BBVA’s Investor Relations team has been recognized at the prestigious IR Impact Awards, held last week in London, winning in the categories of Best Retail IR Strategy and Best Sell-Side Management.
The IR Impact Awards annually recognize best practices in shareholder and investor relations and honor companies and professionals that stand out for the quality of their communication with markets and investors, as well as for their transparency, senior management accessibility, and ability to build trust among investors and analysts.
These awards are considered one of the leading international benchmarks for assessing excellence in the investor relations function. In this year’s edition, BBVA was recognized for its Care your share program, launched jointly by the Shareholder Relations team and BBVA’s commercial network, and for excellence in managing relationships with analysts. Patricia Bueno, BBVA’s Head of Shareholder and Investor Relations, and Aitor Echevarría, Head of Sell-Side Analyst Relations and Credit Rating Agencies, accepted the awards.
These recognitions reflect the trust and appreciation that investors and analysts place in BBVA and highlight the quality of the dialogue the bank maintains with the financial community.
Extel survey results
In addition, BBVA achieved outstanding positions in the results of Extel’s annual survey, one of the most prestigious benchmarks in the financial industry in the field of investor relations. According to the survey results, Aitor Echevarría ranked third in the Best IR Professional category, while BBVA also placed third in Best Company Board and Best ESG Program.
BBVA also ranked among the top ten companies in the Best CEO and Best CFO categories, in recognition of the work carried out by Onur Genç and Luisa Gómez Bravo, respectively. The bank also ranked among the top ten in the Best Investor/Analyst Event, Best IR Program, and Best IR Team categories.
Among the aspects evaluated by investors and analysts in the survey were deep business knowledge, the accessibility and commitment of senior management, the quality and transparency of the information provided to the market, as well as the effectiveness of meetings with investors and analysts and the bank’s various communication channels.