SOURCE: IR magazine
GE and Cisco Systems Up for Four IR Magazine Awards 2008
Darden Restaurants Tops Mid-Cap List With Three Nominations
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - March 11, 2008) - Nominees have been announced for the IR Magazine US Awards 2008, highlighting the best of the best in US investor relations. GE and Cisco Systems topped the list of IR Magazine US Awards nominees with four nominations each, including the grand prix for best overall investor relations by a mega-cap company. Darden Restaurants, in the mid-cap category, also garnered three nominations -- the most in that group.
The winners will be announced at the annual black-tie awards ceremony, to be held this year for the first time at Cipriani Wall Street.
A full list of this year's nominees is available below or on our website at www.irmagazineus.com.
The awards will be hosted in association with Barron's and the Wall Street Journal, and will be co-sponsored by ACT Conferencing, The Bank of New York Mellon, Business Wire, Chorus Call, Deutsche Bank ADR Group, Edelman, Financial Times, GE, Georgeson, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, Institutional Investor, Ipreo, Laurel Hill Advisory Group, MacKenzie Partners, Marketwire, NASDAQ, NIRI, NYSE Euronext, PrimeNewswire, PR Newswire, Sage Holdings, Shareholder.com, SNL IR Solutions, Thomson Financial and Verizon Business. The event is also supported by the Partnership for New York City.
The awards are based on the results of an independent survey of more than 2,600 buy-side analysts, sell-side analysts and portfolio managers from both the US and abroad. The complete results of the survey will be published in IR magazine's Investor Perception Study, US 2008.
The IR magazine investor perception studies together make up the world's largest survey of this kind, canvassing more than 5,000 analysts and investors in more than 14 countries and regions. Survey respondents nominate companies in specific categories and offer their opinions on IR-related topics and trends. For more information on the study, please contact Kate Giblin at the number listed at the bottom of this release.
About Cross Border Ltd and IR magazine
Cross Border Ltd is the publisher in New York and London of IR magazine, the only global publication focused on the interface between companies and their investors. IR magazine hosts annual awards ceremonies in the US, the UK, continental Europe, Canada, the Nordic region, Asia, Brazil and Ireland, with a combined annual attendance of nearly 8,000 investor relations professionals. Visit www.thecrossbordergroup.com for more information.
For more information contact: Kate Giblin Webcomms manager Email: kate.giblin@thecrossbordergroup.com Tel (direct): +44 20 7251 7520 Full list of nominated companies Grand prix for best overall investor relations - mega-cap company Cisco Systems GE HP Texas Instruments Wachovia Grand prix for best overall investor relations - large-cap company Danaher Corporation Marriott International Staples Grand prix for best overall investor relations - mid-cap company Covance Darden Restaurants Limited Brands Southwestern Energy Company Grand prix for best overall investor relations - small-cap company Life Time Fitness MGIC Investment Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation Best investor relations officer - mega-cap company Ken Janke and Robin Mullins - Aflac Dave Pahl and Ron Slaymaker - Texas Instruments Alice Lehman and Ellen Taylor - Wachovia Best investor relations officer - large-cap company Laura Paugh - Marriott International Melissa Marsden - ProLogis Laurel Lefebvre - Staples Best investor relations officer - mid-cap company Paul Surdez - Covance Matthew Stroud - Darden Restaurants Gene Truett - Harsco Corporation Tom Katzenmeyer and Amie Preston - Limited Brands Best investor relations officer - small-cap company Tabitha Zane - Highwoods Properties Ken Cooper - Life Time Fitness Mike Zimmerman - MGIC Investment Best investor relations by a chairman or CEO Aubrey McClendon - Chesapeake Energy Larry Culp - Danaher Corporation Michael McShane - Grant Prideco Jamie Dimon - JPMorgan Chase & Co Marijn Dekkers - Thermo Fisher Scientific Best investor relations by a CFO Diana Reardon - Amphenol John Mahoney - Staples Best corporate governance Cisco Systems GE Goldman Sachs Wells Fargo & Company Best use of conferencing Cisco Systems HP Most progress in investor relations To be announced Best investor relations for an IPO Concho Resources Interactive Brokers MF Global Best M&A investor relations CommScope (acquisition of Andrew) Transocean and GlobalSantaFe (merger) Veritas DGC (merger with Compagnie Générale de Géophysique) Best corporate advertising Cisco Systems GE Target Verizon Communications Best communications with the retail market Berkshire Hathaway GE Procter & Gamble Best crisis communications - small to large-cap company JetBlue Airways Mattel Moody's Best annual report - small to mid-cap company Brown Shoe Darden Restaurants Northeast Utilities Pinnacle Entertainment Ryder System Best investor relations website - small to mid-cap company The Cheesecake Factory PF Chang's China Bistro Wyndham Worldwide Best investor relations by an Asia-Pacific company in the US market Infosys Technologies Sony Corporation Best investor relations by a continental European company in the US market Alcon ArcelorMittal Nokia Roche