TOP Glove Corp Bhd has walked away with the “Best Company for Investor Relations (large cap category)” award at the 11th edition of the Malaysian Investor Relations Association’s (MIRA) IR Awards 2021.
Themed Reinvigorating Investor Relations in the New Normal, the event marked the second successive virtual awards ceremony organised by MIRA which is Bursa Malaysia’s sole established non-profit organisation for IR.
Aside from the best company award, the world’s largest glove maker also clinched the “Best CFO for Investor Relations” award (large-cap category) which was won by Lim Cheong Guan in addition to being selected as the winner for the Best Quality Annual Report/Formal Disclosure.
The award, which was made possible with the partnership of KPMG Management & Risk Consulting Sdn Bhd, entailed a two-month cumulative survey where 800 investment professionals and analysts covering stocks in Bursa Malaysia were invited to participate.
Aside from Top Glove, the other winners for the “Best Company for Investor Relations” award were AXIS Real Estate Investment Trust (mid-cap category); AME Elite Consortium Bhd (small-cap category) and Kim Hin Joo (M) Bhd (micro-cap category).
Meanwhile, the “Best CEO for Investor Relations” award went to Malayan Banking Bhd’s Datuk Abdul Farid Alias (large-cap category); Joel Kornreich of Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd (mid-cap category); Ooi Chin Khoon of OCK Group Bhd (small-cap category) and Datuk Kamarul Redzuan Muhamed of Uzma Bhd (micro-cap category).
Aside from Top Glove, the other three winners for the “Best CFO for Investor Relations” award were Jamie Ling of AMMB Holdings Bhd (mid-cap category); Lui Poh Sek of AME Elite Consortium Bhd (small-cap category) and Richard Voon of AWC Bhd (micro-cap category).
Elsewhere, Mr DIY. Group (M) Bhd walked away with the “Best Investor Relations for an IPO company in 2020” while DiGi.Com Bhd won the “Best Innovation and Use of Technology for Investor Relations” award. – Dec 15, 2021
