The Extel Survey began in 1974, when an independent consultant, Geoffrey Osmint, conceived the idea of collecting views and votes from fund managers on the services and advice they were getting from research analysts at stockbroking houses (or investment statisticians as analysts were then called).

Since Extel Surveys became the Thomson Extel Surveys and now Thomson Reuters Extel Surveys there have been a range of enhancements. The Extel Survey now runs market surveys and produces bespoke studies for clients worldwide - helping all three sides of the investment community to identify excellence and inform investment decisions.

Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.

We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization.

Acclaro are Investor Relations and Corporate Governance Specialists, based in London and focused on the Emerging markets.

Acclaro specialises in helping companies ensure that market perception supports stakeholder value to the utmost. We do this by helping our clients communicate with investors and the financial community.

Institute of Directors (IoD)

Founded in 1903, the Institute of Directors is an independent, non-political organisation of 50,000 individual members. Its aim is to serve, support, and set standards for directors to enable them to fulfil their leadership responsibilities in creating wealth for the benefit of business and society as a whole. As one of the oldest organisations advocating director professionalism in the world, the IoD is globally recognised as a leading body of excellence in corporate governance. The IoD policy team regularly contributes to the international corporate governance debate with bodies such as the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, the OECD, the International Corporate Governance Network and the European Union.

Corporate Governance Forum of Turkey (CGFT).

CGFT has been founded on 1st of March 2003 as a joint initiative of Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) and Sabanci University and undertook a work program as such until the end of 2004. CGFT has acknowledged that the best way to contribute to the reform process was to focus on knowledge creation through scientific research. Forum is aware of the role of Corporate Governance in economic development and social welfare. Forum's mission is to contribute to the improvement of corporate governance framework and practices through scientific research, support the policy development process by active engagement, encourage and facilitate the dialogue between academicians and practitioners, and disseminate research.

Sabancı University is a private, independent young university with a state of the art campus spread over 1,260,000 m2 and located 40 km from Istanbul's city center.

The University aspires to develop competent and confident individuals, capable of independent and critical reflection, who possess a strong sense of social responsibility. This mission is reflected throughout the entire University, from its interdisciplinary academic programs, its state-of-the-art technology and infrastructure and its research and development projects in industry. Sabanci University supports the Investor Relations Awards 2011 through the Corporate Governance of Turkey.

Promotion of investment and business in and between the UK and Turkey.

Since 1980, TBCCI has been promoting investment and business in and between the UK and Turkey providing a wide range of services; assisting business set-up, company formation, business guides, company matching and referrals, business networking, conferences, certification, documentation and translation services. TBCCI works together with the UK and Turkish governments and maintains strong links with most of the recognised trade organisations in both countries. TBCCI will be opening a Liaison office in Istanbul in the Summer of 2009 to provide more investment and business services to its members in the UK and Turkey.

Value Partners is a management and IT consulting multinational.

At Value Partners we have a critical approach to problems: we devote the most suitable talents and professional skills to our clients, wherever these are in the Group. We are organised into two separate professional families: Strategic and IT Consultancy. Ours is an end-to-end offering: from business strategy to IT systems and architectures development.

CNBC-e is one of Turkey’s leading business and financial/entertainment channels.

Operated by CNBC Europe and the NTV Group, CNBC-e has an unrivalled history of reporting on and covering the achievements and development of Turkish companies and the Turkish financial sector.

Chorus Call is a world-class international teleconferencing provider that brings over 40 years of technical experience and a proven record of success to international telecommunications.

Chorus Call Hellas, is the premier teleconferencing service provider in Athens, Greece and is part of a multinational company, Chorus Call Inc. with Headquarters in U.S. and international offices in Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, Canada, Brazil, India and South Africa.

Chorus Call provides a full range of Audio, Video, and Web-based Teleconferencing Services. As a world’s leading conferencing specialist, Chorus Call offers the industry’s most advanced experienced portfolio of Teleconferencing solutions and collaboration services. From every day collaborative meetings to high profile managed events, Chorus Call designs solutions that make teleconferencing a practical and integral part of a workday.

In the global market, Chorus Call has focused on and supports clients in International investment, financial, business, health care, pharmaceutical, education, legal, insurance, engineering, communication, retail as well as, non-profit applications. Chorus Call clients include Fortune 100, 500 and Standard & Poor’s 500 listed companies.

Email: hellas@choruscall.com Web: www.choruscall.com

Balkans.com Business News

Is a Balkan based online business news source providing daily news & weekly review, market research, financial reports, and database of companies, from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. The - business only - website in English, Serbian and Greek also features many specialized sections such as Real Estate, Markets, Franchising as well as interviews with business leaders throughout the Balkans. Balkans.com Business News is the primary resource for professionals, investors interested in expanding or developing business in the region, entrepreneurs and key decision makers around the world seeking business information from the Balkans.

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