Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has been named one of the among America’s companies with best investor relations by Institutional Investor magazine.
Steve Roell, Johnson Controls’ chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Bruce McDonald, chief financial officer, were recognized in the consumer, autos and auto parts category, while Glen Ponczak, executive director of investor relations, was named the best investor relations professional by both buy-side and sell-side analysts.
"We are honored to receive this recognition from Institutional Investor," Roell said. "Over the past year our leadership team and our 130,000 employees around the world have worked hard to address the market realities that we faced. Johnson Controls has a long history of growth and focus on shareholder value. We are proud to be named to this list of distinguished companies and individuals by Institutional Investor."
Rankings for these awards are based on Institutional Investor magazines’ U.S. Investor Relations Perception Study, a comprehensive analysis completed by 570 sell-side analysts at nearly 100 securities firms and more than 780 buy-side investment professionals at 425 institutions. The complete listing can be found at www.iimagazine.com.