NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- MZ Consult NY LLC ("MZ"), a leading investor relations, technology, financial services and integrated communications consulting firm and global coordinator of IR Global Rankings, is pleased to announce a joint-effort agreement with NEVIR, the Dutch Investor Relations Society, for the IRGR European Ceremony and IR Forum.
"This agreement is very positive as jointly we will be able to provide even more value and insights to our clients on investor relations issues and concerns," declared Rodolfo Zabisky, CEO of MZ Consult.
"NEVIR is excited about this joint initiative with MZ Consult. As a strong proponent of high quality IR and continuous education in this field, we believe we can provide the right setting for this event. Our members are highly rated for the services they provide to the investment community, and our continued focus on best practices, in part made possible through professional measurement of IR quality such as performed by MZ consult, contribute to that development," said Gerbrand Nijman, chairman of NEVIR.
The 2010 IRGR already has the participation of a record number of more than 300 companies from over 30 countries. European companies registered include: Adecco (SIX: ADEN); adidas ; Aegon ; Air France-KLM ; Arcadis ; ARM Holdings ; Banca MPS (FTSE: BMPS.MI); Banco BPI ; BASF (XETRA: BAS.DE); Bayer (XETRA: BAYN GY); BBVA ; Britvic PLC ; Central European Media Enterprises (PSE: CETV); Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (ATHEX: EEEK.GA); Credit Suisse ; Danske Bank (OMX: DANSKE.CO); EDP - Energias de Portugal (PSI: EDP.PL); Enagas (MSE: ENAG.MC); Erste Group Bank (VSE: EBS); EVN ; F. Hoffmann - La Roche (SIX: ROG VX); Fraport ; Fresenius Medical Care ; Galp Energia ; Gazprom Neft (MSE: SIBN); Georg Fischer (SIX: FI-N); Gerresheimer ; GlobalTrans ; Grupo Santander (IBEX 35: SAN); Hansen Transmissions International ; Hochtief ; HSBC Holdings ; Indra (IBEX 35: IDR.MC); Logica ; Lonza (SIX: LONN); Lukoil ; METRO ; Millennium ; MorphoSys ; New World Resources ; NKT Holding (CSE: DK 0010287663); Novartis (VIRT-X: NOVN.VX ); OC Oerlikon (SIX: OERL); Oce N.V. ; Outokumpu ; Randstad Holding ; Rieter Group (SIX: RIEN); Royal Dutch Shell ; Royal Philips Electronics ; Sampo Plc ; Sanofi-Aventis ; Shire Pharmaceuticals Group ; Stora Enso (OMX: STERV); Strabag (WBAG: STR); Swiss Life (SIX: SLHN); Syngenta International (SMI: SYNN VX); Telefonica O2 Czech Republic (PSE: SPTT.PR); Telekom Austria (VSE: TKA); Telvent Git ; Temenos (SIX: TEMN); TOTAL (CAC: FP.PA); UCB ; Volkswagen .
About IR Global Rankings (www.irglobalrankings.com): Solid communication with the investment community is a key priority for investor relations and corporate governance professionals, once value creation (stock prices) and risk perception can be managed. The implementation of best practices in communicating with the capital markets and fair disclosure procedures do help companies in earning and maintaining investor confidence. The annual IR Global Rankings and Awards survey is the most comprehensive auditing and ranking system for IR websites, corporate governance practices and financial disclosure procedures -- a great opportunity to benchmark IR efforts vis-a-vis peers and industry leaders. Based on extensive proprietary research of publicly held companies and investors, and supported by input from independent audit, corporate governance and legal experts (KPMG, Arnold & Porter, Demarest, Mattos Filho and Barbosa Mussnich), MZ's methodology is highly detailed, transparent and fully accessible to all participants. The annual IR Global Rankings and Awards has grown each year since 1999.
Amanda Munhoz
+1 (212) 813-2975
irgr@mz-ir.com
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