On 18th July AIR - Associazione Italiana Investor Relations, which Piero Munari chairs, hosted the Italian Investor Relations Awards, to recognise excellence in IR in various categories and segments of the Italian market.

The awards ceremony was organised in collaboration with the prestigious research institute Institutional Investor, whose annual surveys have been an industry benchmark for independent market intelligence and performance assessment globally for over 40 years. The awards are based on the country results of Institutional Investor's 2022 Developed Europe Executive Team survey in which 130 IR professionals and 65 companies in Italy were nominated by nearly 600 professionals representing 265 investment and research firms.

This year winners are:

– Best IR Professional for a Small Cap company – Fabrizio Armone, Anima Holding

– Best IR Professional for a Mid Cap company – Armando Iobbi, Italgas

– Best IR Professional for a Large Cap company – Marco Delfrate, Intesa Sanpaolo

– Most Improved IR Professional for a Small Cap company – Nicoletta Pinoia, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

– Most Improved IR Professional for a Mid Cap company – Michael Lueckenkoetter, Reply

– Most Improved IR Professional for a Large Cap company – Francesca Pezzoli, Snam

– Best Company in IR for a Small Cap company – Anima Holding

– Best Company in IR for a Mid Cap company – FinecoBank

– Best Company in IR for a Large Cap company – Intesa Sanpaolo

– Most Improved Company in IR for a Small Cap company – Banca IFIS

– Most Improved Company in IR for a Mid Cap company – Hera

– Most Improved Company in IR for a Large Cap company – Inwit

– Best Company in ESG for a Small Cap company – Anima Holding

– Best Company in ESG for a Mid Cap company – FinecoBank

– Best Company in ESG for a Large Cap company – Intesa Sanpaolo