Board of Directors & Executive officers

ROBERTO V. ONGPIN was elected Director and Chairman of the board on November 11, 2009. Mr. Ongpin is presently also the Chairman of the Board of ISM Communications Corporation, PhilWeb Corporation, Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc., Developing Countries Investment Corporation, and Acentic GmbH; non-executive director of Forum Energy PLC (UK); director of San Miguel Corporation, Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. Petron Corporation, Shangri-La Asia (Hong Kong); and Deputy Chairman of the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong). He was formerly Chairman and Managing Partner of SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. from 1964 to 1979 and Minister of Trade and Industry of the Republic of the Philippines from 1979 to 1986. Mr. Ongpin graduated cum laude in Business Administration from the Ateneo de Manila University, is a certified public accountant, and has an MBA from Harvard University.

ERIC O. RECTO was elected Director on November 11, 2009, appointed Corporate Information Officer on November 18, 2009, and elected Vice Chairman on December 8, 2009. Mr. Recto is also currently the President of Petron Corporation and ISM Communications Corporation, Vice Chairman and Director of Atok-Big Wedge Co., PhilWeb Corporation, and Alphaland Development, Inc. He is also an independent director of the Philippine National Bank. He also served as the Undersecretary of Finance of the Republic of the Philippines from 2002 to 2005, in charge of handling both the International Finance Group and the Privatization Office. Before his stint with the government, Mr. Recto was the CFO of Alaska Milk Corporation and 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.

MARIO A. ORETA was elected Director on November 11, 2009 and president on December 8, 2009. He is currently the President and Director of Alphaland Development, Inc., Alphaland Balesin Island Resort Corporation, Alphaland Makati Place, Inc., Alphaland Makati Tower, Inc., The City Club at Alphaland Makati Place, Inc., Alphaland Balesin Island Club, Inc., Alphaland Marina Corporation, Alphaland Marina Club, Inc., and Alphaland Heavy Equipment Corporation as well as Aklan Boracay Properties, Inc. He is chairman of Major Holdings Corporation, Major Properties Inc., Major Homes, Inc. and La Finca Farm and Country Resort. He is also a Director of PhilWeb Corporation, ISM Communications Corporation, and Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc. Inc. He was the founder and managing partner of Tanjuatco Oreta and Factoran Law Offices.

MICHELLE S. ONGPIN was elected Director on May 26, 2011.  Ms. Ongpin is also a director of Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc and a Senior Vice President of Alphaland Corporation, PhilWeb Corporation, Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc. and ISM Communications Corporation. She has an MA in Communication Sciences from the University of Vienna and a postgraduate degree from the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna.

MICHAEL MOODY was elected Director on July 14, 2010.  Mr. Moody worked for 10 years at Ashmore Group plc, a holding company of Ashmore Investment Management Limited, with various responsibilities during that time for the management of all support functions including compliance and finance.  Prior to joining Ashmore in May 1999, he worked at ANZ Banking Group for 25 years.  During this time, he spent 10 years working in a variety of overseas assignments in the Far East, Europe and Africa.

MARRIANA H. YULO was elected Director last May 26, 2011. She is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Alphaland Corporation and the Head of Corporation Finance for PhilWeb Corporation, ISM Communications Corporation and Atok-Big Wedge Inc. She graduated in Business Administration majors in Management at Palawan State University. She also holds an MBA from the University of St. La Salle and has successfully completed Level I of the Chartered Financial Analyst Program.

CRAIG WEBSTER was elected Director on November 27, 2009. Mr. Webster is also currently a director of Alphaland Development, Inc. In 2005, he joined Ashmore Group plc and has held the position of head of Legal and Transaction Management since June 2008. He has a BA in Marketing from Stirling University and qualified as Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1998.  Mr. Webster acts as a director of various Ashmore portfolio companies and is a member of Ashmore’s Risk and Compliance Committee.

FERNANDO R. SANTICO, JR. was elected Director on May 26, 2011.  Mr. Santico is currently the Chief Operating Officer and also the Executive Vice – President for Project Management and Development of Alphaland Corporation.  Prior to joining the Alphaland Group, he was the President of Thunderbird Poro Development Ventures, Inc.  He graduated from De La Salle College with the a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.  He also holds an MBA from Asian Institute of Management.

DELFIN J. WENCESLAO was elected director of the Company on May 26, 2011. He is presently the chairman and president of D. M. Wenceslao & Associates, Inc., Bay Area Holdings, Inc. and President of Bay Dredging, Inc. and Bay Resources and Development Corporation (BRADCO). He is managing director of R-1 Consortium and a Director of Private Infra Dev Corporation (PIDC) and PhilWeb Corporation. Mr. Wenceslao graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics (1964) and earned his MBA and DBA from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.

MARGARITO B. TEVES was elected Independent Director on May 26, 2011. Mr. Teves is currently chairman of Think Tank, Inc., member of the Board of Advisers of Metro Bank and Trust Company and member of the Board of Directors of Landbank Countryside Development Foundation. He was formerly Secretary of the Department of Finance and a member of the House of Representatives (representing the 3rd District of Negros Oriental). He obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the Universidad Central de Madrid, a Higher National Diploma in Business Studies from the City of London College and a Master of Arts in Development Economics from Williams College.

MARIO J. LOCSIN was elected Independent Director on November 11, 2009. He is currently the president of Inpilcom, Inc. He is also Director of ISM Communications Corporation, Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc., and PhilWeb Corporation, as well as an independent director of Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc. In the past, he served as the President and COO of Eastern Telecommunications Philippines, Inc., Director of Belle Corporation, APC Group, Southwest Resources, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., and Pilipino Telephone Co., and Director, Executive Vice President and COO of Philippine Airlines.

DENNIS O. VALDES was elected Treasurer on November 11, 2009. Mr. Valdes is presently the president and a director of PhilWeb Corporation and a director of ISM Communications Corporation. He also serves as Director and Treasurer of Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc. His previous work experience includes 10 years with the Inquirer Group of Companies, as Director of the newspaper, and also expanding their Internet, printing, and ink-making operations. Prior to that he spent six years with The NutraSweet Company developing their business in Asia. He is a certified public accountant, graduated magna cum laude in Business Administration and Accountancy from the University of the Philippines, and has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

RODOLFO MA. A. PONFERRADA was elected Corporate Secretary on November 11, 2009 and was appointed Corporate Information Officer on November 18, 2009. He is also the Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of ISM Communications Corporation, Corporate Secretary of Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc. and the Philippine Bank of Communications, and a member (representing the private sector) of the board of directors of the Social Housing Finance Corporation. Mr. Ponferrada is a member of the Philippine Bar.

JOSEPHINE A. MANALO was appointed Corporate Information Officer on November 18, 2009. Ms. Manalo is presently connected with PhilWeb Corporation as executive assistant to the chairman. She is also working in various capacities for Mr. Roberto V. Ongpin’s group of companies. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from St. Theresa’s College, Manila.

JOVITA S. LARRAZABAL was elected Assistant Corporate Secretary on May 26, 2011. She is currently the Assistant Corporate Secretary and legal counsel of ISM Communications Corporation. Prior to joining the group, she was an associate of Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan and Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano. Ms. Larrazabal holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo De Manila University Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree major in Management Economics from the Ateneo De Manila University College of Arts and Sciences. She is a member of the Philippine Bar.
 
JESUSA LORETO A. ARELLANO-AGUDA was elected Assistant Corporate Secretary on May 26, 2011. She is currently a legal counsel of Alphaland Development, Inc. and the Assistant Corporate Secretary of Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc.  Prior to joining the group, she was an associate of both SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan and SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co, a tax analyst and an internal auditor in the Court of Tax Appeals. Mrs. Arellano-Aguda holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree major in Business Administration and Accountancy from the University of the Philippines College of Business Administration. She is a member of the Philippine Bar and a certified public accountant.