5 September 2007 - In an international rating published by the financial magazine Fortune, the Aker companies are rated among the most admired businesses in the world. In total, the list includes only 347 companies from around the globe.
The annual survey polls financial analysts, top executives and directors of companies’ world wide. They are asked to nominate the companies they most admire based on 8 criteria: Innovation, Financial soundness, Use of corporate assets, Long-term investment, People Management, Corporate social responsibility, Quality of management and Quality of products / services. The survey is conducted by the international polling and consultancy company Hay Group, on behalf of Fortune.
“Over the last few years, we have come out at the top of several other international and national rankings with regards to corporate profiles for reputation. This latest ranking is for the Aker group, of which Aker Kvaerner’s international profile is a significant part. Even if such surveys and rankings rarely give a complete picture, it is an indication of our standing, which should inspire our further efforts to brand this group,” says Torbjørn S. Andersen, Senior Vice President of Aker Kvaerner’s Corporate Communications.
Only three Norwegian based companies were ranked in the list. In addition to Aker, the other companies were the oil companies Statoil and Norsk Hydro. The result of the ranking was marked with a prize award ceremony in Oslo Wednesday, 5 September.
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