London,21March2016

TheIRSocietyandCAGEsalutethewinneroftheinauguralRoddyChild-VilliersInvestorRelationsAward

TheIRSocietyandtheConsumerAnalystGroupofEurope(CAGE)aredelightedthatRichardJoyce,ReckittBenckiser’sDirectorofInvestorRelations,haswontheinauguralRoddyChild-VilliersInvestorRelationsAwarda.k.a.“TheRoddy”.

Thisprize(photographoverleaf),initiatedbyCAGEinassociationwiththeIRSociety,honoursoneoftheindustry’spre-eminentinvestorrelationsexecutiveswhosadlypassedawayin2014,aged50.

RoddyChild-VillierswaskeytothefoundinganddevelopmentofCAGE,andthisnewawardseekstoperpetuateandpromotetheprofessionalandhumancharacteristicsthatRoddycombinedsoeffortlesslyandseamlesslyduringhistimeasHeadofInvestorRelationsformultinationalfoodcompanyNestlé.

TheRoddyhasbeenawardedin2016toRichardJoycebecauseofthecandidate’soutstandingdemonstrationoffivekeycharacteristicsexemplifiedbyRoddy:competence,communication,character,humanityandpersonality.JohnGollifer,GeneralManageroftheIRSociety,said,“WearedelightedtobeassociatedwiththenewRoddyChild-VilliersInvestorRelationsAward.Roddywasaredoubtablesupportandadvocateforprofessionalinvestorrelations,andthisawardrecognisesoutstandingindividualsfortheirsignificantcontributiontotheindustryonahumanaswellasprofessionallevel.CongratulationstoRichardJoyce!”RichardJoycesaid,“ItisagreathonourtoreceivethisnewprestigiousawardandtoberecognisedalongsideRoddy,whowasagreatchampionofIRandoneoflife’struegentlemen.”JamesAmoroso,President,ConsumerAnalystGroupofEurope,said,“RichardJoyceisaworthywinneroftheinauguralRoddyaward,asnominatedbyoursell-sideandbuy-sidemembers.Hestoodoutclearlyfromtheother55nominees.RoddywouldhavebeenpleasedtoknowthattheawardisgoingtoaloyalCAGECorporateMember,andthatthroughthisawardhislife’sworkwillhaveanongoingpositiveinfluenceontheprofessionthatheloved.”Forfurtherinformation,contact:

TheInvestorRelationsSocietyJohnGollifer–GeneralManager+442073791763LauraHayter–HeadofPolicyandCommunications+442073791763

TheConsumerAnalystGroupofEuropeJamesAmoroso–President+41417582672

Notesforeditors:

AboutTheInvestorRelationsSocietyTheInvestorRelationsSociety(IRSociety)isamembershiporganisationthatexiststopromotebestpracticeinvestorrelationsintheUKandbeyond.ItisrunbyIRprofessionalsforIRprofessionals.Establishedin1980,theIRSociety’smissionistopromotebestpracticeininvestorrelations;tosupporttheprofessionaldevelopmentofitsmembers;torepresenttheirviewstoregulatorybodies,theinvestmentcommunityandgovernment;andtoactasaforumforissuersandtheinvestmentcommunity.TheSocietyhasover750membersfromtheUK,Europeandbeyond,includingrepresentativesfrommostoftheFTSE100,alargenumberofFTSE250companiesandanumberofAIMandsmallercompaniesaswellasIRadvisorsandserviceproviders.Formoreinformationvisitwww.irs.org.ukorconnectwithusonTwitter(@IRSocietyUK)orLinkedIn

AbouttheConsumerAnalystGroupofEuropeFoundedin2009,theConsumerAnalystGroupofEurope(CAGE)isanindependentnon-profitinvestmentindustryassociationdevotedtotheconsumerstaples(FMCG),luxurygoodsandfoodretailsectors.

Itsmissionistomaximisemutualunderstandingbetweentheinvestmentcommunityandpubliclylistedconsumercompaniesbyprovidingarangeofspecialisteventsandservices.ItsflagshipeventistheannualCAGEConferenceinLondonattendedby400-450delegates.CAGEisrunbyanindependentboardandgovernedbytheinvestmentandinvestorrelationscommunitiesthatconstituteitsmembership.CAGEtypicallycomprises24CorporateMembersand350IndividualandAssociateMembers,predominantlyinvestorsandanalysts,mainlyfromtheUK,NorthAmericaandContinentalEurope.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.cag.eu.comorconnectwithusonLinkedIn.