TRYG IS RANKED AS BEST COMPANY IN INVESTOR RELATIONS NORDIC COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO ANALYSTS

The final results of Regi’s annual Investor Relations study 2021 reveals Danish insurance company Tryg as best company overall followed by Kemira, Coloplast, Volvo and Thule Group. For the fourth year in a row, Tryg has the highest ranking in the Nordic market.

When it comes to excellent investor relations in Best IRO Kemira’s IRO Mr. Mikko Pohjala holds the best overall score in the Nordics, Kemira also being highly ranked as number two among best companies. Kemira is followed by Gianandrea Roberti at Tryg and Swedish Thule Group’s Fredrik Erlandsson.

In total, 101 companies have been evaluated in the 24th edition of IR Nordic Markets. The reports are based on about 700 reviews from financial analysts in the Nordics, UK, EU and the US. Sell-side analysts have rated companies they actively follow, based on objective opinions and personal experience. The survey includes 18 criterias, from the annual and quarterly reports to the perception of the relations management and competence of the IRO-team.

– Overall, Danish companies outperform the other Nordic countries in their IR work according to sell-side analysts. In addition, the Danish IR teams generally receive very good reviews, says Robert Skölfman, CEO at Regi.

RANKING IR NORDIC MARKETS 2021

Presented below are the winners and top-five for “Best Company”, “Best IRO” and “Best CEO” in all Nordic countries as well as for each Nordic country.

ALL NORDIC COUNTRIES

BEST COMPANY:

  1. Tryg
  2. Kemira
  3. Coloplast
  4. Volvo
  5. Thule Group

BEST IRO:

  1. Kemira, Mikko Pohjola
  2. Tryg, Gianandrea Roberti
  3. Thule Group, Fredrik Erlandsson
  4. Autoliv, Anders Trapp & Henrik Kaar
  5. Coloplast, Ellen Bjurgert

DENMARK

BEST COMPANY:

  1. Tryg
  2. Coloplast
  3. Novo Nordisk
  4. P. Møller – Mærsk
  5. Genmab

BEST IRO:

  1. Tryg, Gianandrea Roberti
  2. Coloplast, Ellen Bjurgert
  3. Demant, Mathias Holten Møller
  4. GN Store Nord, Henriette Wennicke & Rune Sandager
  5. Novo Nordisk, Daniel Bohsen

SWEDEN

BEST COMPANY:

  1. Volvo
  2. Thule Group
  3. Autoliv
  4. Telia
  5. Investor

BEST IRO:

  1. Thule Group, Fredrik Erlandsson
  2. Autoliv, Anders Trapp & Henrik Kaar
  3. Trelleborg, Christofer Sjögren
  4. Volvo, Christer Johansson
  5. Axfood, Alexander Bergendorf

NORWAY

BEST COMPANY:

  1. Storebrand
  2. Tomra Systems
  3. Aker BP
  4. Equinor
  5. Norsk Hydro

BEST IRO:

  1. Storebrand, Daniel Sundahl
  2. Equinor, Lars Valdresbråten
  3. Tomra Systems, Georgiana Radulescu
  4. Aker BP, Kjetil Bakken
  5. DNB, Rune Helland

FINLAND

BEST COMPANY:

  1. Kemira
  2. Sanoma
  3. Neste
  4. Valmet
  5. Orion

BEST IRO:

  1. Kemira, Mikko Pohjala
  2. Valmet, Pekka Rouhiainen
  3. Neste, Juha-Pekka Kekäläinen
  4. Huhtamäki, Calle Loikkanen
  5. Kesko, Hanna Jaakkola

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Robert Skölfman
robert.skolfman@regi.se
+46707705385

About the reports

The survey includes 18 criteria, from evaluation of IR reporting to the perception of top management’s IR competence.

The IR Nordic Markets report provides a complete IR evaluation with benchmarking, open commentary, development over time, most important to improve, ESG and attitude to investment.

In the short term, working with Regi’s reports will enable you to prioritize and focus on the right IR activities and thereby improve your communication with the market. In the long term, this will contribute to a more correct evaluation of the stock price which would be beneficial for your company and shareholders.

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