Age & Nationality:
70 years old, Filipino
Chairman of the Board since April 2007
Committees:
Chairman of the Executive Committee; member of Corporate Governance & Compliance Committee, Related Party Transactions Committee, Trust Committee and Rewards and Talent Management Committee
Concurrent Positions:
Chairman of Filinvest Development Corporation; Filinvest Land, Inc.; EastWest Rural Bank, Inc.; East West Leasing and Finance Corporation; Chairman and President of Cotabato Sugar Central Co., Inc.; Davao Sugar Central Co., Inc.; Director of FDC Utilities, Inc.; FDC Misamis Power Corporation; Filinvest Alabang, Inc.; East West Ageas Life Insurance Corporation; Director and President of Pacific Sugar Holdings Corporation; Filinvest Asia Corporation; Filinvest Hospitality Corporation; Countrywide Water Services, Inc.; High Yield Sugar Farms Corporation
Past Positions:
Vice Chairman and Director of EastWest Bank from 1994 to 2007
Education:
Management Eng. (completed 4 years out of the required 5 years for this course) - Ateneo De Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines; Bachelor of Science of Commerce- Sta. Clara University, Sta. Clara, California, USA; Masters In Management - Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA