LirAwards '11: The Category Awards: Best Investor Relations by CEO

LirA'11: Latin America's Investor Relations Awards 2011 powered by Acclaro. Chile, Colombia, Peru. Co-organisers: Centro de Gobierno Corporativo y Estrategia.

Andrés Olivos Bambach,
    Parque Arauco

Arturo Tagle Quiroz,
    Banco de Chile

Bernardo Larraín Matte,
    Colbún

Enrique Cueto Plaza,
    LAN Airlines

Francisco Javier Garcés Jordán,
    Salfacorp

Juan Benavides Feliu,
    Falabella

Marcelo Awad,
    Antofagasta PLC

Patricio Contesse González,
    SQM

Patricio Jottar Nasrallah,
    CCU

Richard Buchi Buc,
    Entel

Carlos Enrique Piedrahita,
    Grupo Nacional de Chocolates

David Bojanini García,
    Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana

Gonzalo Restrepo López,
     Almacenes Éxito

Javier Gutiérrez Pemberthy,
    Ecopetrol

Jorge Londoño Saldarriaga,
    Bancolombia

José Alberto Vélez,
     Inversiones Argos

Juan Pablo Córdoba Garcés,
    Bolsa de Valores de Colombia

Luis Fernando Alarcón,
     ISA

Luis Fernando Rico Pinzón,
    ISAGEN

Ronald Pantin,
    Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp

Alex Black,
    Rio Alto Mining

José Luis Iturrizaga Gamonet,
    Refinería La Pampilla

Mario Alvarado Pflucker,
    Graña y Montero

Roque Benavides Ganoza,
    Compañía de Minas Buenaventura

Samuel Dyer Coriat,
    Copeinca

Walter Bayly,
    Credicorp

Best Investor Relations by CEO is one of the most important categories of the IR Awards. It reflects how a CEO can engage investors to make the deals that convert business opportunities into realities. In selecting those candidates who are demonstrating excellence in this category, you should consider the following key areas:

Deep understanding of the business
This Award should go to a CEO who accurately analyses corporate and economic conditions, identifies the risks and opportunities to the company, and is always in a position to make superior decisions.

Credibility
This Award should go to a CEO with impeccable credibility. As the main strategic spokesman and advocate for the business, the successful candidate should be a CEO that can be trusted unequivocally by the investor community, and who sets high standards for ethical behaviour in business.

Investor orientation
This Award should go to a CEO who is investor focused, not afraid to look at the downside and address the challenges posed by commercial and investment conditions. The successful candidate will be known to the market for good contingency planning and a reputation for understanding and being prepared for "worst case scenarios". They will have a strong record of valuable communication to investors.

Communication and team-building skills
This Award should go to a CEO who builds an investor focused ethos in his team. They will have demonstrated tact, negotiation skills, and well-developed communication abilities in building strong relationships both within and outside of the company.