ZF Gala awards

Petrom received the award for the most valuable Romanian company on Thursday, at this year’s edition of the ZIARUL FINANCIAR Gala – Top 100 Most Valuable Companies in Romania. The next four positions in the ranking were filled by BCR, Orange, BRD and Vodafone. The yearbook evaluates the largest companies on the market, listed and unlisted, state owned and privately owned, including banks, in a unique approach on the media market. The overall value of companies in the Top 100 has increased by 25% compared with last year, i.e. from 76.7 billion euros to 96.3 billion euros. The average growth of the 100 companies stood at 37%. Most of them operate in the energy sector (28 out of the top 100), followed by the financial sector (25), industry (17), services (14), consumer goods (10) and the IT&C sector (6). Here are the top 3 awards from, the ZF Gala, for the 100 Most Valuable Companies in Romania: First place – Petrom: “It is an acknowledgement of our merits and of the trust our clients have in our products (…),” said Mariana Gheorghe, CEO of Petrom. Second place – BCR: “I am honoured that the BCR has received this distinction, given that our bank is not listed yet (…),” said Jean Andronie, vice-president of the BCR. Third place – Orange: “I am very proud to receive this award. The telecommunications industry has benefited from the growth of the market, while at the same time driving it,” said Richard Moat, CEO of Orange.