NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwired) — 11/04/14 — Gilead Sciences claims seven top-ranked positions in the survey, Institutional Investor–s annual poll of investors and sell-side analysts regarding America–s top executives, IR professionals and IR programs.
The biotech company–s CEO John Martin, CFO Robin Washington, IR Professional Patrick O–Brien and IR program each reclaimed published positions this year, giving Gilead the distinction of Most Honored Company.
The rest of California–s are:
Activision Blizzard – Software
Allergan – Pharmaceuticals
Chevron Corp. – Integrated Oil
Cisco Systems – Telecommunications
Electronic Arts – Software
First Republic Bank – Banks/Midcap
Gap – Retailing/Specialty Stores
Google – Internet
Hewlett-Packard Co. – IT Hardware
Illumina – Life Science & Diagnostic Tools & Medical Supplies & Devices
Intel Corp. – Semiconductors
Jack in the Box – Restaurants
LinkedIn Corp. – Internet
McKesson Corp. – Health Care Technology & Distribution
Pandora Media – Internet
salesforce.com – Software
Tesla Motors – Autos & Auto Parts
Visa – Computer Services & IT Consulting
Walt Disney Co. – Media
Wells Fargo & Co. – Banks/Large-Cap
Other companies in California with strong performances in the rankings include Adobe Systems, Amgen, Apple, Applied Materials, Avago Technologies, Cepheid, DirecTV, eBay, Edison International, Essex Property Trust, Facebook, Herbalife, Informatica Corp., Intuit, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Juniper Networks, Lam Research Corp., Mattel, NetApp, Netflix, Oracle Corp., Qualcomm, Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., SanDisk Corp., Seagate Technology, Sempra Energy, SolarCity Corp., Standard Pacific Corp., SunPower Corp., SVB Financial Group, URS Corp., Western Digital Corp., Williams-Sonoma, and Yahoo!.
The 2015 All-America Executive Team is based on the votes of 1,253 portfolio managers and analysts from buy-side investment firms and 1,013 analysts from sell-side firms. An in-depth feature article profiling the 2015 All-America Executive team will be published in the December/January issue of Institutional Investor magazine as well as online at .
Now entering its fifth decade, Institutional Investor has distinguished itself among the world–s foremost financial publications with groundbreaking journalism and incisive writing that provide essential intelligence for a global audience. Institutional Investor also produces a host of proprietary research and rankings that serve as the industry benchmarks for fixed-income, equity research, money management professionals and executive teams. For more information, visit .
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