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


NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Apr 26, 2013) -  Unibail-Rodamco's CEO Guillaume Poitrinal claims victory as the Real Estate sector's #1 CEO in the 2013 All-Europe Executive Team, Institutional Investor's annual survey of buy-side portfolio managers and 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 steadily maintains his first-place position in the luxury goods sector, which he's claimed since 2005. In total, LVMH takes six winning positions in the Executive Team survey.

Other top-rated companies in France include:

  • Alcatel-Lucent in Telecommunications Equipment
  • Cap Gemini and Atos in Tech-Software
  • Casino, Guichard-Perrachon in Retailing/Food & Drug Chains
  • L'Oréal in Household & Personal Care Products
  • Danone in Food Producers
  • BNP Paribas in Banks
  • Technip and CGG Veritas in Oil Services
  • Vinci in Building & Construction
  • Vivendi in Media
  • Schneider Electric in Capital Goods
  • Zodiac Aerospace in Aerospace & Defense

The 2013 All-Europe Executive Team is based on the votes of 858 portfolio managers and analysts from buy-side investment firms and 1,580 analysts from sell-side firms. An in-depth feature article profiling the 2013 All-Europe Executive team is in the April 2013 issue of Institutional Investor magazine as well as online at www.institutionalinvestor.com

For more information about the Most Honored Companies and All-Europe Executive Team rankings, please contact Michele Luthin at michele.luthin@institutionalinvestor.com or +1 (212) 224-3360.

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