Thai Union Group PCL has won major awards in several Thailand categories in the 18th Asia’s Best Managed Companies survey by FinanceAsia.
In a poll of 140 portfolio managers and buy-side analysts around the world, Thai Union was placed first for ‘Most Committed to Corporate Governance’ and ‘Best at Corporate Social Responsibility’. It was also ranked second for ‘Best CEO’ (Thiraphong Chansiri), ‘Best CFO’ (Joerg Ayrle), ‘Best Managed Company’ and ‘Best at Investor Relations’.
Thai Union Group’s CEO, Thiraphong Chansiri, commented: “I’m very proud that Thai Union’s hard work, especially on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility, has been acknowledged by the investor community. We will continue to embrace our role as a leader for positive change, while striving for strong business growth.”
Last year, Mr Chansiri and Mr Ayrle were recognised as the third ‘Best CEO’ and third ‘Best CFO’, respectively, in the consumer/staples sector of the Institutional Investor’s 2017 poll.
Thai Union was also named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index (DJSI) for the fourth consecutive year in 2017, as well as to the FTSE4Good Emerging Index.
