CSX Corp. Tops List of Florida's Most Honored Companies in Institutional Investor's All-America Executive Team Ranking


NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Dec 19, 2013) - CSX Corp. claims six top-ranked positions in the 2014 All-America Executive Team survey, Institutional Investor's annual poll of investors and sell-side analysts regarding America's top executives, IR professionals and IR programs.

The transportation supplier's CEO Michael Ward, CFO Fredrik Eliasson, IR Professional David Baggs and investor relations program each claimed at least one published spot, placing CSX among a select group of Most Honored Companies.

The rest of Florida's Most Honored Companies are:

  • Lennar Corp. - Homebuilders & Building Products
  • MasTec - Engineering & Construction
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises - Leisure

Other notable companies receiving strong marks include: Citrix Systems in Software, NextEra Energy in Electric Utilities, SBA Communications Corp. in Telecommunications, Spirit Airlines in Airlines, Carnival Corp. in Leisure, Ryder System in Airfreight & Surface Transportation, and Ultimate Software Group in Software.

The 2014 All-America Executive Team is based on the votes of 1,405 portfolio managers and analysts from buy-side investment firms and 1,209 analysts from sell-side firms. An in-depth feature article profiling the 2014 All-America Executive team will be published in the December/January issue of Institutional Investor magazine as well as online at www.institutionalinvestor.com.

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