CIMB's Nazir, AirAsia's Fernandes and SP Setia's Liew are best CEOs

PETALING JAYA: Indonesian, Malaysian and Thai companies have been
voted as some of the best managed companies in Asia in an annual poll of
analysts and investors conducted by FinanceAsia, a monthly magazine owned by Haymarket Media Ltd, a London-based publisher.
Among Malaysian companies, DiGi.Com Bhd emerged as the top “best managed company” with CIMB Group Holdings Bhd in second place while Axiata Group Bhd and unlisted state-owned Petroliam Nasional Bhd tied for third place.
CIMB's group chief executive Datuk Seri Nazir Razak, AirAsia Bhd's group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and SP Setia Bhd president and CEO Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin tied for the “Best CEO” position among Malaysian top executives.
Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank)
was voted into first place for “best corporate governance” with DiGi in
second and AirAsia in third place. For “best investor relations”,
AirAsia came out tops with CIMB and DiGi tied for second place.
In the “best corporate social responsibility” category, DiGi and Maybank were tied for first place while Telekom Malaysia Bhd was voted third. Among local companies “most committed to a strong dividend policy”, DiGi came out tops, Maxis Bhd in second and British American Tobacco (M) Bhd in third place.