Aetna Awarded Honors in International Annual Report Competition.HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 1998--Aetna (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AET AET Aetna, Inc. AET After Extra Time AET Actual Evapotranspiration AET Alliance for Environmental Technology AET Alpha-Ethyltryptamine AET Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. ) today announced that the company's 1997 annual report was named a Grand Award winner for "Best Overall Presentation" in the International Annual Reports Competition. The award was presented by CNBC's Marketplace co-hosts Maria Bartiromo and Ted David Ted David is an American financial journalist. Journalism career Now into his 19th year at CNBC, Ted David was part of the launch team that put the network on the air in April 1989. Currently, Ted is senior anchor for CNBC Business Radio. during ceremonies held at The Plaza hotel The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel with a height of 250 feet (76 m) and length of 400 feet that (122 m) occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan. in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The International Annual Report Competition awards are among the most prestigious given to financial communications professionals. With over 1,200 entries from 16 countries around the world, the International Annual Report Competition is the largest competition in the industry. In addition to winning the Grand Award for "Best Overall Presentation," Aetna also received a Gold Award for producing the best annual report in the life and health insurance industry. "Aetna's role in helping our customers manage best what matters most -- their health and financial well-being -- is best told by our customers themselves," said Aetna Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Richard L. Huber. "Our annual report is appealing because in it, our customers share, in their own words, their stories of how Aetna created value. I'm pleased that our annual report, with its focus on serving customers, is an award winner. This special recognition is a tribute to the efforts of all Aetna employees." Aetna is a leading provider of health and retirement benefits plans and financial services, with three core businesses: Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Aetna Retirement Services and Aetna International. Aetna provides 35 million people worldwide with quality products, services and information that help them manage best what matters most: their health and financial well-being.
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