The 2021 All Japan Executive Team Leaders Table
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The document discusses the 2021 All-Japan Executive Team rankings published by Institutional Investor Research. It provides details on the methodology for the rankings which are based on qualitative feedback from over 700 portfolio managers and sell-side analysts. Specific rankings are then shown for the Auto Parts and Autos sectors, listing the top companies in categories like Best CEO, CFO, IR Professional, and Overall ESG. Contact information is provided for getting additional details on company rankings.
The 2021 All Japan Executive Team Leaders Table
- 1. 2021 All-Japan Executive Team Institutional Investor Research is recognized as the leading provider of independent, qualitative feedback, for all three sides of the investment community RESEARCH - RANKINGS - DATA - INSIGHTS 2021 All-Japan Executive Team Institutional Investor Research is recognized as the leading provider of independent, qualitative feedback, for all three sides of the investment community RESEARCH - RANKINGS - DATA - INSIGHTS
- 2. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG II ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings MICHAELCLEMONS JapanResearchandSales [email protected] T:+ 819065129181 EmpoweryourIRtoday: EMPOWER YOURIR BENCHMARK yourIRprogram Examine the strengths and challenges of your program relative to your peers across twelve specific IR functions UNCOVER whatinvestorsand analystsreallythink Direct commentary from voters offers an insider perspective on your company, executives and those of your peers TARGET investorsyouwant II’s segmented rankings— by region, AUM, and more— offer insight into your most sought-after investors BESTPRACTICE insightsfromtopIRprograms acrossJapan Based on feedback from over 136 IROs With in-depth rankings and voter commentary regarding your sector’s best CEOs and CFOs EVALUATE executiveperformance IRPERCEPTIONSTUDY USING THE IN-DEPTH FEEDBACK FROM THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM RANKINGS • Business & Market Knowledge • Consistency & Granularity • ESG Information • Timing to Market (Timeliness) • Accessibility of Senior Execs • Execution of Strategy • IR team is well informed and empowered • Productivity of NDR/Conferences/Calls • Responsiveness YOURIR PERCEPTION STUDYINCLUDES RANKINGSIN THESE“BEST PRACTICE”AREAS DISCLOSURE SERVICES&COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENTAL,SOCIAL&GOVERNANCE(ESG) • Environmental • Governance • Social
- 3. Disclosure: Environmental,Social& Governance(ESG): Services&Communication: • Business&MarketKnowledge • Environmental • AccessibilityofSeniorExecs • Consistency&Granularity • Governance • ExecutionofStrategy • ESGInformation • Social • IRteamiswellinformedandempowered • TimingtoMarket(Timeliness) • ProductivityofNDR/Conferences/Calls • Responsiveness OVERVIEW Whoparticipatesinthestudy? InstitutionalInvestoristheindustry’smosttrustedsourceforresearchandrankingsamongtopanalystsand portfoliomanagers.Forthe2021ranking,wecollectedtheopinionsof715portfoliomanagersandsell-side analysts. Whenisthepollingconducted? PollingisconductedannuallyfromNovemberthroughJanuary. Howaretheresultstabulated? VotersratecompaniesthattheybelievedemonstrateexcellenceineachIRcharacteristicorperformance attribute.Theirvotesarethenweightedbytheranktheyhaveassignedeachcompanyandaggregatedto producebuy-side,sell-sideandcombinedbuy-andsell-siderankingsforeachsector. Howaretheresultsdisseminated? Thetop-threeplacesineachofourIRrankingsareannouncedinAprilonourwebsite,whichenjoysaglobal audienceofmorethan115,000senior-levelexecutives.TherankingspresentedincludeBestIRProgram,aswellas BestCEO,CFO,IRProfessional,IRTeamandESGacross25sectors. BestInvestorRelationsattributes Thecommentaryhereinisintendedtohighlight results,trends,andpatterns.Innoevent,however, shouldthistextbeconstruedtoconstituteanytype ofmanagerialororganizationalrecommendation fromInstitutionalInvestor. Inthecourseofgathering informationforthesesurveys,Institutional Investor seekstheopinionsofseniorexecutives incorporations,fundmanagementgroups, andsecuritiesfirmstodeveloprankingsand evaluationsofindividualteamsandfirms.These rankingsmeasurequalitativeperformancebased onvoters’expressedopinionsonresearch,sales, trading,investmentbanking,andinvestorrelations. Whileeverycarehasbeentakeninresearching andcompilingtheinformationcontainedin thispublication,thepublishersanddirectorsof InstitutionalInvestor acceptnoresponsibilityfor anyerrorsoromissionshowsoeverarisingtothe maximumpermittedbylaw. ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrights reserved.Alltext,design,andcontentofthis surveyaretheexclusivepropertyofII.Nopartof thispublicationmaybereproduced,inwholeorin part,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedin anyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical, photocopying,recorded,orotherwise,withoutthe priorwrittenpermissionofInstitutionalInvestor.For reprintpermission,pleasecontactMichaelClemons at+819065129181. InstitutionalInvestor 1120AvenueoftheAmericas,6thFloor NewYork,NY10036 www.institutionalinvestor.com/Investor-Relations MICHAELCLEMONS JapanResearchandSales [email protected] T:+ 819065129181 FOR ADDITIONALINFORMATION,CONTACT: THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS ALL-JAPAN BEST INVESTOR RELATIONS OVERALL IR COs, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAMS, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND OVERALL ESG 2021 All-Japan Executive Team RESEARCH - RANKINGS - DATA - INSIGHTS BestCEOAttributes: • Credibility • Leadership • Qualityofcommunication BestCEOAttributes: • CapitalAllocation • FinancialStewardship • Qualityofcommunication ABOUTUS Formorethan50years,InstitutionalInvestorhasbeentheundisputedleaderinsurvey-basedrankings.Our ResearchTeamrankingsidentifythetopanalystscoveringtheAsian,European,Japanese,LatinAmericanand U.S.equitymarkets.Forthepast17years,InstitutionalInvestorhasprovidedindependentanalysesofcompanies’ investor-relationsprograms,inconjunctionwithourExecutiveTeamrankings. 1 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved
- 4. MOSTHONOREDCOMPANIES COMPANY AGCInc.* AisinSeikiCo.* ANAHoldings* AsahiGroupHoldings* AsahiInteccCo. BridgestoneCorp. CAPCOMCo. CasioComputerCo. ChugaiPharmaceuticalCo.* COMSYSHoldingsCorp.* CyberAgent* DaiichiSankyoCo.* DaikinIndustries* DaiwaHouseIndustryCo.* DaiwaSecuritiesGroup* DensoCorp.* DISCOCorp.* ENEOSHoldings* FastRetailingCo.* freeeK.K.* Fujitsu* GMOPaymentGateway* Hitachi* HondaMotorCo.* HOYACorp.* HulicCo. ITOCHUCorp.* JapanAirlinesCo.* KaoCorp.* KDDICorp.* KirinHoldingsCo.* Komatsu* KuritaWaterIndustries* LasertecCorp. COMPANY M3* MaruiGroupCo.* MeijiHoldingsCo.* MetawaterCo. MinebeaMitsumi* MitsubishiEstateCo.* MitsubishiUFJFinancialGroup* Mitsui&Co.* MitsuiChemicals* MitsuiFudosanCo.* MitsuiO.S.K.Lines* MizuhoFinancialGroup* MorinagaMilkIndustryCo.* MurataManufacturingCo.* NECCorp.* NEXONCo. NidecCorp.* Nifco* NihonM&ACenter NintendoCo.* NipponGasCo.* NipponSteelCorp.* NipponTelegraphandTelephoneCorp.* NissanChemicalCorp.* NissanMotorCo. NOMURACo.* NomuraHoldings* NomuraRealEstateHoldings* NomuraResearchInstitute* NTTDocomo OlympusCorp.* OMRONCorp.* OrientalLandCo.* OTSUKACorp.* COMPANY PanPacificInternationalHoldings* PanasonicCorp.* PersolHoldingsCo. RecruitHoldingsCo.* RENOVA* SanwaHoldingsCorp. SekisuiHouse* Seven&iHoldingsCo. Shin-EtsuChemicalCo.* Shionogi&Co. ShiseidoCo.* SoftBankCorp. SoftBankGroupCorp.* SOMPOHoldings SonyCorp.* SubaruCorp.* SumitomoChemicalCo.* SumitomoMetalMiningCo.* SumitomoMitsuiFinancialGroup* SushiroGlobalHoldings SysmexCorp.* TakedaPharmaceuticalCo.* TechnoProHoldings* TerumoCorp.* TokioMarineHoldings* TokyoElectron* TOTO ToyotaIndustriesCorp.* ToyotaMotorCorp.* UnicharmCorp.* YamahaCorp.* YASKAWAElectricCorp.* 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM Atotalof510companiesinJapanreceivedvotesinthisyear’sAll-JapanExecutiveTeamsurvey.Ofthosecompanies,100receivedafirst-,second-,orthird-placerankinginone ormoreofthefollowingcategories:BestCEO,CFO,IRProfessionalandIRProgram.Eighty-onecompaniesweredistinguishedas"MostHonored"forreceivingtwoormoretop- threeappearances. LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR IR PERCEPTION STUDY - A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE RANKINGS 2 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved *MostHonoredCompany Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings
- 5. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 3 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings AUTO PARTS OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Denso Corp. 1 Denso Corp. 1 Toyoda Gosei Co. 2 Toyota Industries Corp. 2 Nifco 2 Bridgestone Corp. 3 Nifco 3 Toyota Industries Corp. 3 Denso Corp.* Toyota Industries Corp.* RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Hajime Omura, Toyota Industries Corp. 1 Toshiki Yauchi, Nifco 1 Yuji Fukushige, Aisin Seiki Co.* Taku Imai, Denso Corp.* Hajime Omura, Toyota Industries Corp.* 2 Toshiki Yauchi, Nifco 2 Hajime Omura, Toyota Industries Corp. - - 3 Yuji Fukushige, Aisin Seiki Co. 3 Hideo Yamamoto, Koito Manufacturing Co. - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Denso Corp. 1 Nifco 1 Bridgestone Corp. 2 Bridgestone Corp. 2 Toyota Industries Corp. 2 Denso Corp. 3 Toyota Industries Corp. 3 Denso Corp. 3 Aisin Seiki Co.* Toyota Industries Corp.* RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Shuichi Ishibashi, Bridgestone Corp. 1 Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Nifco 1 Shuichi Ishibashi, Bridgestone Corp. 2 Koji Arima, Denso Corp. 2 Koji Arima, Denso Corp. 2 Kiyotaka Ise, Aisin Seiki Co. 3 Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Nifco 3 Shuichi Ishibashi, Bridgestone Corp. 3 Akira Onishi, Toyota Industries Corp. RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Yasushi Matsui, Denso Corp. 1 Yasushi Matsui, Denso Corp. 1 Makoto Mitsuya, Aisin Seiki Co.* Yasushi Matsui, Denso Corp.* 2 Makoto Mitsuya, Aisin Seiki Co. 2 Takuo Sasaki, Toyota Industries Corp. - - 3 Takuo Sasaki, Toyota Industries Corp. 3 Junji Honda, Nifco 3 Naoki Hishinuma, Bridgestone Corp. RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Denso Corp. 2 Toyota Industries Corp. 3 Nifco 23 Auto Parts companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category. *Tie
- 6. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS 4 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings AUTOS OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Toyota Motor Corp. 1 Toyota Motor Corp. - - 2 Honda Motor Co. 2 Honda Motor Co. - - 3 Subaru Corp. 3 Subaru Corp. - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Masami Miyamoto, Subaru Corp. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Subaru Corp. 1 Subaru Corp. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp. 1 Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp. - - 2 Takahiro Hachigo, Honda Motor Co. 2 Takahiro Hachigo, Honda Motor Co. - - 3 Tomomi Nakamura, Subaru Corp. 3 Tomomi Nakamura, Subaru Corp. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Kenta Kon, Toyota Motor Corp. 1 Kenta Kon, Toyota Motor Corp. - - 2 Kohei Takeuchi, Honda Motor Co. 2 Kohei Takeuchi, Honda Motor Co. - - 3 Stephen Ma, Nissan Motor Co. 3 Stephen Ma, Nissan Motor Co. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Toyota Motor Corp. 2 Honda Motor Co. 3 Subaru Corp. 7 Autos companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 7. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 5 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings BANKS OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Mizuho Financial Group 1 Mizuho Financial Group 1 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 2 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 2 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 2 Mizuho Financial Group 3 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 3 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 3 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Naoaki Chisaka, Mizuho Financial Group 1 Naoaki Chisaka, Mizuho Financial Group 1 Kohsuke Fukui, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 2 Mitsutaka Hoshihara, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group* Norimitsu Kobayashi, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group* 2 Norimitsu Kobayashi, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 2 Masaya Yamashiro, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings - - 3 Mitsutaka Hoshihara, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 3 Norio Kanie, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 1 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 1 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 2 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 2 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 2 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 3 Mizuho Financial Group 3 Mizuho Financial Group 3 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Tatsufumi Sakai, Mizuho Financial Group 1 Tatsufumi Sakai, Mizuho Financial Group 1 Tatsufumi Sakai, Mizuho Financial Group 2 Jun Ohta, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 2 Jun Ohta, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 2 Hironori Kamezawa, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 3 Hironori Kamezawa, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 3 Hironori Kamezawa, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 3 Jun Ohta, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Makoto Umemiya, Mizuho Financial Group 1 Makoto Umemiya, Mizuho Financial Group 1 Makoto Umemiya, Mizuho Financial Group 2 Toru Nakashima, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 2 Toru Nakashima, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 2 Tetsuya Yonehana, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group* Toru Nakashima, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group* 3 Tetsuya Yonehana, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 3 Tetsuya Yonehana, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Mizuho Financial Group 2 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 3 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 15 Banks companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category. *Tie
- 8. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS 6 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings BEVERAGES, FOOD & TOBACCO OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Asahi Group Holdings 1 Asahi Group Holdings - - 2 Morinaga Milk Industry Co. 2 Morinaga Milk Industry Co. - - 3 Kirin Holdings Co. 3 Kirin Holdings Co. - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Takefumi Takano, Asahi Group Holdings 1 Takefumi Takano, Asahi Group Holdings - - 2 Osamu Ishizaka, Asahi Group Holdings 2 Osamu Ishizaka, Asahi Group Holdings - - 3 Jun Furuta, Meiji Holdings Co. 3 Jun Furuta, Meiji Holdings Co. - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Asahi Group Holdings 1 Asahi Group Holdings - - 2 Meiji Holdings Co. 2 Meiji Holdings Co. - - - - - - - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Akiyoshi Koji, Asahi Group Holdings 1 Akiyoshi Koji, Asahi Group Holdings - - 2 Michio Miyahara, Morinaga Milk Industry Co. 2 Michio Miyahara, Morinaga Milk Industry Co. - - 3 Yoshinori Isozaki, Kirin Holdings Co. 3 Yoshinori Isozaki, Kirin Holdings Co. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Atsushi Katsuki, Asahi Group Holdings 1 Atsushi Katsuki, Asahi Group Holdings - - 2 Katsushige Machida, Morinaga Milk Industry Co. 2 Katsushige Machida, Morinaga Milk Industry Co. - - 3 Koichiro Shiozaki, Meiji Holdings Co. 3 Koichiro Shiozaki, Meiji Holdings Co. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Asahi Group Holdings 2 Morinaga Milk Industry Co. 3 Kirin Holdings Co. 20 Beverages, Food & Tobacco companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 9. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 7 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings *Tie BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICALS OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 1 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 1 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 2 Daiichi Sankyo Co. 2 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. 2 Eisai Co. 3 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. 3 Daiichi Sankyo Co. 3 Daiichi Sankyo Co. RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Toshiya Sasai, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.* Christopher O'Reilly, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.* 1 Toshiya Sasai, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. 1 Christopher O'Reilly, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. - - 2 Yoshimasa Kyokawa,Shionogi & Co. 2 Yasukazu Kanamori, Eisai Co. 3 Junichi Onuma, Daiichi Sankyo Co. 3 Christopher O'Reilly, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 3 Junichi Onuma, Daiichi Sankyo Co. RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. 1 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. 1 Eisai Co.* Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.* 2 Daiichi Sankyo Co. 2 Daiichi Sankyo Co. - - 3 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 3 Shionogi & Co. - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Christophe Weber, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 1 Christophe Weber, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 1 Christophe Weber, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 2 Tatsuro Kosaka, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. 2 Isao Teshirogi, Shionogi & Co. 2 Haruo Naito, Eisai Co. 3 Isao Teshirogi, Shionogi & Co. 3 Tatsuro Kosaka, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. 3 Sunao Manabe, Daiichi Sankyo Co. RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Costa Saroukos, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 1 Costa Saroukos, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 1 Costa Saroukos, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 2 Toshiaki Itagaki, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. 2 Toshiaki Itagaki, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. 2 Toshiaki Sai, Daiichi Sankyo Co. 3 Toshiaki Sai, Daiichi Sankyo Co. 3 Toshiaki Sai, Daiichi Sankyo Co. 3 Ryohei Yanagi, Eisai Co. RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. 2 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. 3 Eisai Co. 20 Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 10. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS 8 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings *Tie BROADCASTING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 SoftBank Group Corp. 1 SoftBank Group Corp. - - 2 KDDI Corp. 2 KDDI Corp. - - 3 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.* NTT Docomo* 3 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.* NTT Docomo* - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Yoko Dochi, SoftBank Group Corp. 1 Yoko Dochi, SoftBank Group Corp. - - 2 Keita Horii, KDDI Corp. 2 Keita Horii, KDDI Corp. - - 3 Naomi Iida, SoftBank Group Corp. 3 Naomi Iida, SoftBank Group Corp. - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 SoftBank Group Corp. 1 SoftBank Group Corp. - - 2 KDDI Corp. 2 KDDI Corp. - - - - 3 NTT Docomo - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group Corp. 1 Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group Corp. - - 2 Makoto Takahashi, KDDI Corp. 2 Makoto Takahashi, KDDI Corp. - - 3 Jun Sawada, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. 3 Jun Sawada, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Kazuhiko Fujihara, SoftBank Corp. 1 Kazuhiko Fujihara, SoftBank Corp. - - 2 Yoshimitsu Goto, SoftBank Group Corp. 2 Yoshimitsu Goto, SoftBank Group Corp. - - 3 Shinichi Muramoto, KDDI Corp. 3 Shinichi Muramoto, KDDI Corp. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 SoftBank Group Corp. 2 KDDI Corp. 3 NTT Docomo 14 Broadcasting & Telecommunications companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 11. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 9 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings *Tie CHEMICALS OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Nissan Chemical Corp. 1 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 1 Nissan Chemical Corp. 2 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 2 Nissan Chemical Corp. - - 3 Mitsui Chemicals 3 Mitsui Chemicals - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Taro Koike, Mitsui Chemicals 1 Yukihito Adachi, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. - - 2 Yukihito Adachi, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.* Toshihiro Yamauchi, Sumitomo Chemical Co.* 2 Taro Koike, Mitsui Chemicals - - - - 3 Toshihiro Yamauchi, Sumitomo Chemical Co. - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 1 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. - - 2 Nissan Chemical Corp. 2 Nissan Chemical Corp. - - 3 Mitsui Chemicals 3 Mitsui Chemicals - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Yasuhiko Saitoh, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 1 Yasuhiko Saitoh, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. - - 2 Keiichi Iwata, Sumitomo Chemical Co. 2 Keiichi Iwata, Sumitomo Chemical Co. - - 3 Kojiro Kinoshita, Nissan Chemical Corp. 3 Hideki Kobori, Asahi Kasei Corp. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Junichi Miyazaki, Nissan Chemical Corp. 1 Junichi Miyazaki, Nissan Chemical Corp. - - 2 Toshiyuki Kasahara, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 2 Toshiyuki Kasahara, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. - - 3 Keigo Sasaki, Sumitomo Chemical Co. 3 Keigo Sasaki, Sumitomo Chemical Co. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Nissan Chemical Corp. 2 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. 3 Mitsui Chemicals 29 Chemicals companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 12. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS 10 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings CONSTRUCTION OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Sekisui House 1 Sekisui House - - 2 Sanwa Holdings Corp. - - - - 3 COMSYS Holdings Corp. - - - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Takuro Kawahara, TOTO 1 Atsushi Yoshida, Sekisui House - - 2 Atsushi Yoshida, Sekisui House - - - - - - - - - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 TOTO 1 Sekisui House - - 2 Sekisui House - - - - - - - - - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Yoshihiro Nakai, Sekisui House 1 Yoshihiro Nakai, Sekisui House - - 2 Takashi Kagaya, COMSYS Holdings Corp. - - - - - - - - - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Sekisui House 2 Sanwa Holdings Corp. 3 TOTO 22 Construction companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 13. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 11 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings ELECTRONICS/COMPONENTS OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Nidec Corp. 1 Nidec Corp. 1 Nidec Corp. 2 Murata Manufacturing Co. 2 Murata Manufacturing Co. 2 Murata Manufacturing Co. 3 MinebeaMitsumi 3 MinebeaMitsumi 3 TDK Corp. RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Masahiro Nagayasu, Nidec Corp. 1 Masahiro Nagayasu, Nidec Corp. 1 Masahiro Nagayasu, Nidec Corp. 2 Yuji Iwai, Nidec Corp. 2 Yuji Iwai, Nidec Corp. 2 Teruaki Urago, Nidec Corp. 3 Teruaki Urago, Nidec Corp. 3 Teruaki Urago, Nidec Corp. - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Nidec Corp. 1 Nidec Corp. 1 Nidec Corp. 2 Murata Manufacturing Co. 2 MinebeaMitsumi 2 Murata Manufacturing Co. 3 MinebeaMitsumi 3 Murata Manufacturing Co. - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Shigenobu Nagamori, Nidec Corp. 1 Shigenobu Nagamori, Nidec Corp. 1 Shigenobu Nagamori, Nidec Corp. 2 Norio Nakajima, Murata Manufacturing Co. 2 Yoshihisa Kainuma, MinebeaMitsumi 2 Norio Nakajima, Murata Manufacturing Co. 3 Yoshihisa Kainuma, MinebeaMitsumi 3 Norio Nakajima, Murata Manufacturing Co. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Akira Sato, Nidec Corp. 1 Akira Sato, Nidec Corp. 1 Akira Sato, Nidec Corp. 2 Katsuhiko Yoshida, MinebeaMitsumi 2 Katsuhiko Yoshida, MinebeaMitsumi - - 3 Yoshito Takemura, Murata Manufacturing Co. 3 Yoshito Takemura, Murata Manufacturing Co. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Nidec Corp. 2 Murata Manufacturing Co. 3 MinebeaMitsumi 22 Electronics/Components companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 14. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS 12 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings ELECTRONICS/CONSUMER OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Sony Corp. 1 Sony Corp. - - 2 Yamaha Corp. 2 Yamaha Corp. - - 3 Panasonic Corp. 3 Panasonic Corp. - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Sadahiko Hayakawa, Sony Corp. 1 Sadahiko Hayakawa, Sony Corp. - - 2 Justin Hill, Sony Corp. 2 Justin Hill, Sony Corp. - - 3 Teruya Kondo, Sony Corp. 3 Teruya Kondo, Sony Corp. - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Sony Corp. 1 Sony Corp. - - 2 Yamaha Corp. 2 Yamaha Corp. - - - - - - - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony Corp. 1 Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony Corp. - - 2 Takuya Nakata, Yamaha Corp. 2 Takuya Nakata, Yamaha Corp. - - 3 Kazuhiro Kashio, Casio Computer Co. 3 Kazuhiro Kashio, Casio Computer Co. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Hiroki Totoki, Sony Corp. 1 Hiroki Totoki, Sony Corp. - - 2 Hirokazu Umeda, Panasonic Corp. 2 Hirokazu Umeda, Panasonic Corp. - - 3 Satoshi Yamahata, Yamaha Corp. 3 Satoshi Yamahata, Yamaha Corp. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Sony Corp. 2 Yamaha Corp. 3 Panasonic Corp. 14 Electronics/Consumer companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 15. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 13 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings *Tie ELECTRONICS/INDUSTRIAL (INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTORS) OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Fujitsu 1 Fujitsu - - 2 Hitachi 2 Hitachi - - 3 NEC Corp.* OMRON Corp.* 3 NEC Corp. - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Hitoshi Ikeda, Fujitsu 1 Hitoshi Ikeda, Fujitsu - - 2 Masatoshi Terashi, Hitachi* Kazuko Amamoto, Hitachi* Hiromichi Nakanishi, NEC Corp.* 2 Kazuko Amamoto, Hitachi* Hiromichi Nakanishi, NEC Corp.* - - - - - - - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Hitachi 1 Hitachi - - 2 NEC Corp. 2 NEC Corp. - - 3 Fujitsu 3 Fujitsu - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Toshiaki Higashihara, Hitachi 1 Takahito Tokita, Fujitsu - - 2 Takahito Tokita, Fujitsu 2 Toshiaki Higashihara, Hitachi - - 3 Yoshihito Yamada, OMRON Corp. 3 Takashi Niino, NEC Corp.* Yoshihito Yamada, OMRON Corp.* - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Takeshi Isobe, Fujitsu* Yoshihiko Kawamura, Hitachi* 1 Takeshi Isobe, Fujitsu - - - - 2 Yoshihiko Kawamura, Hitachi - - 3 Takayuki Morita, NEC Corp. 3 Takayuki Morita, NEC Corp. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Fujitsu 2 Hitachi 3 OMRON Corp. 18 Electronics/Industrial (including Semiconductors) companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 16. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS 14 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings ELECTRONICS/PRECISION INSTRUMENTS (INCLUDING IMAGING & SEMICONDUCTOR PRECISION EQUIPMENT) OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 HOYA Corp. 1 HOYA Corp. 1 DISCO Corp. 2 Tokyo Electron 2 Tokyo Electron - - 3 DISCO Corp. 3 DISCO Corp. - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Taishi Arashida, HOYA Corp. 1 Taishi Arashida, HOYA Corp. - - 2 Koichi Yatsuda, Tokyo Electron 2 Koichi Yatsuda, Tokyo Electron - - 3 Hiroyuki Suzuki, DISCO Corp. 3 Hiroyuki Suzuki, DISCO Corp. - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 HOYA Corp. 1 HOYA Corp. - - 2 DISCO Corp. 2 Tokyo Electron - - 3 Tokyo Electron 3 DISCO Corp. - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Hiroshi Suzuki, HOYA Corp. 1 Hiroshi Suzuki, HOYA Corp. - - 2 Toshiki Kawai, Tokyo Electron 2 Toshiki Kawai, Tokyo Electron - - 3 Kazuma Sekiya, DISCO Corp. 3 Kazuma Sekiya, DISCO Corp. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Ryo Hirooka, HOYA Corp. 1 Ryo Hirooka, HOYA Corp. - - 2 Takao Tamura, DISCO Corp. 2 Takao Tamura, DISCO Corp. - - 3 Shu Uchiyama, Lasertec Corp. 3 Shu Uchiyama, Lasertec Corp. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 HOYA Corp. 2 Tokyo Electron 3 DISCO Corp. 29 Electronics/Precision Instruments (including Imaging & Semiconductor Precision Equipment) companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 17. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 15 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings ENERGY & UTILITIES OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Nippon Gas Co. 1 Nippon Gas Co. - - 2 ENEOS Holdings 2 ENEOS Holdings - - 3 Metawater Co. 3 Metawater Co. - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Shinichi Kiyota, Nippon Gas Co. 1 Shinichi Kiyota, Nippon Gas Co. - - 2 Inoue Ryo, ENEOS Holdings 2 Inoue Ryo, ENEOS Holdings - - 3 Riyo Matsutani, Nippon Gas Co. 3 Riyo Matsutani, Nippon Gas Co. - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Nippon Gas Co. 1 Nippon Gas Co. - - 2 ENEOS Holdings 2 ENEOS Holdings - - - - - - - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Shinji Wada, Nippon Gas Co. 1 Shinji Wada, Nippon Gas Co. - - 2 Ota Katsuyuki, ENEOS Holdings 2 Ota Katsuyuki, ENEOS Holdings - - 3 Yosuke Kiminami, RENOVA 3 Yosuke Kiminami, RENOVA - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Tanaka Soichiro, ENEOS Holdings 1 Tanaka Soichiro, ENEOS Holdings - - 2 Kazushi Yamaguchi, RENOVA 2 Kazushi Yamaguchi, RENOVA - - - - - - - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Nippon Gas Co. 2 ENEOS Holdings 3 Metawater Co. 11 Energy & Utilities companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 18. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS 16 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings ENGINEERING & MACHINERY OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Daikin Industries 1 Daikin Industries - - 2 Komatsu 2 Komatsu - - 3 Kurita Water Industries 3 Kurita Water Industries - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS Rank BEST IR PROFESSIONALS Rank BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Kaori Yamada, Daikin Industries 1 Kaori Yamada, Daikin Industries - - 2 Kazuhiro Matoba, Daikin Industries 2 Kazuhiro Matoba, Daikin Industries - - 3 Yasumoto Horiike, Kurita Water Industries 3 Yasumoto Horiike, Kurita Water Industries - - RANK BEST IR Team Rank BEST IR Team Rank BEST IR Team 1 Daikin Industries 1 Daikin Industries - - 2 Kurita Water Industries 2 Kurita Water Industries - - 3 Daifuku Co. 3 Daifuku Co. - - RANK BEST CEO Rank BEST CEO Rank BEST CEO 1 Masanori Togawa, Daikin Industries 1 Masanori Togawa, Daikin Industries - - 2 Hiroshi Ogasawara, YASKAWA Electric Corp. 2 Hiroshi Ogasawara, YASKAWA Electric Corp. - - 3 Hiroyuki Ogawa, Komatsu 3 Michiya Kadota, Kurita Water Industries - - RANK BEST CFO Rank BEST CFO Rank BEST CFO 1 Koichi Takahashi, Daikin Industries 1 Koichi Takahashi, Daikin Industries - - 2 Takeshi Horikoshi, Komatsu 2 Takeshi Horikoshi, Komatsu - - 3 Shuji Murakami, YASKAWA Electric Corp. 3 Kiyoshi Itou, Kurita Water Industries - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Daikin Industries 2 Komatsu 3 Kurita Water Industries 40 Engineering & Machinery companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 19. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 17 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings GAMING & INTERNET OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Nintendo Co. 1 Nintendo Co. - - 2 M3 2 M3 - - 3 CyberAgent 3 CyberAgent - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Eiki Morimoto, Nintendo Co. 1 Eiki Morimoto, Nintendo Co. - - 2 Sonoko Miyakawa, CyberAgent 2 Sonoko Miyakawa, CyberAgent - - 3 Anna Kiso, M3 3 Anna Kiso, M3 - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Nintendo Co. 1 Nintendo Co. - - 2 CAPCOM Co. 2 CAPCOM Co. - - 3 CyberAgent 3 CyberAgent - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Itaru Tanimura, M3 1 Shuntaro Furukawa, Nintendo Co. - - 2 Shuntaro Furukawa, Nintendo Co. 2 Itaru Tanimura, M3 - - 3 Susumu Fujita, CyberAgent 3 Susumu Fujita, CyberAgent - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Go Nakayama, CyberAgent 1 Go Nakayama, CyberAgent - - 2 Shiro Uemura, NEXON Co. 2 Shiro Uemura, NEXON Co. - - 3 Kenkichi Nomura, CAPCOM Co. 3 Kenkichi Nomura, CAPCOM Co. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 M3 2 Nintendo Co. 3 CyberAgent 28 Gaming & Internet companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 20. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS 18 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings HOUSEHOLD, COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Kao Corp. 1 Kao Corp. - - 2 Shiseido Co. 2 Shiseido Co. - - 3 Unicharm Corp. 3 Unicharm Corp. - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Mitsuhiro Watanabe, Kao Corp. 1 Mitsuhiro Watanabe, Kao Corp. - - 2 Kaoru Fujie, Shiseido Co. 2 Kaoru Fujie, Shiseido Co. - - 3 Kazuya Kondo, Unicharm Corp. 3 Kazuya Kondo, Unicharm Corp. - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Kao Corp. 1 Kao Corp. - - 2 Shiseido Co. 2 Shiseido Co. - - 3 Unicharm Corp. 3 Unicharm Corp. - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Masahiko Uotani, Shiseido Co. 1 Masahiko Uotani, Shiseido Co. - - 2 Michitaka Sawada, Kao Corp. 2 Michitaka Sawada, Kao Corp. - - 3 Takahisa Takahara, Unicharm Corp. 3 Takahisa Takahara, Unicharm Corp. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Kenichi Yamauchi, Kao Corp. 1 Kenichi Yamauchi, Kao Corp. - - 2 Michael Coombs, Shiseido Co. 2 Michael Coombs, Shiseido Co. - - 3 Hirotatsu Shimada, Unicharm Corp. 3 Hirotatsu Shimada, Unicharm Corp. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Kao Corp. 2 Shiseido Co. 3 Unicharm Corp. 14 Household, Cosmetics & Personal Care companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 21. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 19 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings *Tie HOUSING & REAL ESTATE OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Mitsui Fudosan Co. 1 Mitsui Fudosan Co. - - 2 Mitsubishi Estate Co. 2 Mitsubishi Estate Co. - - 3 Daiwa House Industry Co. 3 Daiwa House Industry Co. - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Takashi Kagamoto, Mitsubishi Estate Co. 1 Takashi Kagamoto, Mitsubishi Estate Co. - - 2 Atsuro Uchida, Mitsui Fudosan Co. 2 Atsuro Uchida, Mitsui Fudosan Co. - - 3 Shin Ito, Hulic Co.* Kensuke Ueha, Nomura Real Estate Holdings* 3 Shin Ito, Hulic Co. - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Mitsubishi Estate Co. 1 Mitsubishi Estate Co. - - 2 Mitsui Fudosan Co. 2 Mitsui Fudosan Co. - - 3 Hulic Co. 3 Hulic Co. - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Masanobu Komoda, Mitsui Fudosan Co. 1 Masanobu Komoda, Mitsui Fudosan Co. - - 2 Junichi Yoshida, Mitsubishi Estate Co. 2 Junichi Yoshida, Mitsubishi Estate Co. - - 3 Keiichi Yoshii, Daiwa House Industry Co. 3 Keiichi Yoshii, Daiwa House Industry Co. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Wataru Hamamoto, Mitsui Fudosan Co. 1 Wataru Hamamoto, Mitsui Fudosan Co. - - 2 Hiroshi Katayama, Mitsubishi Estate Co. 2 Hiroshi Katayama, Mitsubishi Estate Co. - - 3 Makoto Haga, Nomura Real Estate Holdings 3 Takeshi Kosokabe, Daiwa House Industry Co. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Mitsui Fudosan Co. 2 Mitsubishi Estate Co. 3 Daiwa House Industry Co. 16 Housing & Real Estate companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 22. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS 20 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings *Tie INSURANCE & OTHER NONBANK FINANCIALS OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Daiwa Securities Group 1 Daiwa Securities Group - - 2 Nomura Holdings 2 Nomura Holdings - - 3 Tokio Marine Holdings 3 Tokio Marine Holdings - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Yusuke Fujino, Daiwa Securities Group 1 Yusuke Fujino, Daiwa Securities Group - - 2 Osamu Nose, SOMPO Holdings 2 Osamu Nose, SOMPO Holdings - - 3 Takamaro Naraki, Nihon M&A Center 3 Takamaro Naraki, Nihon M&A Center - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Daiwa Securities Group 1 Daiwa Securities Group - - 2 Nomura Holdings 2 Nomura Holdings - - 3 MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings 3 MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Seiji Nakata, Daiwa Securities Group 1 Seiji Nakata, Daiwa Securities Group - - 2 Satoru Komiya, Tokio Marine Holdings 2 Satoru Komiya, Tokio Marine Holdings - - 3 Kentaro Okuda, Nomura Holdings 3 Kentaro Okuda, Nomura Holdings - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Eiji Sato, Daiwa Securities Group 1 Eiji Sato, Daiwa Securities Group - - 2 Takayuki Yuasa, Tokio Marine Holdings 2 Takayuki Yuasa, Tokio Marine Holdings - - 3 Takumi Kitamura, Nomura Holdings 3 Takumi Kitamura, Nomura Holdings - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Daiwa Securities Group 2 Tokio Marine Holdings 3 Nomura Holdings 22 Insurance & Other Nonbank Financials companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 23. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 21 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES & SERVICES (INCLUDING DEVICES, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT) OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Terumo Corp. 1 Terumo Corp. - - 2 Sysmex Corp. 2 Sysmex Corp. - - 3 Olympus Corp. 3 Olympus Corp. - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Noriko Okada, Sysmex Corp. 1 Noriko Okada, Sysmex Corp. - - 2 Yuki Hyogu, Sysmex Corp. 2 Kazuaki Kitabatake, Terumo Corp. - - 3 Kazuaki Kitabatake, Terumo Corp. 3 Yuki Hyogu, Sysmex Corp. - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Sysmex Corp. 1 Sysmex Corp. - - 2 Olympus Corp. 2 Olympus Corp. - - 3 Terumo Corp. 3 Terumo Corp. - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Shinjiro Sato, Terumo Corp. 1 Shinjiro Sato, Terumo Corp. - - 2 Hisashi Ietsugu, Sysmex Corp. 2 Hisashi Ietsugu, Sysmex Corp. - - 3 Yasuo Takeuchi, Olympus Corp. 3 Yasuo Takeuchi, Olympus Corp. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Yukio Nakajima, Sysmex Corp. 1 Yukio Nakajima, Sysmex Corp. - - 2 Naoki Muto, Terumo Corp. 2 Naoki Muto, Terumo Corp. - - 3 Mizuho Ito, Asahi Intecc Co. 3 Mizuho Ito, Asahi Intecc Co. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Terumo Corp. 2 Sysmex Corp. 3 Olympus Corp. 12 Medical Technologies & Services (including Devices, Equipment and Facilities Management) companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 24. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS 22 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings METALS & TECHNICAL MATERIALS OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Nippon Steel Corp. 1 Nippon Steel Corp. - - 2 AGC Inc. 2 AGC Inc. - - 3 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. 3 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Yuichiro Kaneko, Nippon Steel Corp. 1 Yuichiro Kaneko, Nippon Steel Corp. - - 2 Kazumi Tamaki, AGC Inc. - - - - - - - - - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Nippon Steel Corp. 1 Nippon Steel Corp. - - 2 AGC Inc. - - - - - - - - - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Eiji Hashimoto, Nippon Steel Corp. 1 Eiji Hashimoto, Nippon Steel Corp. - - 2 Takuya Shimamura, AGC Inc. 2 Takuya Shimamura, AGC Inc. - - 3 Akira Nozaki, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. 3 Akira Nozaki, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Katsuhiro Miyamoto, Nippon Steel Corp. 1 Katsuhiro Miyamoto, Nippon Steel Corp. - - 2 Shinji Miyaji, AGC Inc. 2 Shinji Miyaji, AGC Inc. - - - - - - - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Nippon Steel Corp. 2 AGC Inc. 3 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. 16 Metals & Technical Materials companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 25. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 23 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings PROFESSIONAL/CONSUMER SERVICES OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Recruit Holdings Co. 1 Recruit Holdings Co. - - 2 Oriental Land Co. 2 Oriental Land Co. - - 3 NOMURA Co. 3 NOMURA Co. - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Mikiko Ono, Recruit Holdings Co. 1 Mikiko Ono, Recruit Holdings Co. - - 2 Miyuki Waki, TechnoPro Holdings 2 Miyuki Waki, TechnoPro Holdings - - 3 Naoko Ogawa, TechnoPro Holdings 3 Osamu Matsumoto, QB Net Holdings Co. - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Recruit Holdings Co. 1 Recruit Holdings Co. - - 2 TechnoPro Holdings 2 TechnoPro Holdings - - 3 en-japan 3 en-japan - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Toshio Kagami, Oriental Land Co. 1 Toshio Kagami, Oriental Land Co. - - 2 Masumi Minegishi, Recruit Holdings Co. 2 Masumi Minegishi, Recruit Holdings Co. - - 3 Shuji Enomoto, NOMURA Co. 3 Shuji Enomoto, NOMURA Co. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Toshihiro Hagiwara, TechnoPro Holdings 1 Toshihiro Hagiwara, TechnoPro Holdings - - 2 Keita Shimizu, Sushiro Global Holdings 2 Keita Shimizu, Sushiro Global Holdings - - 3 Kiyoshi Seki, Persol Holdings Co. 3 Kiyoshi Seki, Persol Holdings Co. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Recruit Holdings Co. 2 Oriental Land Co. 3 NOMURA Co. 31 Professional/Consumer Services companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 26. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS 24 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings RETAILING OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 Fast Retailing Co. 1 Fast Retailing Co. - - 2 Marui Group Co. 2 Marui Group Co. - - 3 Pan Pacific International Holdings 3 Pan Pacific International Holdings - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Akira Okamoto, Seven & i Holdings Co. 1 Akira Okamoto, Seven & i Holdings Co. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Seven & i Holdings Co. 1 Seven & i Holdings Co. - - 2 Pan Pacific International Holdings - - - - - - - - - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Tadashi Yanai, Fast Retailing Co. 1 Tadashi Yanai, Fast Retailing Co. - - 2 Hiroshi Aoi, Marui Group Co. 2 Hiroshi Aoi, Marui Group Co. - - 3 Naoki Yoshida, Pan Pacific International Holdings 3 Naoki Yoshida, Pan Pacific International Holdings - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Takeshi Okazaki, Fast Retailing Co. 1 Takeshi Okazaki, Fast Retailing Co. - - 2 Hirotsugu Kato, Marui Group Co. 2 Hirotsugu Kato, Marui Group Co. - - 3 Seiji Shintani, Pan Pacific International Holdings 3 Seiji Shintani, Pan Pacific International Holdings - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 Fast Retailing Co. 2 Marui Group Co. 3 Pan Pacific International Holdings 37 Retailing companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 27. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 25 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings *Tie SOFTWARE (EXCLUDING INTERNET) OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 freee K.K. 1 freee K.K. - - 2 Nomura Research Institute 2 Nomura Research Institute - - 3 GMO Payment Gateway 3 OTSUKA Corp. - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Kuniaki Fujioka, Nomura Research Institute 1 Kuniaki Fujioka, Nomura Research Institute - - 2 Hirofumi Tozawa, GMO Payment Gateway* Norihiko Moriya, OTSUKA Corp.* 2 Norihiko Moriya, OTSUKA Corp. - - - - 3 Kaori Kurosawa, Nomura Research Institute - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Nomura Research Institute 1 Nomura Research Institute - - 2 GMO Payment Gateway 2 GMO Payment Gateway - - 3 OTSUKA Corp. 3 OTSUKA Corp. - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Issei Ainoura, GMO Payment Gateway 1 Daisuke Sasaki, freee K.K.* Shingo Konomoto, Nomura Research Institute* - - 2 Daisuke Sasaki, freee K.K.* Shingo Konomoto, Nomura Research Institute* - - - - - - 3 Yuji Otsuka, OTSUKA Corp. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Sumito Togo, freee K.K. 1 Sumito Togo, freee K.K. - - 2 Ryu Muramatsu, GMO Payment Gateway 2 Ryu Muramatsu, GMO Payment Gateway - - 3 Hironobu Saito, OTSUKA Corp. 3 Hironobu Saito, OTSUKA Corp. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 freee K.K. 2 Nomura Research Institute 3 GMO Payment Gateway 22 Software (excluding Internet) companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 28. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG THE 2021 ALL-JAPAN EXECUTIVE TEAM: THE LEADERS 26 ©2021InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings TRADING COMPANIES OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 ITOCHU Corp. 1 ITOCHU Corp. 1 ITOCHU Corp. 2 Mitsui & Co. 2 Mitsui & Co. - - - - - - - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Suguru Amano, ITOCHU Corp. 1 Suguru Amano, ITOCHU Corp. - - 2 Masaya Inamuro, Mitsui & Co. 2 Masaya Inamuro, Mitsui & Co. - - - - - - - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 ITOCHU Corp. 1 ITOCHU Corp. - - 2 Mitsui & Co. 2 Mitsui & Co. - - - - - - - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Masahiro Okafuji, ITOCHU Corp. 1 Masahiro Okafuji, ITOCHU Corp. - - 2 Tatsuo Yasunaga, Mitsui & Co. 2 Tatsuo Yasunaga, Mitsui & Co. - - - - - - - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Tsuyoshi Hachimura, ITOCHU Corp. 1 Tsuyoshi Hachimura, ITOCHU Corp. - - 2 Takakazu Uchida, Mitsui & Co. 2 Takakazu Uchida, Mitsui & Co. - - - - - - - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 ITOCHU Corp. 2 Mitsui & Co. - - 8 Trading Companies companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
- 29. THE LEADERS: ALL-JAPAN'S OVERALL IR COS, BEST IR PROFESSIONALS, BEST IR TEAM, BEST CEOS, CFOS, AND OVERALL ESG Meeting the challenge: Listed below are the top-ranked companies for Overall IR Cos, Best IR Professionals, Best IR Team, BEST CEOs, CFOs, AND Overall ESG 27 ©2021 InstitutionalInvestorLLC.Allrightsreserved R +R Don’t see yourcompany? Contactusfordetails about your rankings. MichaelClemons [email protected] +819065129181 • SectorAnalysis:yourdetailedrankingscomparedtopeers • Rankingsbyvoterlocation,assetsize,institutiontypeandmore • Votercommentaryfromthebuysideandsellside • Twoyearsofhistoricalrankingsfortrendanalysis • Bestpracticereportfrom136IROs TheIRPerceptionStudy -Adetailedanalysisoftherankings *Tie TRANSPORTATION (AIR, LAND, SEA) OVERALL BUY-SIDE SELL-SIDE RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS RANK OVERALL IR COS 1 ANA Holdings 1 ANA Holdings - - 2 Japan Airlines Co.* Mitsui O.S.K. Lines* 2 Japan Airlines Co.* Mitsui O.S.K. Lines* - - - - - - - - RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS RANK BEST IR PROFESSIONALS 1 Tomohiro Hayakawa, ANA Holdings 1 Tomohiro Hayakawa, ANA Holdings - - 2 Shuei Nishizawa, Japan Airlines Co. 2 Shuei Nishizawa, Japan Airlines Co. - - - - - - - - RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM RANK BEST IR TEAM 1 Japan Airlines Co. 1 Japan Airlines Co. - - 2 ANA Holdings 2 ANA Holdings - - - - - - - - RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO RANK BEST CEO 1 Shinya Katanozaka, ANA Holdings 1 Shinya Katanozaka, ANA Holdings - - 2 Junichiro Ikeda, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines 2 Junichiro Ikeda, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines - - 3 Yuji Akasaka, Japan Airlines Co. 3 Yuji Akasaka, Japan Airlines Co. - - RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO RANK BEST CFO 1 Ichiro Fukuzawa, ANA Holdings 1 Ichiro Fukuzawa, ANA Holdings - - 2 Takashi Maruyama, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines 2 Takashi Maruyama, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines - - 3 Hideki Kikuyama, Japan Airlines Co. 3 Hideki Kikuyama, Japan Airlines Co. - - RANK OVERALL ESG 1 ANA Holdings 2 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines 3 Japan Airlines Co. 20 Transportation (Air, Land, Sea) companies nominated Not ranked in the top three? Contact II to get your rankings for each category.
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