Regional view: Asia
Regionally, Asia has the lowest proportion of IR teams reporting to the CFO and the highest proportion reporting to the CEO. More than a quarter of Asian IR teams report directly to their CEO while 57 percent report to the CFO. The proportion reporting to the CFO has increased this year while the number reporting to senior management members other than the CEO or CFO has decreased.
Small-cap IR teams are the most likely to report directly to the CEO, while large-cap teams are the least likely. Almost a quarter of Asian large-cap IR teams directly report to a senior management member other than the CEO or CFO.