IR Magazine has announced the winners of the IR Magazine Awards – US 2017. The awards were voted for by an independent survey of portfolio managers, buy-side analysts and sell-side analysts, except the people’s choice award for innovation, which was decided by a public vote. Below is a full list of the winners.
Best overall investor relations (large cap)
Winner: Sherwin-Williams
Best overall investor relations (mid-cap)
Winner: Jack in the Box
Best overall investor relations (small cap)
Winner: Covanta
Best investor relations officer (large cap)
Winner: Jack Carsky – Visa (joint winner)
Winner: Victoria Hyde-Dunn – Visa (joint winner)
Best investor relations officer (small & mid-cap)
Winner: Julie Tracy – Wright Medical Group (joint winner)
Winner: Carol DiRaimo – Jack in the Box (joint winner)
Best use of technology & social media
Winner: HealthSouth
Best corporate governance
Winner: JPMorgan Chase & Co
Best financial reporting
Winner: Sherwin-Williams
Best IR during a corporate transaction
Winner: Johnson Controls (for its merger with Tyco, completed September 2016)
Best IR by a non-US or Canadian company in the US market
Winner: BP
Best IR for an IPO or spin-off
Winner: Adient
Most progress in IR
Winner: eBay
People’s choice for innovation
Winner: The Estée Lauder Companies
Best in sector: Consumer discretionary
Winner: Jack in the Box
Best in sector: Consumer staples
Winner: CVS Health Corp
Best in sector: Energy
Winner: Schlumberger
Best in sector: Financials (including real estate)
Winner: JPMorgan Chase & Co
Best in sector: Healthcare
Winner: Danaher
Best in sector: Industrials
Winner: Honeywell
Best in sector: Information technology
Winner: Salesforce.com
Best in sector: Materials
Winner: Sherwin-Williams
Best in sector: Telecommunication services
Winner: T-Mobile US
Best in sector: Utilities
Winner: NextEra Energy
