About Us
Mr. Willy N. Ocier
| Age: | 69 years old |
| Designation: | Chairman of the board Chairperson, Executive Committee |
| Date of 1st Election: | July 29, 1999 |
| No. of Years in the Board: | 26 years |
Professional and Educational Background:
Willy N. Ocier, Filipino, 69, is the Chairman and Director of the Company since July 29, 1999. He served as the Company’s President until October 2021. He is a Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Belle Corporation. He is also the Director and Chairman of Premium Leisure Corp., APC Group, Inc., Premium Leisure and Amusement, Inc., Total Gaming and Technologies, Inc., Pinoy Lotto Technologies Corporation and HHR Philippines, Inc. He is the Chairman and Director of Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club, Inc., and Vice Chairman of Tagaytay Highlands International Golf Club, Inc. and Highlands Prime, Inc. Mr. Ocier is also the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Philippine Global Communications, Inc. and Director of DigiPlus Interactive Corp. He also sits as a Director of the following unaffiliated corporations, IVantage Equities, Philequity Management, Inc., and Toyota Corporation Batangas. He was formerly President andChief Operating Officer of Eastern Securities Development Corporation. Mr. Ocier graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. In recognition of Mr. Ocier’s corporate leadership and role in providing employment opportunities to Filipinos, the University of Batangas conferred him a degree in Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa
Directorship in Other Publicly Listed Companies:
- Belle Corporation – Executive Director (Chairman)
- APC Group, Inc. - Director (Chairman)
- DigiPlus Interactive Corp. - Director (Non-Executive)
- Abacore Capital Holdings, Inc., - Director (Non-Executive) until March 17, 2025
- Vantage Equities Inc., - Director (Non-Executive)
Armin Antonio B. Raquel Santos
| Age: | 58 years old |
| Designation: | Executive Director President and Chief Executive Officer Member, Executive Committee |
| Date of 1st Election: | May 31, 2017 |
| No. of Years in the Board: | 9 years |
Professional and Educational Background
Armin Antonio B. Raquel Santos, Filipino, 58, is the Executive Director, and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since May 2024. He was the Company’s Non-Executive Director effective May 2017. He is the Executive Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Belle Corporation, Premium Leisure Corp. and its subsidiary, Premium Leisure and Amusement, Inc. He is also a Director of APC Group, Inc., Pinoy Lotto Technologies Corporation, HHR Philippines, Inc., Sagittarius Mines, Inc., Tagaytay Highlands International Golf Club, Inc., Manila Golf and Country Club and member of the Board of Trustees of Melco Resorts (Philippines) Foundation Corporation. Formerly, he was Chief Finance Officer of Aboitizland, Inc., Cebu Industrial Park, Inc. and Mactan Economic Zone II and First Philippine Electric Company. He was also former Governor of the Board of Investments (BOI), served as Assistant Secretary with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Vice Chairman and CEO of Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA), Executive Vice President of Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC), and Deputy Administrator of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). His experience includes stints with multinational companies; Securities 2000 Inc. (Singapore Technologies Group) and First Chicago Trust Company of New York. Mr. Raquel Santos holds a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Dartmouth College, U.S.A. and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Finance from Iona College, U.S.A.
Directorship in Other Publicly Listed Companies
- Belle Corporation – Executive Director (President and CEO)
- APC Group, Inc. - Non-Executive Director (starting June 28, 2024)
Mischel Gabrielle O. Mendoza
| Age: | 39 years old |
| Designation: | Executive Director Member, Executive Committee |
| Date of 1st Election: | May 9, 2024 |
| No. of Years in the Board: | less than a year |
Professional and Educational Background
Mischel Gabrielle O. Mendoza, Filipino, 39, became a director in May 2024 and was appointed the Head of Risk Management and Corporate Planning starting 2025. Apart from strategic planning and business development, she is in charge of monitoring the Company’s sustainability efforts and corporate image. Prior to this, she served as Marketing, Corporate Planning Specialist, Administration Division Head, then Business Development Head until her recent appointment back in Corporate Planning. Ms. Mendoza is also a director of Abacore Capital Holdings, Inc., Total Gaming Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Pacific Online, The Country Club at Tagaytay Highlands, Inc., as well as director and co-founder of private company JIM Weaver Designs Corporation. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management Engineering from Ateneo de Manila University and took certificate courses in Tsinghua University in China, Josai International University in Japan, and Asian Institute of Management.
Directorship in Other Publicly Listed Companies
- Abacore Capital Holdings, Inc., - Director (Non-Executive) starting March 18, 2025
Tarcisio M. Medalla
| Age: | 77 years old |
| Designation: | Director Member, Audit Committee Member, Risk Oversight Committee |
| Date of 1st Election: | December 10, 2001 |
| No. of Years in the Board: | 24 years |
Professional and Educational Background
Tarcisio M. Medalla, Filipino, 77, is a non-executive director of the Company since December 2001. He also is a Director and President of the Paxys, Inc. He is concurrently a Director of UT Global Services Limited, a privately held company with an RHQ in Manila and affiliated with All Asia Customer Services Holdings Ltd., an investment holding company that owns the controlling equity interest in Paxys. He has been connected with the Group since 1983. He graduated with a BSC degree, major in Accounting, from De La Salle University. He attended the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at the Harvard Business School. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Directorship in Other Publicly Listed Companies
Paxys Inc. - Director (Chairman & President)
Henry N. Ocier
| Age: | 68 years old |
| Designation: | Director Member, Related Party Transaction Committee |
| Date of 1st Election: | June 29, 2009 |
| No. of Years in the Board: | 16 years |
Professional and Educational Background
Henry N. Ocier, Filipino, 68, is a non-executive director of the Company since June 29, 2009. He currently holds the position of President & General Manager of Guatson International Travel and Tours, Inc. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics from De La Salle University.
Directorship in Other Publicly Listed Companies
None
Mr. Joseph T. Chua
| Age: | 69 years old |
| Designation: | Independent Director Chairman, Corporate Governance Committee Member, Audit Committee Member, Risk Oversight Committee Member, Related Party Transactions Committee |
| Date of 1st Election: | May 26, 2023 |
| No. of Years in the Board: | 2 years |
Professional and Educational Background:
Joseph T. Chua, Filipino, 69, is an independent director of the Company since May 2023. He was also an Independent Director and Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee and Related Party Transactions Committee of Belle Corporation until May 31, 2024. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of JF Rubber Philippines Corporation, ChangeMe Corporation, Foodmunch Corporation , Sunhill Holdings and Heavenly Foods Inc. in Guam . He was a director of Macroasia Corporation since 1997 and was its President and COO from December 2015 until his retirement in 2021. He was also a director of PAL Holdings, Inc., LTG, Inc., Eton Properties Philippines, Inc., Philippine National Bank and PNB General Insurers Co., Inc. He was likewise the President of Goodwind Development Corporation (Guam) from 2013 to 2021. He graduated from the Dela Salle University with double degrees in AB Economics and BS Business Management in 1978. He completed his Masters in Business Administration at the University of Southern California in 1981.
Directorship in Other Publicly Listed Companies:
None
Mr. Laurito E. Serrano
| Age: | 66 years old |
| Designation: | Independent Director (Until May 26, 2023) Chairman, Audit Committee Member, Board Risk Oversight Committee Member, Related Party Transaction Committee Member, Corporate Governance Committee |
| Date of 1st Election: | May 23, 2014 |
| No. of Years in the Board: | 9 years |
Professional and Educational Background:
Laurito E. Serrano, Filipino, 62, is a Director of the Company since May 23, 2014, and is currently the Lead Independent Director. Mr. Serrano concurrently serves as Independent Director of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, 2GO Group Inc., Axelum Resources Corp., and Anglo-Philippine Holdings, Inc. He is also a director in privately-held MRT Development Corporation. As independent director in listed entities, Mr. Serrano serves as chairman or member of such companies’ audit, compliance, and risk committees. Mr. Serrano is a former partner of the Corporate Finance Consulting Group of SGV & Co. He is a Philippine Certified Public Accountant and has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. His area of specialization is Financial Advisory and Corporate Finance in a broad range of clients and industry sectors.
Directorship in Other Publicly Listed Companies:
- Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation. – Independent Director
- 2Go Group, Inc. – Independent Director
- Axelum Resources Corp. – Independent Director
- Anglo Philippine Holdings Corporation - Independent Director
Atty. Ma. Gracia M. Pulido-Tan
| Age: | 70 years old |
| Designation: | Independent Director Chairman, Risk Oversight Committee Member, Corporate Governance Committee Member, Related Party Transaction Committee Member, Audit Committee |
| Date of 1st Election: | May 28, 2021 |
| No. of Years in the Board: | 4 years |
Professional and Educational Background:
Atty. Maria Gracia M. Pulido-Tan, Filipino, 70, is an independent director of the Company since May 28 2021 and is currently the Lead Independent Director. Ms. Tan is likewise an independent director of Belle Corporation and Premium Leisure Corp. She is also a director of Palm Concepcion Power Corporation, Peak Power Energy, Inc. and Trifels, Inc. She is currently a Trustee of the Justice George A. Malcolm Foundation, Inc., and a member of the Tax Faculty of the Philippine Judicial Academy. She is also an arbitrator for the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines and the Philippine Center for Dispute Resolution, Inc.; a professional lecturer of the University of the Philippines Law Center; a member of the Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators, Inc., Society of Construction Law Philippines, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution, International Tax Specialist Group, and the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators. Atty. Tan is the first woman Chairperson of the Commission on Audit. She also served as Undersecretary of Finance, Commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government and Chairman of the United Nations Independent Audit Advisory Committee, the first Filipino to have been elected to this 5-member Committee. She is also a professor at the University of the Philippines for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education. Backed by four decades of professional work in the Philippines and abroad as a private law and accounting practitioner, government official, arbitrator and international consultant. She is an expert in the fields of legal, finance, audit, governance, dispute resolution and administration. She graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1976 with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy and in 1981 with Juris Doctor. In 1987, she obtained her Master of Laws (Tax) from the New York University. She is a lawyer and Certified Public Accountant.
Directorship in Other Publicly Listed Companies:
- Belle Corporation – Independent Director
Mr. Roberto V. Antonio
| Age: | 64 years old |
| Designation: | Independent Director Chairman, Audit Committee Member, Risk Oversight Committee Member, Corporate Governance Committee Member, Related Party Transactions Committee |
| Date of 1st Election: | September 13, 2022 |
| No. of Years in the Board: | 3 years |
Professional and Educational Background:
Roberto V. Antonio, Filipino, 64, is an independent director of the Company since September 2022. He is the President of Kalimera, Inc., RVA & Sons, Inc., and RVA International Trading Corporation; Chairman of RVA Hatch, Inc.; Vice Chairman of Right Eight Security Agency, Inc.; Consultant of Mustang Holdings, Inc.; as well as former President of the La Salle Greenhills Foundation and former Board Member of the La Salle Greenhills Alumni. He independent director of Premium Leisure Corp. until April 22, 2024. Mr. Antonio served as one of the Department of Tourism’s Undersecretaries from 1998-2000 and Senior Consultant from 2004-2010. He graduated from De La Salle University with a degree in Economics major in Marketing Management in 1984. Candidate of Juris Doctor at the Ateneo De Manila University Law School in 1989. He finished his Master’s in Business Economics at the University of Asia and the Pacific in 1997.
Directorship in Other Publicly Listed Companies:
None
Atty. Antonio Victoriano F. Gregorio III
| Age: | 53 years old |
| Designation: | Director Member, Related Party Committee |
| Date of 1st Election: | Feb. 20, 2025 |
| No. of Years in the Board: | 1 year |
Professional and Educational Background
Atty. Antonio Victoriano F. Gregorio III, Filipino, 53, is a non-executive director of the Pacific Online effective February 20, 2025. He sits as director and officer in various private and public companies, such as Abacore Capital Holdings Corporation, IPM Holdings Inc, Abacus Coal Exploration and Development Corporation, Abacus Global Technovision, Inc., Philippine Regional Investment Development Corp., Harpy Eagle Holdings Inc. and others. He graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) with two degrees: Bachelor of Science Major in Management Engineering (Honorable 7 Mention) and Bachelor of Arts Major in Economics – Honors (Cum Laude). He graduated Second Honors from ADMU with a Juris Doctor in 1998, and passed the Bar Exams in 1999.
Directorship in Other Publicly Listed Companies
AbaCore Capital Holdings, Inc – Director










