Technip Tops List of France's Most Honored Companies in Institutional Investor's All-Europe Executive Team Ranking


NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Mar 25, 2014) - Technip's CEO Thierry Pilenko claims victory as the Oil 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.

Another top performer in France is LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. The company's CFO Jean-Jacques Guiony once again maintains his first-place position in the luxury goods sector, which he's claimed since 2005.

Other top-rated companies in France include:

  • L'Oréal in Household & Personal Care Products
  • Carrefour in Retailing/Food & Drug Chains
  • Total in Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
  • BNP Paribas in Banks
  • Publicis Groupe in Media
  • Atos in Technology/Software
  • Casino, Guichard-Perrachon in Retailing/Food & Drug Chains
  • Cap Gemini and Atos in Technology/Software
  • Unibail-Rodamco in Property
  • Électricité de France in Utilities
  • Danone in Food Producers

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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