China Tops Asian Executive Ranks
More than half of the 20 companies whose CEOs, CFOs, and Investor Relations professionals and teams won the most first-place votes from the 935 buy-side and 431 sell-side analysts who participated in Institutional Investor’s 2012 All-Asia (ex-Japan) Executive Team work for companies based in mainland China or Hong Kong.
Institutional Investor will publish a feature article on the 2012 All-Asian Executive Team in its July/August issue.
Picking the Team
To determine the members of Institutional Investor’s 2012 All-Asia Executive Team, we surveyed buy-side analysts, portfolio managers and sell-side analysts at securities firms and financial institutions across non-Japanese Asia. We asked these individuals to name the best chief executive officers, chief financial officers, investor relations professionals and companywide IR efforts in their domains. The voter universe includes portfolio managers and investment professionals who cast and sell-side analysts who received votes in the 2012 All-Asia Research Team.
Participants in this survey, our second annual, were invited to nominate up to four CEOs, CFOs, IR professionals and companies in each sector. All votes were weighted by place and aggregated to produce two distinct rankings (buy side, sell side) for Best CEO, Best CFO, Best IR Professional and Best IR Company. To be eligible, a company must be incorporated in Asia ex-Japan and traded on a corresponding Asian exchange.
Survey results reflect the opinions of 935 money managers and investment professionals at some 500 buy-side firms, and approximately 490 sell-side analysts from 75 institutions. Polling began on January 3 and concluded on March 2, 2012; executives are cited at the companies and in the positions they held at the conclusion of polling. Voters must meet eligibility requirements; the names of those surveyed and the institutions they work for are kept confidential to ensure their continuing cooperation. Votes for individuals whose eligibility could not be confirmed were not accepted, and winners must achieve a minimum vote count. All ballots are subject to review by II’s Research Operations Group, and final results may be inspected by an independent auditor.
These 2012 All-Asia Executive Team rankings were compiled by Associate Editor Brian Murphy.