THE INVESTOR RELATIONS AWARDS 2018 Investor Relations: The Art of Communicating Value
About MIRA OVERVIEW Malaysian Investor Relations Association (MIRA) was established in June 2007, by Bursa Malaysia (the Stock Exchange of Malaysia), and funded by the Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF), a statutory fund under the purview of Securities Commission Malaysia. MIRA is the first and only professional association for Investor Relations (IR) in Malaysia. MIRA organizes seminars and training workshops conducted by industry leaders and IR experts to train the IR community. These are enrichment programmes, aimed at providing members with exposure to moneycan t buy-aspects of IR of the community MIRA organises the Malaysia IR Awards to recognise exemplary best practices in IR among public-listed companies and their management MIRA organizes IR Day, an investor access programme where public-listed companies can increase their visibility by conducting a presentation on their business and financial aspects to local institutional and professional investors. MIRA assist and guides companies to establish a viable IR function and implement effective IR programmes MIRA provides networking opportunities via knowledge-sharing sessions for IR professionals to meet, exchange views and grow in their practice. Since 2009, MIRA, in partnership with the IR Society, United Kingdom, conducts the Certificate in Investor Relations ( CIR ) examination recognised internationally BOARD OF DIRECTORS Plantation
Programme TENTATIVE PROGRAMME 11:00 a.m. : Registration and networking 12:30 p.m. : Welcome remarks by Mr. Steven Tan Chek Chye, Chairman of MIRA 12:35 p.m. : Keynote address by YBhg. Datuk Seri Tajuddin Atan, Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia 12:45 p.m. : Performance 1:00 p.m. : Lunch 1:15 p.m. : Awards presentation 2:00 p.m. : On stage photography session with all award winners together with Guest of Honour 2:15 p.m. : Starbucks Coffee and networking 3:00 p.m. : End of programme Investor Relations: The Art of Communicating Value 2
IR Survey 2018 The 8th Malaysian Investor Relations Survey was undertaken by an independent media consultancy firm from September 2018 to October 2018. 10 categories surveyed were polled under Large, Mid, Small and Micro Cap based on company size (market capitalisation) referenced against the basket of companies under the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Index Series as at 31 December 2017. Results were validated by KPMG. The following are the categories polled: Best Company for Investor Relations (IR) Best IR for an IPO in 2017 Best CEO for IR Best CFO for IR Best IR Professional Best IR Website Best Knowledge & Insights of IR Team Most Improved Service from IR Team Best Quality of Annual Reports/Formal Disclosure Best Quality of One-on-One Meetings 3
Nominations Large Cap Survey Findings and Data for 2017 4 No. Best Company for Investor Relations Large Cap 1 AMMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 ASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 3 AXIATA GROUP BERHAD 4 CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BERHAD 5 DIGI.COM BERHAD 6 GENTING BERHAD 7 GENTING MALAYSIA BERHAD 8 HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD 9 IHH HEALTHCARE BERHAD 10 IOI CORPORATION BERHAD 11 KLCC PROP&REITS-STAPLED SECURITIES 12 MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD 13 MAXIS BERHAD 14 MISC BERHAD 15 NESTLE (M) BERHAD 16 PETRONAS CHEMICALS GROUP BERHAD 17 PETRONAS DAGANGAN BERHAD 18 PPB GROUP BERHAD 19 PRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS BERHAD 20 PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 21 RHB BANK BERHAD 22 SIME DARBY BERHAD 23 SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD 24 TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD 25 TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD
Large Cap Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) No. Best Chief Executive Officer for IR Large Cap 1 Dato Sulaiman Mohd Tahir AMMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 Dato Rohana Tan Sri Datuk Haji Rozhan ASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 3 Tan Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim AXIATA GROUP BERHAD 4 Tengku Dato Sri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BERHAD 5 Albern Murty DIGI.COM BERHAD 6 Domenic Fuda HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD 7 Dr. Tan See Leng IHH HEALTHCARE BERHAD 8 Datuk Hashim Wahir KLCC PROP&REITS-STAPLED SECURITIES 9 Datuk Abdul Farid Alias MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD 10 Morten Lundal MAXIS BERHAD 11 Alois Hofbauer NESTLE (M) BERHAD 12 Dato Khairussaleh Ramli RHB BANK BERHAD 13 Datuk Sazali Hamzah PETRONAS CHEMICALS GROUP BERHAD 14 Tan Sri Dato Paul Koon Poh Keon PRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS BERHAD 15 Tan Sri Dato Sri Tay Ah Lek PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 16 Tan Sri Dato Seri Mohd Bakke Salleh SIME DARBY BERHAD 17 Dato Sri Mohammed Shazalli Ramly TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD 18 Datuk Seri Ir. Azman Mohd TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD 5 No. Best Chief Financial Officer for IR Large Cap 1 Shafiq Abdul Jabbar ASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 Vivek Sood AXIATA GROUP BERHAD 3 Shahnaz Jammal CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BERHAD 4 Nakul Sehgal DIGI.COM BERHAD 5 Chong Kin Leong GENTING BERHAD 6 Pik Yee Foong HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD 7 Low Soon Teck IHH HEALTHCARE BERHAD 8 Annuar Marzuki Abdul Aziz KLCC PROP&REITS-STAPLED SECURITIES 9 Dato Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD 10 Nasution Mohamed MAXIS BERHAD 11 Martin Peter Kruegel NESTLE (M) BERHAD 12 Norliwati Abd Wahab PETRONAS DAGANGAN BERHAD 13 Tai Choong Loo PRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS BERHAD 14 Yik Sook Ling PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 15 Renaka Ramachandran SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD 16 Nor Fadhilah Mohd Ali TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD 17 Datuk Fazlur Rahman Zainuddin TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD
Large Cap Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) No. Best Investor Relations Professional Large Cap 1 Chelsea Cheng AMMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 Azreen Manap ASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 3 Clare Chin AXIATA GROUP BERHAD 4 Steven Tan Chek Chye CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BERHAD 5 Winnie Ooi Guat Suan DIGI.COM BERHAD 6 Chow Sheng Wai HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD 7 Penelope Koh IHH HEALTHCARE BERHAD 8 Bindu Menon KLCC PROP&REITS-STAPLED SECURITIES 9 Jeeva Arulampalam MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD 10 Sharifah Naelah Alhabshi MAXIS BERHAD 11 Zaida Alia Shaari PETRONAS CHEMICALS GROUP BERHAD 12 Tai Choong Loo PRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS BERHAD 13 Ng Seiw Kuan PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 14 Christine Lau SIME DARBY BERHAD 15 Benjamin Poh Chee Fong SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD 16 Rohaila Mohamed Basir TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD 17 Anis Ramli TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD 6 No. Best Investor Relations Website Large Cap 1 AMMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 ASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 3 AXIATA GROUP BERHAD 4 CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BERHAD 5 DIGI.COM BERHAD 6 GENTING BERHAD 7 GENTING MALAYSIA BERHAD 8 HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD 9 IHH HEALTHCARE BERHAD 10 KLCC PROP&REITS-STAPLED SECURITIES 11 MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD 12 MAXIS BERHAD 13 NESTLE (M) BERHAD 14 PETRONAS CHEMICALS GROUP BERHAD 15 PETRONAS DAGANGAN BERHAD 16 PPB GROUP BERHAD 17 PRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS BERHAD 18 PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 19 SIME DARBY BERHAD 20 TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD 21 TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD
Mid Cap Survey Findings and Data for 2017 No. Best Company for Investor Relations Mid Cap 1 7-ELEVEN MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 AEON CO. (M) BERHAD 3 AEON CREDIT SERVICE (M) BERHAD 4 AFFIN BANK BERHAD 5 AIRASIA BERHAD 6 ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD 7 ANN JOO RESOURCES BERHAD 8 AXIS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 9 BERMAZ AUTO BERHAD 10 BIMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 11 BUMI ARMADA BERHAD 12 CAHYA MATA SARAWAK BERHAD 13 ECO WORLD DEVELOPMENT GROUP BERHAD 14 ECO WORLD INTERNATIONAL BERHAD 15 FGV HOLDINGS BERHAD 16 GAMUDA BERHAD 17 GAS MALAYSIA BERHAD 18 GENTING PLANTATIONS BERHAD 19 GLOBETRONICS TECHNOLOGY BERHAD 20 HARTALEGA HOLDINGS BERHAD 21 HEINEKEN MALAYSIA BERHAD 22 IJM CORPORATION BERHAD 23 INARI AMERTRON BERHAD 24 KERJAYA PROSPEK GROUP BERHAD 25 KPJ HEALTHCARE BERHAD 26 MAH SING GROUP BERHAD 27 MALAKOFF CORPORATION BERHAD 28 MALAYSIA AIRPORTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 29 MY E.G. SERVICES BERHAD 30 QL RESOURCES BERHAD 31 SAPURA ENERGY BERHAD 32 SERBA DINAMIK HOLDINGS BERHAD 33 SP SETIA BERHAD 34 SUNWAY BERHAD 35 SUNWAY CONSTRUCTION GROUP BERHAD 36 SUNWAY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 37 TOP GLOVE CORPORATION BERHAD 38 UMW HOLDINGS BERHAD 39 V.S INDUSTRY BERHAD 40 VELESTO ENERGY BERHAD 41 VITROX CORPORATION BERHAD 42 WESTPORTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 43 YINSON HOLDINGS BERHAD 7
Mid Cap Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) 8 No. Best Chief Executive Officer for IR Mid Cap 1 Joel Kornreich ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD 2 Tan Sri Dr. Tony Fernandes AIRASIA BERHAD 3 Leong Kit May AXIS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 4 Khairul Kamarudin BIMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 5 Dato Sri Yeoh Choon San BERMAZ AUTO BERHAD 6 Dato Isaac Lugun CAHYA MATA SARAWAK BERHAD 7 Dato Chang Kim Wah ECO WORLD DEVELOPMENT GROUP BERHAD 8 Dato Heng Huck Lee GLOBETRONICS TECHNOLOGY BERHAD 9 Kuan Mun Keng HARTALEGA HOLDINGS BERHAD 10 Lau Kean Cheong INARI AMERTRON BERHAD 11 Dato Soam Heng Choon IJM CORPORATION BERHAD 12 Philip Ho PAVILION REAL ESTATE INVTMENT TRUST 13 Dr. Chia Song Kooi QL RESOURCES BERHAD 14 YM Raja Azmi Raja Nazuddin MALAYSIA AIRPORTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 15 Dato Khor Chap Jen SP SETIA BERHAD 16 Dato Jeffrey Ng SUNWAY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 17 Dato Lee Kim Meow TOP GLOVE CORPORATION BERHAD 18 Badrul Feisal Abdul Rahim UMW HOLDINGS BERHAD 19 Chu Jenn Weng VITROX CORPORATION BERHAD 20 Lim Chern Yuan YINSON HOLDINGS BERHAD No. Best Chief Financial Officer for IR Mid Cap 1 Raymond Wong Lai Loong ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD 2 Malkit Singh Maan BIMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 3 Syed Hizam Alsagoff CAHYA MATA SARAWAK BERHAD 4 Ng Kok Choon GLOBETRONICS TECHNOLOGY BERHAD 5 Chong Poh Leng INARI AMERTRON BERHAD 6 Kuan Mun Keng HARTALEGA HOLDINGS BERHAD 7 Choy Kah Yew SP SETIA BERHAD 8 Chong Chang Choong SUNWAY BERHAD 9 Ng Bee Lien SUNWAY CONSTRUCTION GROUP BERHAD 10 Irene Sin May Lin SUNWAY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 11 Long Sher Neng TIME DOTCOM BERHAD 12 Lim Cheong Guan TOP GLOVE CORPORATION BERHAD 13 Azmin Che Yusoff UMW HOLDINGS BERHAD 14 Tham Eng Huak UNISEM (M) BERHAD 15 Chong Chin Siong V.S INDUSTRY BERHAD 16 Rafiza Ghazali VELESTO ENERGY BERHAD 17 Lim Kim Seng VITROX CORPORATION BERHAD 18 Ho Guan Ming YINSON HOLDINGS BERHAD
Mid Cap Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) No. Best Investor Relations Professional Mid Cap 1 Kamarul Ariffin Mohd Jamil AFFIN BANK BERHAD 2 Tan Hong Ian ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD 3 Esme Law AIRASIA BERHAD 4 Chan Tze Wee AXIS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 5 Sarina Mohd. Ali BIMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 6 Sahil Singh Dev CAHYA MATA SARAWAK BERHAD 7 Lim Chee Keat CARLSBERG BREWERY MALAYSIA BERHAD 8 Azril Rashid ECO WORLD DEVELOPMENT GROUP BERHAD 9 Clarence Gerard Boudville GAMUDA BERHAD 10 Jerry Lee GD EXPRESS CARRIER BERHAD 11 Ng Kok Choon GLOBETRONICS TECHNOLOGY BERHAD 12 Kuan Mun Leong HARTALEGA HOLDINGS BERHAD 13 Shane Guha Thakurta IJM CORPORATION BERHAD 14 Chong Poh Leng INARI AMERTRON BERHAD 15 Khaw Bee Nee MAH SING GROUP BERHAD 16 Zeid Razak MALAYSIA AIRPORTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 17 Freddie Yap QL RESOURCES BERHAD 18 Rais Imran SAPURA ENERGY BERHAD 19 Syed Nazim Syed Faisal SERBA DINAMIK HOLDINGS BERHAD 20 Justine Jiew SP SETIA BERHAD 21 Mandy Lim SUNWAY BERHAD 22 Crystal Teh SUNWAY REAL ESTATE INVT TRUST 23 Delano Abdul Kadir TIME DOTCOM BERHAD 24 See Sook Fong TOP GLOVE CORPORATION BERHAD 25 S. Vikneshwaran UMW HOLDINGS BERHAD 26 Chong Chin Siong V.S INDUSTRY BERHAD 27 Chee Kok Meng VITROX CORPORATION BERHAD 28 Jessica Lim YINSON HOLDINGS BERHAD 9
Mid Cap Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) 10 No Best Investor Relations Website Mid Cap 1 7-ELEVEN MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 AEON CO. (M) BERHAD 3 AEON CREDIT SERVICE (M) BERHAD 4 AFFIN BANK BERHAD 5 AIRASIA BERHAD 6 ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD 7 ANN JOO RESOURCES BERHAD 8 AXIS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 9 BERMAZ AUTO BERHAD 10 BIMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 11 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (MALAYSIA) BERHAD 12 BUMI ARMADA BERHAD 13 CAHYA MATA SARAWAK BERHAD 14 CARLSBERG BREWERY MALAYSIA BERHAD 15 DIALOG GROUP BERHAD 16 ECO WORLD DEVELOPMENT GROUP BERHAD 17 FRASER & NEAVE HOLDINGS BERHAD 18 GAMUDA BERHAD 19 GENTING PLANTATIONS BERHAD 20 GLOBETRONICS TECHNOLOGY BERHAD 21 HARTALEGA HOLDINGS BERHAD 22 HEINEKEN MALAYSIA BERHAD 23 INARI AMERTRON BERHAD 24 KPJ HEALTHCARE BERHAD 25 LOTTE CHEMICAL TITAN HOLDING BERHAD 26 MALAKOFF CORPORATION BERHAD 27 MALAYSIA AIRPORTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 28 MY E.G. SERVICES BERHAD 29 PADINI HOLDINGS BERHAD 30 SAPURA ENERGY BERHAD 31 SERBA DINAMIK HOLDINGS BERHAD 32 SP SETIA BERHAD 33 SUNWAY BERHAD 34 SUNWAY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 35 TOP GLOVE CORPORATION BERHAD 36 UEM EDGENTA BERHAD 37 UMW HOLDINGS BERHAD 38 UNISEM (M) BERHAD 39 VITROX CORPORATION BERHAD 40 YINSON HOLDINGS BERHAD
Small Cap Survey Findings and Data for 2017 No. Best Company for Investor Relations Small Cap 1 ADVANCECON HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 AEMULUS HOLDINGS BERHAD 3 AHMAD ZAKI RESOURCES BERHAD 4 AIRASIA X BERHAD 5 AMWAY (M) HOLDINGS BHD 6 BIOALPHA HOLDINGS BERHAD 7 CHIN WELL HOLDINGS BERHAD 8 D&O GREEN TECHNOLOGIES BERHAD 9 DAGANG NEXCHANGE BERHAD 10 DAIBOCHI PLASTIC & PACKAGING INDUSTRY BERHAD 11 DELEUM BERHAD 12 DKSH HOLDINGS(M)BERHAD 13 ECONPILE HOLDINGS BERHAD 14 ENGTEX GROUP BERHAD 15 FAVELLE FAVCO BERHAD 16 FRONTKEN CORPORATION BERHAD 17 GABUNGAN AQRS BERHAD 18 GFM SERVICES BERHAD 19 GHL SYSTEMS BERHAD 20 HEVEABOARD BERHAD 21 HIBISCUS PETROLEUM BERHAD 22 HUA YANG BERHAD 23 I-BERHAD 24 ISKANDAR WATERFRONT CITY BERHAD 25 LAMBO GROUP BERHAD 26 LBS BINA GROUP BERHAD 27 MATRIX CONCEPTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 28 MEDIA PRIMA BERHAD 29 MMS VENTURES BERHAD 30 MRCB-QUILL REIT 31 MYNEWS HOLDINGS BERHAD 32 OCK GROUP BERHAD 33 PECCA GROUP BERHAD 34 PESTECH INTERNATIONAL BERHAD 35 PUC BERHAD 36 SCGM BERHAD 37 SURIA CAPITAL HOLDINGS BERHAD 11
Small Cap Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) No. Best Chief Executive Officer for IR Small Cap 1 Benyamin Ismail AIRASIA X BERHAD 2 Tay Kheng Chiong D&O GREEN TECHNOLOGIES BERHAD 3 Thomas Lim Soo Koon DAIBOCHI PLASTIC & PACKAGING INDUSTRY BERHAD 4 Zainal Abidin Abdul Jalil DAGANG NEXCHANGE BERHAD 5 Raymond Pang ECONPILE HOLDINGS BERHAD 6 Dato Azizan Jaafar GABUNGAN AQRS BERHAD 7 Ruslan Nordin GFM SERVICES BERHAD 8 Tan Keng Kang HAI-O ENTERPRISE BERHAD 9 Yoong Hau Chun HEVEABOARD BERHAD 10 Datuk Chay Wai Leong KENANGA INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD 11 Datuk Lee Tian Hock MATRIX CONCEPTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 12 Datuk Kamal Khalid MEDIA PRIMA BERHAD 13 Yong Su Lin MRCB-QUILL REIT 14 Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai STAR MEDIA GROUP BERHAD 15 Lim Ee Young YEE LEE CORPORATION BERHAD No. Best Chief Financial Officer for IR Small Cap 12 1 Ng Chin Wah AEMULUS HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 Rachel Wong Mee Yen AIRASIA X BERHAD 3 Lee Hai Peng CHIN HIN GROUP BERHAD 4 Lee Han Yung D&O GREEN TECHNOLOGIES BERHAD 5 Jayanthi Gunaratnam DELEUM BERHAD 6 Khoo Chong Keong ENGTEX GROUP BERHAD 7 Ow Yin Yee GABUNGAN AQRS BERHAD 8 Jeffery Mohamad Akhir GFM SERVICES BERHAD 9 Brandon Ong GLOMAC BERHAD 10 Hew Von Kin HAI-O ENTERPRISE BERHAD 11 Joe Tan Hwai Lun HUA YANG BERHAD 12 Farnida Ngah MEDIA PRIMA BERHAD 13 Cheong Boon Kak KENANGA INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD 14 Yam Tai Fong KIMLUN CORPORATION BERHAD 15 Ragesh Rajendran STAR MEDIA GROUP BERHAD 16 Steve Neoh TAMBUN INDAH LAND BERHAD 17 Shirley Chen Ooi Wai TUNE PROTECT GROUP BERHAD
Small Cap Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) No. Best Investor Relations Professional Small Cap 1 Ng Chin Wah AEMULUS HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 Hanif Idrose Mohamed AIRASIA X BERHAD 3 Lee Han Yung D&O GREEN TECHNOLOGIES BERHAD 4 Sharifah Kasim Al Edrus DAGANG NEXCHANGE BERHAD 5 Ridhwan Effendy GABUNGAN AQRS BERHAD 6 Hew Von Kin HAI-O ENTERPRISE BERHAD 7 Stephanie Liew HSS ENGINEERS BERHAD 8 Chuah Sze Phing KENANGA INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD 9 Victor Lim Seng Lee LBS BINA GROUP BERHAD 10 Mohd Fadzli Suhaimi MATRIX CONCEPTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 11 Joyce Loh MRCB-QUILL REIT 12 Janice Teh PERDANA PETROLEUM BERHAD 13 Grace Chang PUC BERHAD 14 Affryll Teo TUNE PROTECT GROUP BERHAD No. Best Investor Relations Website Small Cap 1 ADVANCECON HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 AEMULUS HOLDINGS BERHAD 3 AHMAD ZAKI RESOURCES BERHAD 4 AIRASIA X BERHAD 5 AMWAY (M) HOLDINGS BERHAD 6 BARAKAH OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BERHAD 7 CARING PHARMACY GROUP BERHAD 8 CHIN HIN GROUP BERHAD 9 CYPARK RESOURCES BERHAD 10 D&O GREEN TECHNOLOGIES BERHAD 11 DAIBOCHI PLASTIC & PACKAGING INDUSTRY BERHAD 12 ECONPILE HOLDINGS BERHAD 13 FRONTKEN CORPORATION BERHAD 14 GABUNGAN AQRS BERHAD 15 GHL SYSTEMS BERHAD 16 HIBISCUS PETROLEUM BERHAD 17 HSS ENGINEERS BERHAD 18 KAREX BERHAD 19 KUMPULAN PERANGSANG SELANGOR BERHAD 20 LAMBO GROUP BERHAD 21 LBS BINA GROUP BERHAD 22 MATRIX CONCEPTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 23 MEDIA PRIMA BERHAD 24 STAR MEDIA GROUP BERHAD 25 SUPERMAX CORPORATION BERHAD 26 YEE LEE CORPORATION BERHAD 13
Micro Cap Survey Findings and Data for 2017 No. Best Miro Cap Company in Investor Relations 1 KELINGTON GROUP BERHAD 14
Other Categories Survey Findings and Data for 2017 No Best Investor Relations for an IPO in 2017 All Malaysian Companies 1 ADVANCECON HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 CABNET HOLDINGS BERHAD 3 ECO WORLD INTERNATIONAL BERHAD 4 EVERSAFE RUBBER BERHAD 5 HLT GLOBAL BERHAD 6 INTA BINA GROUP BERHAD 7 KEJURUTERAAN ASASTERA BERHAD 8 KIP REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 9 LOTTE CHEMICAL TITAN HOLDING BERHAD 10 SERBA DINAMIK HOLDINGS BERHAD No Business Knowledge & Insights of IR Team 1 AEON CREDIT SERVICE (M) BERHAD 2 AFFIN BANK BERHAD 3 AIRASIA BERHAD 4 AIRASIA X BERHAD 5 ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD 6 AMMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 7 ASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 8 AWC BERHAD 9 AXIATA GROUP BERHAD 10 AXIS REITS 11 BERMAZ AUTO BERHAD 12 CAHYA MATA SARAWAK BERHAD 13 CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BERHAD 14 D&O GREEN TECHNOLOGIES BERHAD 15 DAIBOCHI PLASTIC & PACKAGING 16 DIGI.COM BERHAD 17 ECO WORLD DEVELOPMENT GROUP BERHAD 18 ECO WORLD INTERNATIONAL BERHAD 19 ENGTEX GROUP BERHAD 20 GAMUDA BERHAD 21 GD EXPRESS CARRIER BERHAD 22 HARTALEGA HOLDINGS BERHAD 23 HIBISCUS PETROLEUM BERHAD 24 HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD 25 HSS ENGINEERS BERHAD 26 IHH HEALTHCARE BERHAD 27 IJM CORPORATION BERHAD 28 INARI AMERTRON BERHAD 15
Other Categories Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) 16 No Business Knowledge & Insights of IR Team (cont d) 29 KELINGTON GROUP BERHAD 30 KLCC PROP&REITS-STAPLED SEC 31 KPJ HEALTHCARE BERHAD 32 KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG BERHAD 33 LBS BINA GROUP BERHAD 34 MAH SING GROUP BERHAD 35 MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD 36 MALAYSIA AIRPORTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 37 MYNEWS HOLDINGS BERHAD 38 NESTLE (M) BERHAD 39 OLDTOWN BERHAD 40 PETRONAS CHEMICALS GROUP BERHAD 41 PETRONAS DAGANGAN BERHAD 42 PHARMANIAGA BERHAD 43 POWER ROOT BERHAD 44 PRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS BERHAD 45 PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 46 PUC BERHAD 47 QL RESOURCES BERHAD 48 SAPURA ENERGY BERHAD 49 SCGM BERHAD 50 SERBA DINAMIK HOLDINGS BERHAD 51 SIME DARBY BERHAD 52 SIME DARBY PLANTATION BERHAD 53 SIME DARBY PROPERTY BERHAD 54 SP SETIA BERHAD 55 SPRITZER BERHAD 56 SUNWAY BERHAD 57 SUNWAY CONSTRUCTION GROUP BERHAD 58 SUNWAY REAL ESTATE INVT TRUST 59 TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD 60 TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD 61 TIME DOTCOM BERHAD 62 TOP GLOVE CORPORATION BERHAD 63 UMW HOLDINGS BERHAD 64 UOA DEVELOPMENT BERHAD 65 UZMA BERHAD 66 V.S INDUSTRY BERHAD 67 VITROX CORPORATION BERHAD 68 WCT HOLDINGS BERHAD 69 YINSON HOLDINGS BERHAD
Other Categories Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) No Most Improved Service from IR Team All Malaysian Companies 1 7-ELEVEN MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 ABM FUJIYA BERHAD 3 ADVANCECON HOLDINGS BERHAD 4 AEON CREDIT SERVICE (M) BERHAD 5 AFFIN BANK BERHAD 6 AIRASIA X BERHAD 7 ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD 8 AMMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 9 ANN JOO RESOURCES BERHAD 10 ASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 11 AXIATA GROUP BERHAD 12 CHEMICAL COMPANY OF MALAYSIA BERHAD 13 DIGI.COM BERHAD 14 ECO WORLD INTERNATIONAL BERHAD 15 ELK-DESA RESOURCES BERHAD 16 ELSOFT RESEARCH BERHAD 17 ENGTEX GROUP BERHAD 18 FRASER & NEAVE HOLDINGS BERHAD 19 FRONTKEN CORPORATION BERHAD 20 HARTALEGA HOLDINGS BERHAD 21 HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD 22 HSS ENGINEERS BERHAD 23 IHH HEALTHCARE BERHAD 24 KELINGTON GROUP BERHAD 25 KLCC PROP&REITS-STAPLED SECURITIES 26 LONDON BISCUITS BERHAD 27 LOTTE CHEMICAL TITAN HOLDING BERHAD 28 MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD 29 MALAYSIA AIRPORTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 30 MAXIS BERHAD 31 MMS VENTURES BERHAD 32 PAVILION REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST 33 PRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS BERHAD 34 PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 35 QL RESOURCES BERHAD 36 SERBA DINAMIK HOLDINGS BERHAD 37 TAN CHONG MOTOR HOLDINGS BERHAD 38 TOP GLOVE CORPORATION BERHAD 39 UEM EDGENTA BERHAD 40 UEM SUNRISE BERHAD 41 UMW HOLDINGS BERHAD 42 UMW OIL & GAS CORPORATION BERHAD 43 V.S INDUSTRY BERHAD 17
Other Categories Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) 18 No Best Quality of Annual Reports / Formal Disclosure All Malaysian Companies 1 7-ELEVEN MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 AIRASIA BERHAD 3 AIRASIA X BERHAD 4 ALLIANZ MALAYSIA BERHAD 5 AMMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 6 ASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 7 AXIATA GROUP BERHAD 8 AXIS REITS 9 BERJAYA FOOD BERHAD 10 BERMAZ AUTO BERHAD 11 CAHYA MATA SARAWAK BERHAD 12 CAPITALAND MALAYSIA MALL TRUST 13 CARLSBERG BREWERY MALAYSIA BERHAD 14 CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BERHAD 15 DAGANG NEXCHANGE BERHAD 16 DIGI.COM BERHAD 17 ECO WORLD DEVELOPMENT GROUP BERHAD 18 FRASER & NEAVE HOLDINGS BERHAD 19 GAMUDA BERHAD 20 GHL SYSTEMS BERHAD 21 HAI-O ENTERPRISE BERHAD 22 HARTALEGA HOLDINGS BERHAD 23 HEINEKEN MALAYSIA BERHAD 24 HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD 25 HONG LEONG FINANCIAL GROUP BERHAD 26 IHH HEALTHCARE BERHAD 27 IJM CORPORATION BERHAD 28 INARI AMERTRON BERHAD 29 KELINGTON GROUP BERHAD 30 KLCC PROP&REITS-STAPLED SECURITIES 31 MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD 32 MALAYSIA AIRPORTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 33 MAXIS BERHAD 34 MEDIA PRIMA BERHAD 35 MEGA FIRST CORPORATION BERHAD 36 MMC CORPORATION BERHAD 37 NESTLE (M) BERHAD 38 PETRONAS CHEMICALS GROUP BERHAD 39 PETRONAS DAGANGAN BERHAD 40 PRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS BERHAD 41 PUBLIC BANK BERHAD
Other Categories Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) No Best Quality of Annual Reports / Formal Disclosure All Malaysian Companies (cont d) 42 QL RESOURCES BERHAD 43 RHB BANK BERHAD 44 SERBA DINAMIK HOLDINGS BERHAD 45 SIME DARBY BERHAD 46 SP SETIA BERHAD 47 SUNWAY BERHAD 48 SUNWAY CONSTRUCTION GROUP BERHAD 49 SUNWAY REAL ESTATE INVESMENT TRUST 50 TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD 51 TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD 52 TOP GLOVE CORPORATION BERHAD 53 V.S INDUSTRY BERHAD 54 VITROX CORPORATION BERHAD No Best Quality of One-on-One Meetings All Malaysian Companies 1 ADVANCECON HOLDINGS BERHAD 2 AEON CREDIT SERVICE (M) BERHAD 3 AIRASIA X BERHAD 4 ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD 5 ALLIANZ MALAYSIA BERHAD 6 AMMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 7 ANN JOO RESOURCES BERHAD 8 ASTRO MALAYSIA HOLDINGS BERHAD 9 AXIATA GROUP BERHAD 10 AXIS REITS 11 BERMAZ AUTO BERHAD 12 BIMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 13 BIOALPHA HOLDINGS BERHAD 14 CAHYA MATA SARAWAK BERHAD 15 CHIN HIN GROUP BERHAD 16 CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BERHAD 17 D&O GREEN TECHNOLOGIES BERHAD 18 DAIBOCHI PLASTIC & PACKAGING 19 DELEUM BERHAD 20 DIGI.COM BERHAD 21 ECO WORLD INTERNATIONAL BERHAD 22 ECONPILE HOLDINGS BERHAD 23 ENGTEX GROUP BERHAD 24 FRONTKEN CORPORATION BERHAD 25 GAMUDA BERHAD 19
Other Categories Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) 20 No Best Quality of One-on-One Meetings All Malaysian Companies (cont d) 26 GLOBETRONICS TECHNOLOGY BERHAD 27 HAI-O ENTERPRISE BERHAD 28 HAP SENG CONSOLIDATED BERHAD 29 HARTALEGA HOLDINGS BERHAD 30 HEVEABOARD BERHAD 31 HIAP TECK VENTURE BERHAD 32 HIBISCUS PETROLEUM BERHAD 33 HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD 34 HSS ENGINEERS BERHAD 35 IHH HEALTHCARE BERHAD 36 IJM CORPORATION BERHAD 37 INARI AMERTRON BERHAD 38 KELINGTON GROUP BERHAD 39 KERJAYA PROSPEK GROUP BERHAD 40 KLCC PROP&REITS-STAPLED SEC 41 KPJ HEALTHCARE BERHAD 42 LBS BINA GROUP BERHAD 43 MAH SING GROUP BERHAD 44 MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD 45 MALAYSIA AIRPORTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 46 MATRIX CONCEPTS HOLDINGS BERHAD 47 MEDIA PRIMA BERHAD 48 MYNEWS HOLDINGS BERHAD 49 NESTLE (M) BERHAD 50 OCK GROUP BERHAD 51 PADINI HOLDINGS BERHAD 52 PETRONAS DAGANGAN BERHAD 53 POWER ROOT BERHAD 54 PUBLIC BANK BERHAD 55 PUC BERHAD 56 QL RESOURCES BERHAD 57 RHB BANK BERHAD 58 SAPURA ENERGY BERHAD 59 SCGM BERHAD 60 SERBA DINAMIK HOLDINGS BERHAD 61 SIME DARBY PROPERTY BERHAD 62 SP SETIA BERHAD 63 SPRITZER BERHAD 64 SUNWAY BERHAD 65 SUNWAY CONSTRUCTION GROUP BERHAD 66 SUNWAY REAL ESTATE INVT TRUST
Other Categories Survey Findings and Data for 2017 (cont d) No Best Quality of One-on-One Meetings All Malaysian Companies (cont d) 67 SURIA CAPITAL HOLDINGS BERHAD 68 TAMBUN INDAH LAND BERHAD 69 TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD 70 TIME DOTCOM BERHAD 71 TOP GLOVE CORPORATION BERHAD 72 UMW HOLDINGS BERHAD 73 UOA DEVELOPMENT BERHAD 74 V.S INDUSTRY BERHAD 75 VITROX CORPORATION BERHAD 76 WCT HOLDINGS BERHAD 77 YINSON HOLDINGS BERHAD 21
Hallmarks of Good Investor Terence Loo is the Chief Executive and founder of Aquilas Advisory (M sia) Sdn Bhd, an Investor Relations Consultancy. His experience spans more than 25 years in the financial industry, beginning his career as an Investment Analyst in Singapore. In the last 17 years, since the starting up of the IR partnership, he has devoted his time to building not only his career as an IR practitioner but also the IR industry in Malaysia as a pioneer. His passion for IR is undergirded by his investment experience in witnessing how market value can be created by companies executing their growth strategies and financial communications successfully. Terence Loo Chief Executive Officer At Aquilas Advisory, Terence and his team are dedicated to setting benchmark standards in IR, and have played an instrumental role in bringing to the investment community many successful investment cases of wide-ranging industries. 22 Over the many years as an IR practitioner, we have seen many clients benefiting from a well-executed IR plan. Of course, we also have no lack of cases that IR just won t work for them in enhancing valuations and improving market perception. Therein lie the two issues of good versus bad companies, and good versus bad IR. Good IR invariably offers many benefits, including creating wealth for both controlling and minority shareholders, lower cost of capital as a result of high valuation, and impeccable goodwill among global pool of investors. It sets the stage for companies to raise capital easily to further build a sustainable business. Fundamentally-strong companies, coupled with good IR, will surely create greater value than one without. However, even with a celebrity IR officer, a company with defective business plans will never be able to create shareholder value. In our experience, a well-executed business plan (run by immaculate management whose interest is aligned with all shareholders ) is the cornerstone on which the IR activities must build on. It makes sense, after all the central idea of IR is to communicate the company s execution track record and earnings prospects. We certainly do not envy the IR of an electronics manufacturer that tried to justify the losses incurred through unrelated investments into a coal mine and an oil palm plantation. Or the pressure faced by the IR team at one of the largest plantation groups that saw its share price, as well as its cash hoard, frittering away after its IPO. No amount of IR initiatives will mitigate the effects of questionable business strategy.
Hallmarks of Good Investor (cont d) The second yardstick that we view as an important feature for good IR is having regular and consistent engagements with analysts and funds, in good and bad times. Many of our clients undertake results briefings on quarterly basis. Such commitment will gain the goodwill of the investment community who highly appreciates management access. These clients enjoyed favourable demand for new shares issuance when capital-raising needs arose. It is also important to provide sufficient data to analysts and funds for their informed analysis and decision, of course strictly within the disclosure guidelines of Bursa Malaysia. Regular publicity through press releases, media interviews, and Bursa announcements are just a means to an end of keeping investors abreast. Telling your story is the key pillar to good IR. And being publicly-listed means just that - being public about your business! One company which we have worked with for the last ten years has consistently shared its 5-year growth targets. This vision-casting dictates the tone of every investor briefing/meeting on the company s operations and expansion progress. Long-term plans attract long-term investors; and the said company currently counts a sizable number of long-term institutional investors in its shareholder list. Another good IR benchmark is continual communication during a crisis. The recent rout of construction stocks post GE-14 is really a test for some construction players. Many are tempted to shy away from meeting with investors just as they face the prospects of diminishing orderbook or fast-deteriorating earnings, the shunning of which will just exacerbate the fall in their share prices. We advocate sustained communications of fundamentals to investors, giving the assurance that the crisis is more systemic to the entire industry than it is peculiar to the company. At any rate, how many analysts or funds predicted the regime change! The last, but not the least, benchmark of good IR is establishing a dividend policy. A good management team would habitually instill the discipline of responsible cash-flow management. The ability in paying dividends reflects the discipline and mindset for all shareholders interest. It is therefore oxymoronic for a meagre dividend-paying company that desires long-term institutional investors. All said, it takes the right people to build a great company, and the right IR to make a stand-out investment case. 23
Accountability to Investors at the Heart of Investor Relations Dr. Darren Wong is the CEO & Founding Partner of Esente Communications Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian integrated investor relations and public relations firm. Over an impressive decade, Dr. Darren Wong has grown the company from humble beginnings into becoming a leading IR & PR consultancy firm in Malaysia. 24 Dr. Darren Wong Chief Executive Officer & Founding Partner TM Dr. Darren has developed award-winning communication strategies for M&A, IPO and other capital market exercises over US$5 billion worth. He has provided invaluable counsel to captains of industry in the Oil & Gas, Banking, Property, REIT, Technology, FMCG and Hospitality business, assisting them to successfully navigate the investment landscape both locally and abroad. In addition to corporate counsel, Dr. Darren also advises Ministries and NGOs on complex policy communication and effective multi-stakeholder engagement using both new media and traditional media platforms. It has been an interesting time for the market both on and off the world stage. While the international market is very much affected by the US-China trade war, the local market is undergoing a major shift after the historical 14th Malaysian General Election (GE14) in May. Many companies were challenged, but like many things in life, there is always a silver lining. The same applies to the market where there are still great gems despite the market uncertainty we just need to look harder. Due credit must be given to the management of these organisations for doing a great job in growing the company. It is my personal observation that those who do better, generally just do more. This involves almost everything, including investor relations. Throughout my 15 years give or take in the investor relations (IR) industry, the companies that fare better are usually the ones that push for more. Some corporations see the market as a source of cash that they can access whenever they need them. Extraordinary companies view the market differently. They understand that the market consists of living, breathing investors who put their trust and savings into the hands of these companies. And it is these great companies who take this trust and investment seriously who will have the drive to deliver and to reward those who trust them. Simply put, these emphatic managers drive corporations better.
Accountability to Investors at the Heart of Investor Relations (cont d) Such extraordinary companies always give my team the challenge and motivation to do more and push each other on how to improve IR programmes, tell better stories and stay truly committed to engage the market and be responsible to its investors. It takes two hands to clap, and it is not enough if other players do not play their part. Hence, I find the emphasis on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) a noble initiative by the authorities to encourage companies to think beyond being responsible to their business and investors. It is the right move to have public-listed companies (PLCs) be the first movers to adopt ESG since most of them are leaders of their respective industries. Hence, it is a great way to demonstrate to their peers that successful organisations can operate and thrive within the ESG framework. This shows that positive changes under the ESG initiative can and do resonate beyond just listed companies. As mentioned earlier, credit is due to corporations who strive to do more and view their accountability to their investors seriously. The annual Investor Relations Awards organised by the Malaysian Investor Relations Association (MIRA) does just that. I d like to offer my heartiest congratulations to all the nominated candidates for the 2018 edition, some of whom I know or have worked with personally. In my opinion, each and every one of them are winners because it is only in a challenging market that good companies shine vividly. To be nominated is a huge honour ; an acknowledgement of the companies whose principle is to go beyond what is required to prove themselves worthy of the trust and investment placed in them and an appreciation of all their efforts. It is heartening to see so many new and established organisations present in today s market as it signifies the seriousness which the business and investing communities place on good and responsible corporate governance and sets a good example for upcoming companies to follow. Of course, much thanks must be given to the team at MIRA for their continuous work and support to the community. Since its establishment, the association has been instrumental in facilitating communication and fostering closer relationships between PLCs and the investor community through various initiatives in line with its mission to promote corporate governance and transparency as well as enhance shareholder value through IR. I applaud MIRA for the good work it has done in taking the awareness of good corporate governance among PLCs to the next level, and am confident that it will continue to enhance the IR industry. 25 There is a wise person once told me how you do something is how you do everything. While this theory is simple enough, putting it into practice is easier said than done. I believe it comes down to how organisations see the market from the start, which is why those who stand out and excel are those who hold accountability for the market rather than simply viewing it as a cash source. This, then, gives them the drive to do more as they take their IR programmes and investors seriously which, in turn, means they take their business environment and community seriously. This also has a positive effect on their peers as their success also keep their competitors on their toes and influences them to do just as well, if not better, cultivating a sustainable ecosystem within the industry. No doubt, the IR community and industry has come a long way and looking at all the milestones we have achieved so far, I m confident that we can expect nothing less than better things moving forward.
Talking to The Money and Market The Roles of IR and PR Stanley is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA). He obtained his BA (Hons) in Accounting and Financial Management from University of Sheffield, England in 2000. He started his career as Trainee Accountant in Dublin upon graduation, after which he moved on to pursue a career in Investment Banking at AmInvestment Bank followed by Maybank Investment Bank and OSK Investment Bank. During his stint at the financial institutions, Stanley has undertaken a large number of IPOs and secondary placements, book-running and underwriting assignments. 26 Stanley Khoo Founder & CEO The drive to be an entrepreneur had led him to setting up his own agency, Imej Jiwa Communications Sdn Bhd, in 2012, which specialises in Financial Public and Investor Relations for public listed companies in Malaysia. His extensive knowledge of the industry backed by good relations with institutional investors and research analysts has given him an excellent competitive edge in the industry. IN today s rapidly-evolving world, it s crucial to stay relevant and being on top of the game. And where Investor Relations (IR) is concerned, it s never-ending tasks, apart from representing a company to investors and providing financial/non-financial data to support company valuations, is to maintain a strong and transparent relationship with investors. Needless to say, on a broader perspective the duties of IR also include, amongst others, capturing analysts and fund managers imagination on company prospects, getting the listed company attain the optimum share price that reflects its fundamental value, observing the rules of securities commission and stock exchange, as well as presenting investor feedback to the company management and board. That said, the transformation made by a company from a privately held entity to a publicly traded is no easy feat and requires strong coordination to boost its image. This allows for a seamless transition from the private to public sector by capturing interest of investors and industry experts. On that notion, most founders of companies prefer to work with the IR and Public Relations (PR) teams to get things done. As easy as it may sound, when IR and PR work hand-in-hand, it offers a seemingly perfect blend of brand awareness, product value and differentiation for customers and investors. Somehow and in reality, in the pursuit of meeting deadlines, the IR and PR teams rarely communicate. This is evidenced by small cap companies, according to research.
Talking to The Money and Market The Roles of IR and PR (cont d) While the roles of IR seem clear, the responsibilities and functions of PR are broader, which includes more importantly managing a company s reputation and relationships with customers and suppliers. Essentially, this is accomplished by closely monitoring and altering how the company is represented in the media and other mediums of communication. In today s context, the duty of a PR specialist can span from being a spokesperson in the global and domestic business realm to managing crisis and internal memos within the organisation, gathering opinions and information relevant to the company, apart from implementing campaigns and setting up events. On a broader level, the communications aspect of a PR specialist requires immaculate writing skills, cross-cultural knowledge and a strong sense of the company s mission and desired perception. Simply put, IR talks to the money possessing the knowledge of banking and consultancy. They furnish the story of the numbers. And this works perfectly fine for the finance audience. While the PR talks to the market, its remit is broader and less numbers-driven. Its people are most often than not from marketing, advertising and journalism soft skilled and people-focused, they extend the story beyond the numbers. In a nut shell, these are different teams with different goals. But it s all about communication. The IR and PR can tango, working towards a vision, mission and goal. The two teams should have dialogues from time to time that could potentially enhance and provide more clarity and visibility of a company s message, resulting in forceful partnerships and yielding more sales in the future. The climate has changed and businesses need IR and PR to help navigate their firms through shifting consumer behavior, technological advances and an evolving media landscape. 27
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