Bangkok--9 Jun--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), jointly with Money & Banking magazine, will organize the 14th SET Awards event, aiming to enhance quality of companies, and announce a list of the 557 qualified firms having passed the preliminary screening process to compete for the prestigious awards by the end of this year.
SET President Kesara Manchusree said the SET Awards 2017 is coming of age on its 14th year. it aims to recognize, honor and reward individuals and organizations in the capital market with outstanding achievements. There is a total of 557 listed companies having passed the preliminarily screening process and qualified to compete for the SET Awards 2017. In selecting the winners of the Best Company Performance Awards and the Best Investor Relations Awards, the qualified SET-listed companies will still be divided into five groups, based on their market capitalization, with an additional group of Market for Alternative Investment (mai)-listed firms, like in previous years.
In addition, the criteria for the Best Innovative Company Awards, the Best Securities Company Awards, and the Best Asset Management Company Awards have been adjusted to suit the business environment and competitive capabilities of the Thai capital market, Kesara added.
Money & Banking magazine Editor-in-Chief Santi Viriyarungsarit, the SET Awards co-host and one of the SET Awards 2017 distinguished judges, said that the Best Innovative Company Awards will be awarded for the second consecutive year. The working committee viewed that it would be most appropriate and timely to encourage listed companies, securities companies, and asset management companies to focus more on innovation in accordance with the country's economic development and direction. Nevertheless, any companies with innovation that are especially engaged in the new economic S-curve of the 10 targeted future industries should be promoted. More awards might be taken into the account for this category.
The SET Awards 2017 consist of seven categories:
1) Best CEO Awards and Young Rising Star CEO Award
2) Best Company Performance Awards
3) Best Investor Relations Awards
4) Best Securities Company Awards
5) Best Asset Management Company Award
6) Best Innovative Company Awards
7) Best Deal of the Year Award
Additionally, the SET Award of Honor will be granted to the organizations or individuals with continued outstanding performances in various areas. TRIS Corporation Limited handles the award evaluation process.
For more information on SET Awards 2017 and the list of the qualified companies, please visit www.set.or.th/setawards or call 0 2009 9781