OREANDA-NEWS. July 23, 2010. IR Magazine Russia & CIS chose Gazprom as the best company of Russia and CIS in the Investor Relations (IR) category.

Awards in nominations: Best Annual Report/Formal Disclosure, Best Corporate Governance, Best Company of Russia and CIS for Investor Relations

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Gazprom won the first place following the independent study of opinions by analysts and top managers from investment management companies. The study had been carried out by Thomson Reuters Extel on the basis of the data collected during the Extel Pan-European Survey and the additional Russia IR voting of April-May 2010.

Gazprom also became the winner in the Best Annual Report/Formal Disclosure nomination.

In addition, Gazprom was acknowledged as the best company of Russia and CIS in the Best Corporate Governance category.

Background

IR Magazine Russia & CIS is the first and the only Russian-language periodical highlighting the IR theory and practice. The Magazine has been giving awards since 2008.

Thomson Reuters is one of the world’s leading sources of business information. The agency holds regular IR surveys and identifies the best experts in this field. The surveys are based on polling of experts from European and Russian asset management companies.