Thomson Reuters, in partnership with IR Magazine, today announced the leading companies and professionals in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan for Investor Relations (IR) as voted for in the Thomson Reuters Extel IR Survey. The Extel Survey provides the most comprehensive and complete view of IR practice and excellence across Asia Pacific.
The 2009 Survey represents the weighted views of over 750 investment professionals from 25 countries. Voting was conducted primarily online and ran from 7 September to 10 November 2009, reflecting a contribution of 184 buy-side firms, 68 brokerage firms/research houses and 152 of Asia’s largest quoted companies. All data, votes received and methodology applied are independently checked and verified by Deloitte.
Highlights of the key winners from the 2009 Survey are:- Leading Investor Relations professional: Harold Woo, CapitaLand Ltd
- Leading Quoted Company for Investor Relations: China Mobile Ltd
- Leading CEO for Investor Relations: Sock Koong Chua, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel)
- Leading CFO for Investor Relations: Jilu Tong, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd
"Tough market conditions have highlighted the importance that the investment community attaches to quality IR from quoted companies. Investor relations activity can materially impact the stock price and reputations of a company and its worth should never be underestimated. During times like these, the benefit of good communication and engagement is all the more vital. The companies and individuals highlighted in the Thomson Reuters Extel Survey deserve huge congratulation for their contribution to the efficient running of the equity capital markets," commented Steve Kelly, Global Head of Surveys at Thomson Reuters.
The complete results cover 31 Pan-Asian industry sectors, all major Asian countries and include extensive trend analysis on the growing relevance of IR to the investment community.
Headline results for the key 2008 categories (2007 in brackets where applicable) are:- Leading CEO for Investor Relations:
- Sock Koong Chua, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel)
- Jianzhou Wang, China Mobile Ltd
- M.K. Tsai, MediaTek Inc
- Leading Quoted Companies for Investor Relations:>
- China Mobile Ltd
- Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel)
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC)
- Leading Investor Relations professionals:
- Harold Woo, CapitaLand Ltd
- Elizabeth Sun, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC)
- Terry Ng, Hang Lung Properties Ltd
- Leading CFOs for Investor Relations:
- Jilu Tong, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd
- Andy Yang, AU Optronics Corp
- Olivier Lim, CapitaLand Ltd
Country Specific Data:
The results for Hong Kong (2008 in brackets where applicable) are:- Leading CEO for Investor Relations:
- Jianzhou Wang, China Mobile Ltd
- Tony Tyler, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
- Ka-shing Li, Hutchinson Whampoa Ltd
- Leading Quoted Company for Investor Relations:
- China Mobile Ltd (4)
- Hang Seng Bank Ltd (-)
- Lenovo Group Ltd (3)
- Leading Investor Relations Professional:
- Terry Ng, Hang Lung Properties Ltd (-)
- Feon Lee, Lenovo Group Ltd (3)
- Grace Wong, China Mobile Ltd (1)
- Leading CFO for Investor Relations:
- Jilu Tong, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd
- Frank John Sixt, Hutchinson Whampoa Ltd
- Frank Lai, China Resources Enterprise Ltd
The results for China (2008 in brackets where applicable) are:
- Leading CEO for Investor Relations:
- Jiping Zhou, PetroChina Co Ltd
- Mingzhe Ma, Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China
- Lihui Li, Bank of China Ltd
- Leading Quoted Company for Investor Relations: :
- PetroChina Co Ltd (-)
- Aluminum Corporation Of China Ltd (-)
- China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) (20)
- Leading Investor Relations Professional: :
- Baomin Zheng, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) (13)
- Bingxun Zhang, Bank of China Ltd (-)
- Zefeng Mao, PetroChina Co Ltd(-)
- Leading CFO for Investor Relations:
- Bo Yao, Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd
- Xinyi Liu, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co Ltd
- Kehui Zhang, China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd
The results for Taiwan (2008 in brackets where applicable) are:
- Leading CEO for Investor Relations:
- M.K. Tsai, MediaTek Inc
- Tsu-Pei Chen, Cathay Financial Holdings Co Ltd
- Morris Chang, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC)
- Leading Quoted Company for Investor Relations:
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) (14)
- MediaTek Inc (9)
- AU Optronics Corp (6)
- Leading Investor Relations Professional:
- Elizabeth Sun, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) (-)
- Andrew Chang, Acer Inc (2)
- Alan Lee, Cathay Financial Holdings Co Ltd (0)
- Leading CFO for Investor Relations:
- Andy Yang, AU Optronics Corp
- Lora Ho, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC)
- Mingto Yu, MediaTek Inc