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General Electric Best in Investor Relations for Sixth Year Straight
- Investor Relations Magazine Recognizes Excellence in
Corporate Investor Relations at Seventh-Annual US Awards -
NEW YORK, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In a year when volatile market
conditions have challenged even the best companies, General Electric was
recognized as the Grand Prix winner for best overall investor relations by a
mega-cap company at the seventh annual Investor Relations Magazine US Awards.
The gala celebration, held in association with Barron's, took place last night
in New York.
In addition to General Electric, AFLAC (large-cap), Tiffany & Co.
(mid-cap), and AmeriCredit Corp. (small-cap) accepted Grand Prix awards.
Winners were determined by a survey of over 1,800 US portfolio managers,
securities analysts and retail investors. Respondents were asked to rate
companies and investor relations officers in 20 categories ranging from
disclosure policy to IR web sites. The survey was conducted for Investor
Relations magazine by independent research firm Erdos & Morgan using a
database provided by Thomson Financial.
"The crisis of confidence in Corporate America caused by Enron's collapse
underscores the need for proactive investor relations," said Anthony Parish,
North American Editor of Investor Relations magazine. "These awards honor the
very best IR teams, celebrating excellence in corporate communications.
Recipients of the Investor Relations Magazine Awards demonstrate the highest
level of excellence in the investor relations field, and we are proud to
showcase the best-in-class," added Parish.
INVESTOR RELATIONS MAGAZINE US AWARDS 2002 - WINNERS ROUND-UP
Grand Prix for Best Overall Investor Relations
Winner Mega Cap: General Electric
Honorable mentions: Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, IBM
Winner Large Cap: AFLAC
Honorable mentions: Duke Energy Co, eBay, Guidant Corp, Capital One
Financial Corp
Winner Mid Cap: Tiffany & Co
Honorable mentions: Mattel, Dynegy, The Limited
Winner Small Cap: AmeriCredit Corp
Honorable mentions: CNET Networks, PTC, XTO Energy
Best Investor Relations by a CEO
Winner: John Chambers, Cisco Systems
Honorable mentions: Jack Welch, General Electric; Sanford Weill,
Citigroup; Michael Dell, Dell Computer
Best Investor Relations Officers
Co-Winners Mega Cap: Blair Christie, Cisco; Mark Vachon & Joanna Morris,
General Electric
Honorable mentions: Rachael Scherer & Kevin Lee, Medtronic; Ron Slaymaker
& Terri West, Texas Instruments; Bina Thompson, Colgate-Palmolive
Winner Large Cap: Todd McKinney & Andy Reith, Guidant Corp
Honorable mentions: Matt Gustke, eBay; Ken Janke & Robin Mullins, AFLAC;
Sue Becht & John Arensdorf, Duke Energy
Winner Mid Cap: Mark Aaron, Tiffany & Co
Honorable mentions: Diane Douglas, Mattel; Meg Nollen, Dynegy; Matthew
Stroud, Darden Restaurants
Winner Small Cap: Susan Sheffield & Kim Pulliam, AmeriCredit Corp.
Honorable mentions: Robert Borchert, CNET Networks; Tom Barth, PTC
Best Annual Report
Winner Mega Cap: Pfizer
Honorable mentions: General Electric, Berkshire Hathaway,
Colgate-Palmolive
Winner Large Cap: AFLAC
Honorable mentions: Avon Products, Xilinx
Winner Mid Cap: Tiffany & Co
Honorable mentions Devon Energy Corp, St. Paul Companies, CDW Computer
Centers
Winner Small Cap: Nationwide Financial Services
Honorable mentions : Intimate Brands, Coherent, Zebra Technologies Corp
Best Use of Conferencing
Winner: Intel Corp.
Honorable mentions Cisco Systems, Medtronic, Varian Medical Systems
Best Corporate Advertising to the Investment Community
Winner: IBM
Honorable mentions: AFLAC, Philip Morris, Pfizer, American Express Co
Best Investor Relations Web Site
Winner: Verizon Communications
Honorable mentions: EMC Corp, IBM, Intel Corp
Best M&A Investor Relations
Winner: AIG (takeover of American General)
Honorable mentions: Weyerhaeuser Company (takeover of Willamette
Industries); Conoco (merger with Phillips Petroleum); Johnson & Johnson
(takeover of Alza); PepsiCo (takeover of Quaker Oats)
Best Communications with the Retail Market
Winner Large Cap: General Motors Corp
Honorable mentions: Charles Schwab Corp, AFLAC, Southwest Airlines
Winner Mid Cap: WM Wrigley Jr Co
Honorable mentions: Johnson Controls, Family Dollar Stores
Winner Small Cap: RPM
Honorable mention: Green Mountain Coffee
Best Corporate Governance by a Small Cap Company
Winner: Jack in the Box
Honorable mentions: Continental Airlines, AMB Property Corp, Universal
Health Services
Best Investment Community Meetings by a Small Cap Company
Winner: Tektronix
Honorable mentions: Autodesk, National Instruments Corp, Newport News
Shipbuilding, Cerus Corp
Best Disclosure Policy by a Mid Cap Company
Winner Mid Cap: Dynegy
Honorable mentions: Entergy Corp, Tiffany & Co, Noble Drilling Corp,
Golden State Bancorp
Best Senior Management Communications by a Mid Cap Company
Winner: The Limited
Honorable mentions: Entergy Corp, The New York Times Co, Fortune Brands,
Federated Department Stores, Semtech Corp
Most Improved Investor Relations by a Large Cap Company
Winner: Lucent Technologies
Honorable mentions: El Paso Corp, PeopleSoft
Best Use of Technology by a Large Cap Company
Winner: Lockheed Martin Corp
Honorable mentions: United Technologies Corp, Anadarko Petroleum Corp,
Compaq Computer Corp
Best Latin American Company Investor Relations in the US Market
Winner: Telmex
Honorable mentions: Petrobras, Coca Cola FEMSA, CEMEX
Best European Company Investor Relations in the US Market
Winner: Nokia
Honorable mentions: TotalFinaElf, Aventis, Novartis
Best Asia-Pacific Company Investor Relations in the US Market
Winner: Sony
Honorable mentions: Samsung Electronics, Toyota Motor Corp, Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Co
Market caps were determined as of December 31, 2001 (mega-cap: over
$30 billion market cap, large-cap: $10-30 billion market cap, mid-cap:
$2.5-10 billion market cap, small-cap: under $2.5 billion).
Published in New York and London by Cross-Border Publishing, Investor
Relations is the only global publication focused on the interface between
companies and their investors. As part of a research effort going back to
1991, Investor Relations hosts annual awards ceremonies in the US, Canada, the
UK, continental Europe, Latin America, Australia, Asia and the Nordic
countries, with combined attendance of more than 10,000 investor relations
professionals.
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SOURCE Investor Relations Magazine
-0- 03/22/2002
/CONTACT: Anthony Parish or Adrienne Baker of Investor Relations
magazine, +1-212-425-9649; or Steve Naru of Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.,
+1-212-453-2000, for Investor Relations Magazine/
CO: Investor Relations Magazine; General Electric
ST: New York
IN: PUB FIN MAG
SU: AWD
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