Cipriani 25 Broadway, New York
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.
View the highlights from the 2022 awards ceremony
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Children are the least responsible for war in Ukraine, but they suffer most from its consequences. Each donation will help UNICEF ensure that Ukraine’s children have access to safe water, nutrition, health care, education and protection.
Water and education systems have been and continue to be frequently targeted in attacks, and access to safe water and schooling is disrupted and remains limited as a result. Ukraine’s increasingly fragile health system continues to struggle to cover essential services. UNICEF provides critical support, particularly in the areas of childhood immunizations and HIV prevention.
All of these services and more are urgently needed as the situation in the country continues to deteriorate, posing an immediate threat to the lives and well-being of the country’s 7.5 million children.
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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.
To view the full list of 2022 nominees and winners click here.
Hill-Rom Services (now part of Baxter International)
Hilton Worldwide Holdings
WINNER
Honeywell International
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Rambus
Fifth Third Bancorp
Mondelēz International
Moody's Corporation
WINNER
Philip Morris International
Verizon Communications
Bridge Investment Group Holdings
Energy Recovery
WINNER
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
The AZEK Company
Trulieve Cannabis Corp
Axon Enterprise
Honeywell International
Matador Resources Company
Mondelēz International
Resonant
WINNER
Ford Motor Company
WINNER
Hasbro
NI (formerly National Instruments Corp)
Sovos Brands
Tractor Supply Company
Travel + Leisure Co
Apollo Global Management
WINNER
Baxter International
First Advantage
NI (formerly National Instruments Corp)
Verint
Axon Enterprise
Baxter International
First Advantage
Immunic Therapeutics
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
PVH Corp
WINNER
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Coinbase
WINNER
General Electric
Matador Resources Company
First Advantage
Medtronic
WINNER
Take-Two Interactive Software
Zoom Video Communications
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.
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.
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 4th 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.
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].
To view the full list of 2022 nominees and winners click here.
Danaher
Equinix
General Electric
WINNER
Johnson Controls International
Medtronic
Prudential Financial
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
Alto Ingredients
WINNER
DZS
Gogo
PlayAGS
Tecnoglass
Wrap Technologies
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
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
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
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
Gogo
Roku
T-Mobile US
The Walt Disney Company
Verizon Communications
WINNER
Aptiv
Caesars Entertainment
General Motors
Hilton Worldwide Holdings
WINNER
LKQ Corp
Tesla
Conagra Brands
Philip Morris International
Stellantis
Target Corporation
Walmart
WINNER
Alto Ingredients
ConocoPhillips
EOG Resources
WINNER
ExxonMobil
Hess Corporation
Williams
Alliance Data Systems (now known as Bread Financial Holdings)
American Express
American International Group
MetLife
Prudential Financial
WINNER
Wells Fargo & Company
Boston Scientific
Danaher
WINNER
Horizon Therapeutics
Medtronic
Thermo Fisher Scientific
UnitedHealth Group
American Airlines Group
Delta Air Lines
General Electric
WINNER
Johnson Controls International
Union Pacific Railroad
Xylem
Ball Corporation
Ecolab
Newmont Corporation
Sonoco Products Company
Tecnoglass
The Sherwin-Williams Company
WINNER
American Tower Corporation
Brixmor Property Group
Camden Property Trust
DigitalBridge Group
Equinix
WINNER
Prologis
Cisco Systems
Corning
Microsoft
PayPal
WINNER
Texas Instruments
Visa
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.
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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The NuVo Group provides financial printing, digital publishing and EDGAR SEC electronic filing services to some of the world’s most respected financial institutions. We possess the tools, team and advanced technologies to ensure an exceptional customer experience — ease of process, rapid execution, regulatory compliance and, of course, uncompromising accuracy. Our Mission & Vision is to consistently perform in ways that make our customers’ jobs easier, and their printing and filing faster, to leverage the most experienced talent, effective tools and advanced technologies in financial printing, digital publishing and EDGAR SEC filing today in order to simplify, accelerate and enhance the end product we proudly deliver to our customers — on time, in format and on budget. To lead in the design and development of groundbreaking services, solutions and support systems, innovations that redefine the industry of financial printing, digital publishing and EDGAR SEC filing and deliver more tangible value and responsiveness to customers — compressed lead times, error-free documents, streamlined production and reduced cost. Proud to be named one of Inc 5000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies.
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UBS provides financial advice and solutions to wealthy, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as private clients in Switzerland. The operational structure of the Group is comprised of our Corporate Center and five business divisions: Wealth Management, Wealth Management Americas, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. UBS’s strategy builds on the strengths of all of its businesses and focuses its efforts on areas in which it excels, while seeking to capitalize on the compelling growth prospects in the businesses and regions in which it operates, in order to generate attractive and sustainable returns for its shareholders. All of its businesses are capital-efficient and benefit from a strong competitive position in their targeted markets.
UBS is present in all major financial centers worldwide. It has offices in 54 countries, with about 34% of its employees working in the Americas, 35% in Switzerland, 18% in the rest of Europe, the Middle East and Africa and 13% in Asia Pacific. UBS Group AG employs approximately 60,000 people around the world. Its shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
For more information, please visit www.ubs.com
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EQS Group is a leading international technology provider for Digital Investor Relations. More than 8,000 companies worldwide trust EQS’s products and services to securely, efficiently, and simultaneously fulfil complex national and international disclosure and compliance requirements to the global investment community.
The EQS COCKPIT, a cloud-based IR workflow platform, digitally maps the work processes of IR Officers, communicates with the company’s website, and distributes company releases via one of the most important financial newswires. With additional products such as websites, IR tools, digital reports, and webcasting solutions, EQS Group is a digital single source provider.
EQS Group was founded in Munich, Germany in 2000 and has developed from a start-up to an international group with offices in the world’s key financial markets. The group employs more than 300 professionals globally.
For more information, please visit www.eqs.com
At S&P Global Market Intelligence, we understand the importance of accurate, deep, and insightful information. Our team of experts delivers unrivaled insights and leading data and technology solutions, partnering with customers to expand their perspective, operate with confidence, and make decisions with conviction.
S&P Global Market Intelligence is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). We are the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit spglobal.com/marketintelligence
Founded in 1969, NIRI 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 over 1,600 publicly held companies and $9 trillion in stock market capitalization.
For more information, please visit www.NIRI.org
NIRI New York is the largest chapter in the NIRI network. Our unique position at the crossroads of the world’s largest financial center and a broad base of Fortune 500 and other leading companies enables us to attract a dynamic membership base, deliver cutting edge programs featuring our industry’s most respected leaders, unparalleled peer-to-peer networking opportunities, and access to thought leadership across multiple channels. Visit http://www.niriny.org/join to join NIRI NY today.
The NIRI Silicon Valley Chapter was formed to advance the practice of investor relations within the local business environment. In keeping with this mission, the Chapter focuses on IR education, mentoring, and networking with the broad professional community. Our goal is to further the skills of our members, to expand their business opportunities, to increase Chapter membership, and to foster an environment that promotes IR learning for all.
For more information, visit nirisv.org.
The Virtual Chapter is the second largest chapter in the NIRI ecosystem, with over 230 members representing 160+ publicly traded companies from a wide range of professional experiences, industries, geographies and market caps. The Virtual Chapter has been providing online educational, professional development and networking opportunities for its members and the broader IR community for more than 16 years, and is the only NIRI chapter to offer CPE credits in addition to IRC PDUs. For more information, please contact [email protected].
Notified is the world’s only communications cloud for events, public relations, and investor relations to drive meaningful insights and outcomes. Notified IR Cloud lets you manage stakeholder communications and regulatory requirements to maximize shareholder value. Tell your investment story with high-impact, multi-channel solutions – earnings announcements, press releases, webcasting, virtual events, and IR websites. Visit Notified.com to learn more.
NYSE Group is a subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses, and a provider of data and listings services. NYSE Group’s equity exchanges — the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE American, NYSE Arca, NYSE Chicago and NYSE National — trade more U.S. equity volume than any other exchange group. The NYSE is the premier global venue for capital raising, leading worldwide in IPOs, including technology IPOs. NYSE Arca Options and NYSE Amex Options are leading equity options exchanges. To learn more, visit our website.
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