, CEO & Mary Anne Whitney, CFO

Waste Connections

Best IR by a senior management team (small to mid-cap)

Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$2 bn / Mid-cap = between US$2 bn and US$20 bn / Large cap = US$20 bn and over

Nominees

Derek Kerr, CFO & Doug Parker, CEO

American Airlines Group
Michael LaBelle, CFO & Owen Thomas, CEO

Boston Properties
WINNER: Tom Reeg, CEO & Bret Yunker, CFO

Caesars Entertainment
Mitchell Fadel, CEO & Maureen Short, CFO

Rent-A-Center
Timothy Boswell, CFO & Bradley Soultz, CEO

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp
Brad Jacobs, CEO & Ravi Tulsyan, CFO

XPO Logistics

Best in sector: communications

Nominees

Gogo
Roku
T-Mobile US
The Walt Disney Company
Verizon Communications

WINNER

Best in sector: consumer discretionary

Nominees

Aptiv
Caesars Entertainment
General Motors
Hilton Worldwide Holdings

WINNER
LKQ Corp
Tesla

Best in sector: consumer staples

Nominees

Conagra Brands
Philip Morris International
Stellantis
Target Corporation
Walmart

WINNER

Best in sector: energy

Nominees

Alto Ingredients
ConocoPhillips
EOG Resources

WINNER
ExxonMobil
Hess Corporation
Williams

Best in sector: financials

Nominees

Alliance Data Systems (now known as Bread Financial Holdings)
American Express
American International Group
MetLife
Prudential Financial

WINNER
Wells Fargo & Company

Best in sector: healthcare

Nominees

Boston Scientific
Danaher

WINNER
Horizon Therapeutics
Medtronic
Thermo Fisher Scientific
UnitedHealth Group

Best in sector: industrials

Nominees

American Airlines Group
Delta Air Lines
General Electric

WINNER
Johnson Controls International
Union Pacific Railroad
Xylem

Best in sector: materials

Nominees

Ball Corporation
Ecolab
Newmont Corporation
Sonoco Products Company
Tecnoglass
The Sherwin-Williams Company

WINNER

Best in sector: real estate

Nominees

American Tower Corporation
Brixmor Property Group
Camden Property Trust
DigitalBridge Group
Equinix

WINNER
Prologis

Best in sector: technology

Nominees

Cisco Systems
Corning
Microsoft
PayPal

WINNER
Texas Instruments
Visa

Best in sector: utilities

Nominees

CenterPoint Energy
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
Eversource Energy
NextEra Energy

WINNER
Pacific Gas and Electric Company

The first thing to explain is that our awards are different from most others: for our awards by research, companies do not submit nominations. The winners are identified by in-depth research and any publicly traded company is eligible to be considered. This survey is the only one of its kind to go directly to the investment community, via a combination of an electronic survey and one-to-one telephone interviews, canvassing the opinions of the people who matter to you most.

July 2021: Sample selection

IR Magazine has been building investment community databases for more than 30 years. As part of the updating process, listed companies are contacted every year for details of the professionals who currently cover their stock. These details are combined with IHS Markit’s list of US investment community contacts to produce a total of around 50,000 investors and analysts.

September – November 2021: Telephone survey

The telephone survey then gets under way. The researchers conduct in-depth interviews with an additional 250 portfolio managers and analysts across the US and Canada. Many of them participate in the study year after year, but there is always a healthy proportion of new respondents each year as well. As the research progresses, the sample is adjusted to ensure appropriate weightings are maintained.

October 2021: Electronic survey

IR Magazine then conducts an electronic survey of buy-side and sell-side analysts and portfolio managers. The electronic survey typically receives 200 individual responses from the investment community. These responses then go to Mary Maude Research for initial analysis. The research firm determines what will constitute a representative sample, weighted for industry sector.

Results analysis

Once the survey stage of the research is completed, the final analysis is undertaken. The companies with the highest scores make the short lists for the awards categories, and the points are further analyzed to identify the best exponents of IR by sector. The independence of our research is crucial to the integrity of the whole awards program, so IR Magazine sees the results only once the research is complete. This ensures a transparent, independent set of results that IROs can trust as a valuable bench-marking tool.

January 2022: Short list compiled

IR Magazine receives the results in January and contacts the short-listed companies to give them the good news. The short list is then published to the entire IR community the month before the event.

March 31, 2022: Winners announced

And finally… the winners are announced live at the black tie awards gala on Thursday, March 31, 2022!

March 2022: Report published

Shortly after the awards, the Investor Perception Study – US 2022 report is published and made available to IR Magazine subscribers. This report will profile the top ranked companies and reveal information on how they conduct their IR activities and why investors voted for them.

Who attends our awards

Attendees at this event are leading IR practitioners from across the US. Each participant is someone with an established track record and a strategic IR role within their company.

Below is a sample of some of our attendees:

Company	Job Title	Company	Job Title
Moody’s Corporation	Assistant VP, IR	Lumos Pharma	Senior director, head of IR
Immunic	CEO & president	Pacific Gas and Electric Company	Senior director, IR
Fifth Third Bank	Chief sustainability officer	Moody’s Corporation	Senior manager, IR
Energy Recovery	Director of ESG	Energy Recovery	Senior manager, IR
Trulieve Cannabis	Director of ESG/DEI	Hilton	Sr director corporate affairs
Danaher Corporation	Director, IR	Travel + Leisure Co.	SVP IR, FP&A
Trulieve Cannabis	Director, IR	Moody’s Corporation	SVP, IR
Energy Recovery	ESG analyst	Hilton	SVP, IR & corporate development
FIS	EVP, corporate finance	Moody’s Corporation	SVP, sustainability
Ford Motor Company	Executive director IR	Johnson Controls	VP, chief IR & communications officer
Kansas City Southern	Former vice president of IR	Sonoco	VP, IR
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation	Head of IR	Xylem	VP, IR
Alliance Data	Head of IR	Volition	VP, IR
Immunocore	Head of IR	First Advantage	VP, IR
Immunic	Head of IR and communications	Johnson Controls	VP, IR
Danaher Corporation	Manager, IR	Energy Recovery	VP, IR
Moody’s Corporation	Managing director, sustainability	Roku	VP, IR
Energy Recovery	Project manager	Fortress Biotech	VP, IR

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Our awards provide a unique opportunity to get in front of some of the most influential people in the US IR community. As a partner, you will gain an extensive amount of exposure through a wide range of print and digital marketing materials, both pre and post event, as well as on the day itself. Additionally, you can use the event to align yourself with IR excellence and network with key decision makers from across the region – the ones pushing the profession forward through innovation.

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All our partnerships are created using a mix of branding, thought leadership, lead generation and meetings with your target audience. You tell us your objectives and we will work with you to create you a package that’s makes sense for your company and will help you achieve those objectives. To find out more get in touch with Ian Richman or call on +1 212 430 6865.

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Congratulations to our 2022 winners!

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IR Magazine Awards – USCelebrating IR Excellence

Thursday, March 31, 2022

About the awards

Highlights

In support of UNICEF

Awards by nomination

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Best crisis management

Best crisis management

Nominees

Best ESG reporting (large cap)

Best ESG reporting (large cap)

Nominees

Best ESG reporting (small to mid-cap)

Best ESG reporting (small to mid-cap)

Nominees

Best innovation in shareholder communications

Best innovation in shareholder communications

Nominees

Best investor event

Best investor event

Nominees

Best IR during a corporate transaction

Best IR during a corporate transaction

Nominees

Best IR website

Best IR website

Nominees

Best retail IR strategy

Best retail IR strategy

Nominees

Best use of technology & social media for IR

Best use of technology & social media for IR

Nominees

Rising star

Rising star

Nominees

Lifetime achievement award

Meet the judges

What our attendees say

Duolingo

Broadridge

Anonymous

Investis Digital

Telsey Advisory Group

Anonymous

First Advantage

Mithra Advisors

Awards by research

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Best overall investor relations (large cap)

Best overall investor relations (large cap)

Nominees

Best overall investor relations (mid-cap)

Best overall investor relations (mid-cap)

Nominees

Best overall investor relations (small cap)

Best overall investor relations (small cap)

Nominees

Best investor relations officer (large cap)

Best investor relations officer (large cap)

Nominees

Best investor relations officer (small to mid-cap)

Best investor relations officer (small to mid-cap)

Nominees

Best IR by a senior management team (large cap)

Best IR by a senior management team (large cap)

Nominees

Best IR by a senior management team (small to mid-cap)

Best IR by a senior management team (small to mid-cap)

Nominees

Best in sector: communications

Best in sector: communications

Nominees

Best in sector: consumer discretionary

Best in sector: consumer discretionary

Nominees

Best in sector: consumer staples

Best in sector: consumer staples

Nominees

IR Magazine Awards – US
Celebrating IR Excellence