UK Stock Market Awards 2012 Winners
Well done to all the companies who were nominated by the public in the UK Stock Market Awards 2012 and big congratulations to the eventual winners below who were chosen by the judging panel!
Best Oil & Gas PLC
Presented by KPMG
Winner: Kentz Corporation Ltd
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Scott Knight, Head of Natural Resources, BDO LLP; and Linda Main, UK Head of Capital Markets, KPMG.
Best Chemicals PLC
Presented by KPMG
Winner: Scapa Group PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Heejae Chae, Group Chief Executive, Scapa Group PLC; and Linda Main, UK Head of Capital Markets, KPMG.
Best Basic Resources PLC
Presented by Equiniti
Winner: Randgold Resources Ltd
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Christopher Coleman, Non-Executive Director, Randgold Resources Ltd; and Mark Taylor, Director, Investment Services, Equiniti.
Best Construction & Materials PLC
Presented by Equiniti
Winner: Galliford Try PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Frank Nelson, Group Finance Director, Galliford Try PLC; and Mark Taylor, Director, Investment Services, Equiniti.
Best Industrial Goods & Services PLC
Presented by Equiniti
Winner: RPC Group PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; RPC Group Team; and Mark Taylor, Director, Investment Services, Equiniti.
Best Automobiles & Parts PLC
Presented by WH Ireland
Winner: Torotrak PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Russ Mould, Editorial Director, Shares Magazine; and Paul Compton, Chief Executive Officer, WH Ireland.
Best Food & Beverage PLC
Presented by Jaguar
Winner: Tate & Lyle PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Margaret Oscar, Director of Communications, Tate & Lyle PLC; Archi Quddus, Investor Relations Officer, Tate & Lyle PLC; and Ian Burnett, Manager of Direct Sales-Business Networks, Jaguar.
Best Personal & Household Goods PLC
Presented by UK SAXO Capital Markets
Winner: Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Nigel Davis, Finance Director, Berkeley Group Holdings PLC; and Karsten Henriksen, Head of Modern Wealth Management, UK SAXO Capital Markets.
Best Health Care PLC
Presented by UK SAXO Capital Markets
Winner: BTG Group PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Ashley Tapp, Communications Manager, BTG Group PLC; and Karsten Henriksen, Head of Modern Wealth Management, UK SAXO Capital Markets.
Best Retail PLC
Presented by MoneyAM
Winner: Mulberry Group PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Archie Berrens, Director, Pelham Bell Pottinger; and Mike Boydell, Managing Director, MoneyAM.
Best Media PLC
Presented by MoneyAM
Winner: Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Russ Mould, Editorial Director, Shares Magazine; and Mike Boydell, Managing Director, MoneyAM.
Best Travel & Leisure PLC
Presented by The Dalmore
Winner: Cupid PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Bill Dobbie, Chief Executive Officer, Cupid PLC; and Tara Viesnik, Head of London Sales, The Dalmore.
Best Telecommunications PLC
Presented by Jaguar
Winner: Telecom Plus PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Simon Kennedy, Customer Service Director, Telecom Plus PLC; and Ian Burnett, Manager of Direct Sales-Business Networks, Jaguar.
Best Utilities PLC
Presented by Jaguar
Winner: Drax Group PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Michael Scott, Head of Investor Relations, Drax Group PLC; and Ian Burnett, Manager of Direct Sales-Business Networks, Jaguar.
Best Banks PLC
Presented by StockMarketWire
Winner: Standard Chartered PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Simon Keane, Deputy Editor, Shares Magazine; and David Motum, Chairman, StockMarketWire.
Best Insurance PLC
Presented by StockMarketWire
Winner: St James's Place PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Nigel Preston, Regional Director; and David Motum, Chairman, StockMarketWire.
Best Real Estate PLC
Presented by MoneyAM
Winner: Shaftesbury PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Brian Bickell, Chief Executive Officer, Shaftesbury PLC; and Mike Boydell, Managing Director, MoneyAM.
Best Financial Services PLC
Presented by MoneyAM
Winner: IP Group PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; IP Group PLC team; and Mike Boydell, Managing Director, MoneyAM.
Best Technology PLC
Presented by IG Group PLC
Winner: Imagination Technologies Group PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Tony Llewellyn, Company Secretary, Imagination Technologies Group PLC; and Tim Howkins, Chief Executive, IG Group PLC.
Best Investor Relations Communications
Presented by Shares Magazine
Winner: Jo Finely - Pennon Group PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Simon Keane, Deputy Editor, Shares Magazine; and Russ Mould, Editorial Director, Shares Magazine.
Best Advisor - Corporate Sponsor
Presented by Shares Magazine
Winner: Numis Securities
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Lorna Tilbian, Executive Director & Head of Media Research Team, Numis Securities; and Russ Mould, Editorial Director, Shares Magazine.
Best Advisor - Legal
Presented by WH Ireland
Winner: Berwin Leighton Paisner
Simon Jack, awards presenter; David Collins, Partner, Corporate Finance, Berwin Leighton Paisner; and Chris Fielding, Head of Corporate Finance, WH Ireland.
Best Advisor - Financial PR
Presented by The Dalmore
Winner: Newgate Threadneedle
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Josh Royston, Director, Newgate Threadneedle; and Tara Viesnik, Head of London Sales, The Dalmore.
Chief Financial Officer of the Year
Presented by The Dalmore
Winner: Richard Amos - Anite PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Richard Amos, Chief Financial Officer, Anite PLC; and Tara Viesnik, Head of London Sales, The Dalmore.
Chief Executive Officer of the Year
Presented by KPMG
Winner: Brian Brick - Moss Bros PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Brian Brick, Chief Executive Officer, Moss Bros PLC; and Linda Main, UK Head of Capital Markets, KPMG.
Deal of the Year
Presented by IG Group PLC
Winner: RPC Group PLC
Simon Jack, awards presenter; Toby Cooper, Group Controller, RPC Group PLC; and Tim Howkins, Chief Executive, IG Group PLC.
Nominees were
| 1 | Best Oil & Gas PLC | BP Plc | Faroe Petroleum Plc | Hardy Oil & Gas Plc | Kentz Corporation Ltd | Wessex Exploration Plc |
| 2 | Best Chemicals PLC | Elementis Plc | Johnson Matthey Plc | Oxford Catalysts Group Plc | Scapa Group Plc | Victrex Plc |
| 3 | Best Basic Resources PLC | Archipelago Resources Plc | Avocet Mining Plc | Pan African Resources Plc | Randgold Resources Ltd | Sirius Minerals Plc |
| 4 | Best Construction & Materials PLC | Balfour Beatty Plc | Henry Boot Plc | Galliford Try Plc | Kier Group Plc | Renew Holdings Plc |
| 5 | Best Industrial Goods & Services PLC | Aggreko Plc | Andor Technology Plc | Fenner Plc | Oxford Instruments Plc | RPC Group Plc |
| 6 | Best Automobiles & Parts PLC | GKN Plc | Surface Transforms Plc | Torotrak Plc | Transense Technologies Plc | |
| 7 | Best Food & Beverage PLC | A.G. Barr Plc | Carr's Milling Industries Plc | Nichols Plc | Real Good Food Company Plc | Tate & Lyle Plc |
| 8 | Best Personal & Household Goods PLC | Barratt Developments Plc | Berkeley Group Holdings Plc | Burberry Plc | Bovis Homes Group Plc | Walker Greenbank Plc |
| 9 | Best Health Care PLC | Animalcare Group Plc | BTG Plc | Deltex Medical Group Plc | Optos Plc | Surgical Innovations Group Plc |
| 10 | Best Retail PLC | ASOS Plc | Booker Group Plc | Mulberry Group Plc | Next Plc | Ted Baker Plc |
| 11 | Best Media PLC | ITE Group Plc | ITV Plc | Moneysupermarket.com Group Plc | NetPlay TV Plc | Perform Group Plc |
| 12 | Best Travel & Leisure PLC | Cineworld Group Plc | Cupid Plc | Fuller, Smith & Turner Plc | Greene King Plc | Sportech Plc |
| 13 | Best Telecommunications PLC | BT Plc | Daisy Group Plc | Monitise Plc | Telecom Plus Plc | Vodafone Group Plc |
| 14 | Best Utilities PLC | Dee Valley Group Plc | Drax Group Plc | National Grid Plc | SeaEnergy Plc | Severn Trent Plc |
| 15 | Best Banks PLC | Barclays Plc | HSBC Holdings Plc | Lloyds Banking Group Plc | The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc | Standard Chartered Plc |
| 16 | Best Insurance PLC | Aviva Plc | Legal & General Group Plc | Old Mutual Plc | Prudential Plc | St James's Place Plc |
| 17 | Best Real Estate PLC | The British Land Company Plc | Capital & Counties Properties Plc | CLS Holdings Plc | Grainger Plc | Shaftesbury Plc |
| 18 | Best Financial Services PLC | Fusion IP Plc | Hargeaves Lansdown Plc | IG Group Plc | IP Group Plc | London Stock Exchange Plc |
| 19 | Best Technology PLC | Advanced Computer Software Plc | Anite Plc | Imagination Technologies Group Plc | Iomart Group Plc | ServicePower Technologies Plc |
| 20 | Best Investor Relations Communications | IP Group Plc: Liz Vaughan-Adams | Melrose Plc: Garry Barnes | Pennon Group Plc: Jo Finely | Renishaw Plc: Chris Pockett | Weir Group Plc: Vicky Ferrier |
| 21 | Best Advisor - Corporate Sponsor | Collins Stewart Hawkpoint Plc | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | Grant Thornton UK LLP | Numis Securities Ltd | Seymour Pierce Ltd |
| 22 | Best Advisor - Legal | Baker & McKenzie | Barlow Robbins | Berwin Leighton Paisner | Clifford Chance | Herbert Smith |
| 23 | Best Advisor - Financial PR | College Hill | RLM Finsbury | Redleaf Polhill | Tavistock Communications | Newgate Threadneedle |
| 24 | CFO of the Year | Anite Plc: Richard Amos | Fenner Plc: Richard Perry | Melrose Plc: Geoffrey Martin | Restore Plc: Harvey Samson | Telecom Plus Plc: Chris Houghton |
| 25 | CEO of the Year | Finsbury Food Group Plc: John Duffy | IDOX Plc: Richard Kellett-Clarke | Iomart Group Plc: Angus MacSween | Moss Bros Group Plc: Brian Brick | NCC Group Plc: Rob Cotton |
| 26 | Deal of the Year | Glencore International: IPO | Faroe Petroleum Plc: Maria/Norway swap | Moss Bros Group Plc: Cecil Gee and Hugo Boss disposals | Perform Group Plc: IPO | RPC Group Plc: Superfos acquisition |