NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Mar 25, 2014) - Vodafone Group's CEO Vittorio Colao claims victory as the Telecommunications Services sector's #1 CEO in the 2014 All-Europe Executive Team, Institutional Investor's annual survey of portfolio managers, buy-side analysts and sell-side equity research professionals around the world. The company also receives top honors for best investor relations program in its sector.
Other top-rated companies in the U.K. include:
- Diageo in Beverages
- Aberdeen Asset Management in Specialty & Other Finance
- Arm Holdings in Technology/Hardware
- Reckitt Benckiser Group in Household & Personal Care Products
- Land Securities Group in Property
- British American Tobacco in Tobacco
- InterContinental Hotels Group in Leisure & Hotels
- BHP Billiton in Metals & Mining
- William Hill in Leisure & Hotels
- Pearson in Media
- Asos in Retailing/General
- Rio Tinto in Metals & Mining
- Next in Retailing/General
- International Consolidated Airlines Group in Transport
- Aggreko in Business & Employment Services
- Compass Group in Leisure & Hotels
- London Stock Exchange Group in Specialty & Other Finance
- Intertek Group in Business & Employment Services
- Kingfisher in Retailing/General
- Marks and Spencer Group in Retailing/General
- Schroders in Specialty & Other Finance
- Great Portland Estates in Property
- BAE Systems in Aerospace & Defense
- Tullow Oil in Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
- Rolls-Royce Holdings in Aerospace & Defense
- easyJet in Transport
- Royal Bank of Scotland Group in Banks
The 2014 All-Europe Executive Team is based on the votes of 832 portfolio managers and analysts from buy-side investment firms and 1,238 analysts from sell-side firms. An in-depth feature article profiling the 2014 All-Europe Executive team will be featured in the April 2014 issue of Institutional Investor magazine as well as online at www.institutionalinvestor.com.
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