The short lists for the IR Magazine Awards – US 2017 have been announced, with major organizations and a wide range of companies making the final cut.
Sherwin-Williams leads the field with five nominations in all. It is short-listed for best overall investor relations (large cap), best investor relations officer (large cap) for Robert Wells, best IR during a corporate transaction, best financial reporting and best in sector: materials.
Financial behemoth JPMorgan comes a close second with four short-listings: best overall investor relations (large cap), best corporate governance, best financial reporting and best in sector: financials (including real estate).
Wright Medical Group is also short-listed in four categories: best overall investor relations (mid-cap), best investor relations officer (small & mid-cap) for Julie Tracy, best IR during a corporate transaction and best in sector: consumer discretionary.
The full short lists follow:
Best overall investor relations (large cap)
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Schlumberger
Sherwin-Williams
Starbucks
Best overall investor relations (mid-cap)
Delphi Automotive
Jack in the Box
Quanta Services
Wright Medical Group
Best overall investor relations (small cap)
Amerisafe
Casella Waste Systems
Covanta
Pattern Energy
Best investor relations officer (large cap)
Comcast: Jason Armstrong
Discover Financial Services: Bill Franklin
Sherwin-Williams: Robert Wells
Visa: Jack Carsky & Victoria Hyde-Dunn
Xcel Energy: Paul Johnson
Best investor relations officer (small & mid-cap)
Jack in the Box: Carol DiRaimo
Quanta Services: Kip Rupp
Wright Medical Group: Julie Tracy
Xylem: Phil De Sousa
Best IR for an IPO
Adient: September 2016
AdvancePierre Foods: July 2016
elf Beauty: September 2016
Impinj: July 2016
Most progress in IR
Applied Materials
Dexcom
eBay
PayPal
Best IR by a non-American company in the US market
BP
Galapagos
NXP Semiconductors
Royal Dutch Shell
Best IR during a corporate transaction
Danaher: Acquisition of Cepheid, announced September 2016
Johnson Controls: Merger with Tyco, completed September 2016
Sherwin-Williams: Acquisition of Valspar, announced March 2016
Wright Medical Group: Acquisition of Tornier, completed October 2016
Best use of technology & social media
FedEx
HealthSouth
Salesforce.com
Best corporate governance
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Marriot International
NextEra Energy
Best financial reporting
Honeywell
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Medtronic
Sherwin-Williams
Best in sector
Consumer discretionary
Comcast
Delta Air Lines
Jack in the Box
Starbucks
Consumer staples
Costco Wholesale
CVS Health
Procter & Gamble
The Kroger Company
Energy
ConocoPhillips
Devon Energy
Noble Energy
Schlumberger
Financials (including real estate)
Discover Financial Services
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Moody’s
Visa
Healthcare
Boston Scientific
Danaher
Medtronic
Wright Medical Group
Industrials
Covanta
General Electric
Honeywell
Quanta Services
Information technology
Applied Materials
Cisco Systems
Lam Research
Salesforce.com
Materials
Ball Corporation
PPG Industries
Sealed Air
Sherwin-Williams
Telecommunication services
AT&T
Sprint Corporation
T-Mobile US
Utilities
American Electric Power
CMS Energy
NextEra Energy
Xcel Energy
