IAG Academy IR Awards disclosure of total votes cast

Voting for the 2025 IAG Academy IR Awards closed at precisely 12 midnight Manila time at the end of Saturday 6 September. Vote counting commenced on Sunday 7 September and proceeded until the earlier hours of the morning on Monday 8 September.

As Chairman of the Judging Panel of the IAG Academy IR Awards for 2025, and in the interests of voting process transparency and maximum disclosure to the entire industry, it gives me great pleasure to announce the following statistical information in relation to the votes cast by the Judging Panel for the 2025 Awards.

Total number of categories
Primary categories (4 divisions of 5, 8, 5 and 5 awards)	23
Hall of Fame	3
(Rising Stars, Industry Icons, Industry Legend)	3
	26

Maximum number of votes per judge
Primary categories (23 categories @ 1 vote per category)	23
Hall of Fame: Rising Stars (3 votes)	3
Hall of Fame: Industry Icons (3 votes)	3
Hall of Fame: Industry Legend (1 vote)	1
	30

Total number of judges
(full list of judges here)	100

Maximum possible number of votes	3,000
(100 judges @ 30 votes per judge)	3,000

Voter turnout
Total number of judges who submitted votes	100
Total number of judges who did not submit votes	0
	100
Total voter turnout was 100/100 = 100%

Recusals
(Judges were not eligible to vote in categories in which they or their employer were nominated, or any other conflict of interest exists)

1 judge was recused from 13 possible votes	13
7 judges were recused from 12 possible votes	84
4 judges were recused from 10 possible votes	40
1 judge was recused from 9 possible votes	9
7 judges were recused from 8 possible votes	56
6 judges were recused from 7 possible votes	42
1 judge was recused from 6 possible votes	6
1 judge was recused from 5 possible votes	5
5 judges were recused from 4 possible votes	20
5 judges were recused from 3 possible votes	15
1 judge was recused from 2 possible votes	2
10 judges were recused from 1 possible vote	10
	302

Abstentions
(Judges were encouraged to abstain from voting
in categories they felt unqualified to vote in, for whatever reason)
1 judge abstained from voting 21 times	21
1 judge abstained from voting 20 times	20
1 judge abstained from voting 19 times	19
1 judge abstained from voting 18 times	18
1 judge abstained from voting 17 times	17
3 judges abstained from voting 16 times	48
1 judge abstained from voting 15 times	15
2 judges abstained from voting 14 times	28
1 judge abstained from voting 12 times	12
1 judge abstained from voting 11 times	11
4 judges abstained from voting 10 times	40
5 judges abstained from voting 9 times	45
4 judges abstained from voting 8 times	32
2 judges abstained from voting 7 times	14
5 judges abstained from voting 6 times	30
8 judges abstained from voting 5 times	40
8 judges abstained from voting 4 times	32
8 judges abstained from voting 3 times	24
6 judges abstained from voting 2 times	12
12 judges abstained from voting 1 time	12
	490

Reconciliation of ordinary votes
Maximum possible number of votes	3,000
LESS recusals	-302
LESS abstentions	-490
Total ordinary votes	2,208

Casting votes
One category had a tied vote and required a casting vote by the Chairman of the judging panel.

Total ordinary votes	2,208
ADD casting votes	1
Total votes (ordinary and casting)	2,209

I am therefore pleased to announce that a total of precisely 2,209 tallied votes were cast in the Awards and that all categories have a single winner, except the Rising Stars and Industry Icons categories which have three winners.

All winners will be announced at the IAG Academy IR Awards Black Tie Gala Dinner at The Manila Ballroom, Marriott Hotel, Newport World Resorts tonight – the evening of Tuesday 9 September 2025.

Andrew W Scott
Judging Panel Chairman
IAG Academy IR Awards