DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, has achieved top 3 ranking in the category “Best new listed company 2014” at the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards. These annual Awards recognize the best European small and mid-sized companies who gained access to capital markets through initial public offerings.
Media release
Zurich, November 28, 2014 – DKSH (SIX: DKSH), the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, has achieved top 3 ranking in the category “Best new listed company 2014” at the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards 2014.
The Awards were launched in 2013 by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry in cooperation with EuropeanIssuers and the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) in order to promote best practices and success stories of the most dynamic companies listed on European public capital markets.
The Awards further aim to recognize the best European small and mid-sized companies that gained access to capital markets via an initial public offering in order to encourage more companies to access public capital markets and enable economic growth.
On the evening of November 26, 2014, FESE and EuropeanIssuers hosted a ceremony to celebrate the winners of the second European Small and Mid-Cap Awards.
Christian Katz, CEO of SIX Swiss Exchange, stated: “We congratulate DKSH as being the first listed Swiss company on the SIX Swiss Exchange to have achieved a top 3 ranking in this Award category. We accompany them on their successful equity story and encourage other companies to follow this example.”
Dr. Joerg Wolle, President & CEO of DKSH, commented: “We are proud to have won this Award and thank our more than 4,000 shareholders for their continued trust. To us, the Award is a reflection of DKSH's diligent implementation of our strategy for sustainable profitable growth, focused on Asia, which is home for us since nearly 150 years. DKSH would also like to thank the SIX Swiss Exchange for having been a truly supportive partner since the listing in 2012 and we look forward to continuing our successful cooperation.”
More information about the Awards are available at: www.fese.eu
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About DKSH Group
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia. As the term "Market Expansion Services" suggests, DKSH helps other companies and brands to grow their business in new or existing markets. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since March 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich. With 735 business locations in 35 countries – 710 of them in Asia – and 27,200 specialized staff, DKSH generated net sales of CHF 9.6 billion in 2013. The company offers a tailor-made, integrated portfolio of sourcing, marketing, sales, distribution, and after-sales services. It provides business partners with expertise as well as on-the-ground logistics based on a comprehensive network of unique size and depth. Business activities are organized into four specialized Business Units that mirror DKSH fields of expertise: Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials, and Technology. With strong Swiss heritage, the company has nearly a 150-year-long tradition of doing business in and with Asia, and is deeply rooted in communities and businesses across Asia Pacific.