Book your seat for the 8th Gala by ARIR and join Romania’s capital market community on October 6, 2026. The evening will recognise the companies and professionals whose Investor Relations work has strengthened communication, transparency and trust with investors over the past year.
Companies and IR professionals have submitted their projects, practices and results that best reflect their work over the past year. The Gala will place these achievements in front of investors, issuers and capital market leaders, while recognising the teams and individuals raising the standard of Investor Relations in Romania.
The 8th Gala by ARIR will bring Romania’s capital market community together on October 6, 2026, recognising the companies and professionals whose Investor Relations work has strengthened communication, transparency and trust with investors.
The entries are currently under evaluated by the 2026 Gala by ARIR jury, bringing together professionals from pension funds, investment management, equity research, financial associations and the individual investor community: Mădălina Andrei, Chief Investment Officer at BT Pensii; Răzvan Rusu, Portfolio Manager at Allianz Pensii; Mugur Popescu, Investment Director at BCR Pensii; Luiza Buzea, CSR Executive at Metropolitan Life; Andrei Svoronos, Associate Director at EBRD; Alexandra Smedoiu, Vice President of CFA Romania; Daniela Ropotă and Mihai Căruntu, Vice Presidents of AAFBR; Dorina Dinu, Equity Research Director at TradeVille; Elena Uleia, Portfolio Manager at Prime Transaction; and individual investors Rareș Mihăilă, Cătălin Chivu and Răzvan Mihăescu.
Now in its eighth edition, Gala by ARIR reflects ARIR’s long-term commitment to better Investor Relations practices and a stronger, more transparent Romanian capital market.
📅 Save the date: October 6, 2026 — the 8th Gala by ARIR.
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Methodology
Extel (former Institutional Investor) annually manages a survey for buy-side and sell-side in order to evaluate IR practices of listed companies.
The best IR programs from the perspective of international institutional investors will be recognized.
Self-Entry Categories
Voluntary submissions of the listed companies. Criteria defined by a Group of specialists in the field, will be available in each form.
There will be separate awards for the Main Market and AeRO Market.
*Companies that have won an award last year will not be included in the voting process for the same award.
Gala by ARIR 2025 Highlights
New ARIR blog articles
Romania’s listed companies are entering a new phase of board recruitment. Under Law no. 11/2025, companies covered by the new rules must work towards gender-balance targets, while selection processes, reporting and transparency are becoming increasingly important.
ANES data show that women currently hold an average of 19.35% of director seats across the 51 large BVB-listed companies covered by the requirements, still below the EU average.
What this change means in concrete terms for listed companies, where Romania stands after the first year since transposing the EU Directive, and what steps issuers can take next were the themes of a presentation given at ARIR’s monthly meeting by Gianina Dimitrescu, Deputy Director of the Strategy, Policy, Programs and Partnerships Directorate at the National Agency for Equal Opportunities between Women and Men (ANES). The presentation examined the impact of gender balance policies on companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange and their implications for selection, reporting and corporate governance processes. Read more here.
During ARIR’s latest monthly meeting, Hedwige Nuyens, CEO of the International Banking Federation and Chair of European Women on Boards, discussed Romania’s progress on female representation in listed-company boards and the role of broader candidate pools, clearer selection criteria and diverse expertise.
For Romanian companies, the 2026 deadline should be followed by a longer-term focus on stronger governance and board appointments that match increasingly complex and international businesses. Read more here.