Visa and Splunk pick up governance team of the year awards
Corporate Secretary, the sister publication of IR Magazine, has announced the winners of the Corporate Governance Awards 2016. The winning companies and individuals were revealed on November 3 at the Cipriani Wall Street. The awards went to:
| Category | Winner |
| Best use of technology by a corporate secretary or general counsel | Microsoft Corp |
| Best CSR disclosure | Xcel Energy |
| Best shareholder engagement | GE |
| Best proxy statement (small to mid-cap) | Korn Ferry |
| Best proxy statement (large cap) | Goldman Sachs |
| Best compliance and ethics program (small to mid-cap) | Voya Financial |
| Best compliance and ethics program (large cap) | The Allstate Corporation |
| Best overall governance for a private company | Graybar Electric Corp |
| Best overall corporate governance – international | Royal Bank of Canada |
| Rising star | Katie Colendich, HP |
| LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT | Robert Lamm |
| Governance professional of the year (small to mid-cap) | Adam Kokas, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings |
| Governance professional of the year (large cap) | Aaron Briggs, GE |
| Governance team of the year (small to mid-cap) | Splunk |
| Governance team of the year (large cap) | Visa |
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