9.1 Organizational Chart and Classification
Depending on the size of the company and the strategic important of Investor Relations, the organization of IR tasks varies greatly across individual companies.
The assignment of the tasks to the following functions can be observed in practice – by frequency:
- CFO
- CEO
- Chief Communication Officer
In Terms of Organization, the Following Options Are Popular:
- Independent staff department, popular primarily at small and mid caps: direct link to the CEO, CFO or Chief Communication Officer
- Central office, i.e. as above but here part of a larger corporate services team
- Line function, generally assigned to the finance department