Regional view: North America
North American senior managers spent an average of 38 days in total on IR in the past year, one day fewer than the number spent by senior management globally. This is three days more than they dedicated to IR in 2020 and represents a recovery toward pre-pandemic levels when the number of days North American senior management teams spent on IR was frequently in the low to mid-40s.
This year’s increase is due to the additional focus of North American CFOs on IR this year, with the typical CFO spending an extra four more days on IR than in 2020. In a reversal of the global trend, more time is spent on IR by senior management at smaller companies, with the fewest days being spent by large-cap senior managers.
