Roberto V. Ongpin was elected chairman of the Company in January 2000. He is presently the chairman of ISM Communications Corporation, Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc., Connectivity Unlimited Resource Enterprise, alphaland Corporation, the Developing Countries Investment Corporation, and La Flor de la Isabela, Inc., deputy chairman of the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), director of Shangri-La Asia (Hong Kong), and E-2 Capital (Holdings) Ltd. (Hong Kong). He was former managing partner of SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. and served as Minister of Trade and Industry of the Republic of the Philippines from 1979 to 1986. Mr. Ongpin is a certified public accountant and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Eric O. Recto was elected vice chairman in July 2006 and director of the Company in March 2005. He is also vice chairman of alphaland Corporation. He is currently CEO of Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. (ETPI) and the Connectivity Unlimited Resources Enterprises, Inc. (CURE), as well as a director and president of ISM Communications Corporation. He is also an independent director of the Philippine National Bank and the PNOC Energy Development Corporation and Metro Pacific Investment Corporation. He is also a director of Maynilad Water Services, Inc. Before that, he was Undersecretary of the Department of Finance for the Philippine Government in charge of both the International Finance Group and the Privatization Office in 2005. Before his work with the government, he was CFO of Alaska Milk Corporation and prior to that, Belle Corporation. Mr. Recto has a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of the Philippines as well as an MBA from the Johnson School, Cornell University.
Ray C. Espinosa was elected vice chairman of the Company in June 2006. He is currently a director of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, vice chairman of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund, president and CEO of ePLDT, Inc., and Wolfpac Mobile, Inc., director and corporate secretary of Cyber Bay Corp., and director and member of the Audit and Nomination Committee of Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company. He was a partner of Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gaimaitan from 1982 to 2000, foreign associate in Convington & Burling (Washington, D. C., U.S.A.) from 1987 to 1988 and law lecturer in Ateneo de Manila School of Law from 1983 to 1985 and 1989. He is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and has a Master of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School.
Dennis O. Valdes was elected president of the Company in July 2006. He is presently a director of ISM Communications Corporation. He worked in various capacities for the Inquirer Group of Companies from 1996 to 2006, as a director of Phil. Daily Inquirer, Inc.; founding president of Inq7 Interactive, Inc. and president of Inquirer Publications, Inc. Simultaneously, he worked for the Print Town Group of companies, as EVP and chairman of the executive committee of FEP Printing Corp., president of Lexmedia Digital Corp. and founding president of Newspaper Paraphernalia, Inc. He is a certified public accountant, graduated magna cum laude in Business Administration and Accountancy from the University of the Philippines and has a MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Tomas I. Alcantara was elected a director of the Company in May 2002. He is presently chairman and president of Aldevinco, Alsons Consolidated Resources, Inc., Alto Power Management Corp., director of DBP-Daiwa Securities Corp, Manila Economic and Cultural Office, Petronas Energy (Phils.), Inc. and Public Estates Authority, among others. He was formerly an Undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry.
Ramon S. Ang was elected a director of the Company in November 2001. He is currently vice chairman and COO of San Miguel Corporation. Mr. Ang is also a member of the board of directors of Picop Resources and Cyber Bay Corporation.
Benito R. Araneta was elected a director of the Company in March 2003. He is chairman and CEO of the Araneta Properties, Inc., chairman and president of Boie, Inc., Philippine American Drug Co., chairman of Boie-Takeda Chemicals, Inc. and Philcomsat Holdings, director of Southeast Asia Cement Corp., Honda Philippines, Inc., and The Professional Group, among others.
Randall Cox was elected director of the company in December 2005. He is currently chairman of Coxinvest LLC, a consulting company based in California, USA. In the past, he served as managing director of Lombard Asian Private Investment Company, a Hong Kong-based private equity fund associated with CALPERS, the Asian Development Bank and a Hongkong-based boutique investment bank. He was formerly the president of Yes Television Asia and a board and execom member of Good Morning Securities. Mr Cox has a BA from the University of California, San Diego and an MBA from the University of California Marshall School of Business.
Craig Ehrlich was elected a director of the Company in May 2002. He is presently director and vice chairman of ISM Communications Corporation, Eastern Telecommunications Corporation, chairman of the global GSM Association (GSMA), and director of Hutchison Mobile Communications. He was a former managing director of Sunday Communications Limited. Mr. Ehrlich has a B.A. degree from the University of California Los Angeles, a masters degree from Occidental College and a postgraduate fellowship with the Coro Foundation.
Mariano L. Galicia, Jr. was elected director of the Company in June 2006. He is currently the group vice president of ePLDT, Inc. He was formerly a senior vice president of Fort Bonifacio Development Corp., group vice president for corporate services of Metro Pacific Corp., human resources director of Johnson & Johnson (Phils.), Inc., Jansen Pharmaceuticals and J & J Medical Phils., Inc. and group manager of Del Monte Philippines, Inc. / Del Monte International, Inc. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Philippines.
Mario J. Locsin was elected a director of the Company in January 2000. He is presently a director of ISM Communications Corp., president of Metro Manila Turf Club, Aeropartners, Inc., Inpilcom Inc., and Treasurer of Hideco Sugar Milling Co., Inc. In the past, he served as a director of Belle Corporation, APC Group, Southwest Resources, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and Pilipino Telephone Company, as well as director, executive vice president and COO of Philippine Airlines.
Mario A. Oreta was elected director of the Company in March 2005. He is currently president of alphaland Corporation and manages his own law firm, which he set up in 1978. He was previously a managing partner of Tanjuatco, Oreta, Factoran and Berenguer, and Oreta, Suarez and Narvasa. He is a member of the Philippine Bar.
Rafael B. Ortigas was elected vice president and director of the Company in April 2002. He is currently the executive vice president of Sagitro, Inc., vice president of Leafar Commercial Corporation, chairman , president & director of Rising Sons of 3K, Inc., chairman/director of CK3K, Inc. and director of Vinmer Realty, Inc., Concrete Aggregates Corp., director and treasurer of Creative Trade Center Services, Inc. and general partner of Ortigas and Company, Ltd. He was formerly chairman and CEO of Itogon-Suyoc Mines Inc. and president of Concrete Aggregates Corporation.
George Tan was elected director of the Company in June 2006. He is currently the senior vice president and chief financial officer of ePLDT, Inc., a position he has been holding since September 2000. He was executive vice president and chief finance officer of William, Gothong & Aboitiz, Inc. from 1998 to 1999. He was an associate professor and held various key positions in the Asian Institute of Management from 1989 to 1997. He is a certified public accountant and has a Master in Business Management from Asian Institute of Management.
Delfin J. Wenceslao, Jr. was elected a director of the Company in May 2004. He is presently the chairman and president of D.M. Wenceslao & Associates, Inc. and Fabricom Manufacturing Corporation, chairman of Philippine Ecopanel, Inc. and Mandaue Land Consortium, Inc., president and director of Bay Dredging, Inc.and Bay Resources and Development Corporation, managing director of R-I Consortium, and director of Belle Bay City Corporation.
CORPORATE SECRETARIES
Roberto V. San Jose was elected Corporate Secretary of the Company in January 2000. He is a director of Mabuhay Holdings Corporation, ISM Communications Corporation, Interport Resources Corporation, and corporate secretary of Alsons Consolidated Resources, Inc., Anglo-Philippine Holdings Corporation, Philcomsat Holdings Corporation, Premiere Entertainment Productions, Inc., and Solid Group, Inc. He is a director and/or Corporate Secretary of various companies which are clients of the law firm of Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose (CLTPSJ). He is a member of the Philippine Bar and a Senior Partner of CLTPSJ.
Cliburn Anthony A. Orbe was elected Assistant Corporate Secretary of the company in June 2006. He has a Bachelor of Laws from Mindanao State University where he graduated cum laude and class valedictorian. He was formerly an associate of the Rodrigo Berenguer Guno law firm. He is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
