Leadership

Board of Directors

Summary of Board and Committee Meetings 2022

BOD Leadership

Willy N. Ocier

Age

66 years old

Designation
Chairman of the Board
Chairperson, Executive Committee
Date of First Election July 29, 1999
No. of Years in the Board 23 years

 

Professional & Educational Background:

Willy N. Ocier, Filipino, 66, is the Chairman and Director of the Company since July 29, 1999. He served as the Company’s President until October 2021. He is an Executive Director and Chairman of Belle Corporation. He is also the Chairman and Director of Premium Leisure Corp. APC Group, Inc., Total Gaming and Technologies, Inc. and Premium Leisure and Amusement, Inc. and Vice Chairman of Highlands Prime, Inc. He is the Chairman and Director of Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club, Inc., and one of the Directors of The Country Club at the Tagaytay Highlands, Inc. Mr. Ocier is also the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Philippine Global Communications, Inc., He is a Director of Leisure and Resorts World Corporation. He also sits as a Director to the following unaffiliated corporations, IVantage Equities, Philequity Management, Inc., Abacore Capital Holdings, Inc. and Toyota Corporation Batangas. He was formerly President and Chief 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 Listed Companies:

1.   Belle Corporation – Executive Director (Chairman)

2.   Premium Leisure Corp. – Director (Chairman)

3.   APC Group, Inc. - Director (Chairman)

4.   Leisure & Resorts World Corp. - Director (Non-Executive)

5.   Abacore Capital Holdings, Inc., - Director (Non-Executive)

6.   Vantage Equities Inc., - Director (Non-Executive)

 

Jackson T. Ongsip

Age

49 years old

Designation
Executive Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Member, Executive Committee
Date of First Election October 7, 2021
No. of Years in the Board 1 year

 

Professional & Educational Background:

Jackson T. Ongsip, Filipino, 49, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since October 2021. He is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Belle Corporation, Non-Executive Director of APC Group, Inc., and Vice President for Portfolio Investments of SM Investments Corporation. Mr. Ongsip is a Certified Public Accountant with an extensive audit and finance background accumulated from 5 years in external audit with SyCip, Gorres, Velayo & Co., 11 years with Globe Telecom and 10 years now with the SM Group. He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

Directorship in Other Publicly Listed Companies:

  1. Belle Corporation – Executive Director
  2. APC Group, Inc. – Director
Armin Antonio B. Raquel Santos

Age

55 years old

Designation

Director
  Member, Executive Committee
Date of First Election May 31, 2017
No. of Years in the Board 6 years

 

Professional & Educational Background:

Armin Antonio B. Raquel Santos, 55, Filipino, is a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Executive Committee of the Company. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of both Premium Leisure Corp. and its subsidiary Premium Leisure and Amusement, Inc. He is also a Director of Belle Corporation, Pinoy Lotto Technologies Corporation, Sagittarius Mines, Inc. Tagaytay Highlands International Golf Club, Inc., 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 Listed Companies:

  1. Premium Leisure Corp. - Director (President & CEO)
  2. Belle Corporation - Director

 

Tarcisio M. Medalla

Age

74 years old

Designation

 Director
  Member, Audit Committee 
Date of First Election December 10, 2001
No. of Years in the Board 21 years

 

Professional & Educational Background:

Tarcisio M. Medalla, Filipino, 74, is a Director of the company since December 10, 2001. He is currently the Chairman and President of listed firm Paxys, Inc. He is also a Director of All Asia Customer Services Holdings Ltd., the principal shareholder of Paxys, Inc. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce (Major in Accounting) from De La Salle University. He attended the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

Directorship in Other Listed Companies:

  1. Paxys Inc. - Director (Chairman & President)

 

 

 

Henry N. Ocier

Age

 65 years old

Designation

Director
  Member, Related Party Transaction Committee
Date of First Election June 29, 2009
No. of Years in the Board 13 years

 

Professional & Educational Background:

Henry N. Ocier, Filipino, 65, is a 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 Listed Companies:

None

 

Raul B. De Mesa

Age

79 years old

Designation

Director 
  Member, Related Party Committee
Date of First Election June 9, 2022
No. of Years in the Board Less than 1 year

 

Professional & Educational Background:

Raul B. De Mesa, Filipino, 79, is a newly elected director of the Company last June 9, 2022. Chairman, President and CEO of AbaCore Capital Holdings, Inc. He is a distinguished banker and has gained a wealth of experience in the financial industry. He previously served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Commerce which was preceded by about 37 years of service in the banking industry, specifically in institutions like the Security Bank, Manila Banking Corporation, and Far East Bank and Trust Company.

 

Directorship in Other Listed Companies:

AbaCore Capital Holdings, Inc – Executive Director (Chairman)

 

Joseph T. Chua

Age

66 years old

Designation

Independent Director
  Chairman, Audit Committee
Member, Board Risk Oversight Committee
Member, Related Party Transaction Committee
Member, Corporate Governance Committee
Date of First Appointment May 26, 2023
No. of Years in the Board Less than one year

 

Professional & Educational Background:

Joseph T. Chua, Filipino, 66, is an independent director of the Company. He is also an Independent Director and chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee and Related Party Transactions Committee of Belle Corporation. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of JF Rubber Philippines Corporation. 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 Listed Companies:

Belle Corporation – Independent Director

 

 
Laurito E. Serrano

Age

62 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 First Election May 23, 2014
No. of Years in the Board 9 Years

 

Professional & 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 Listed Companies:

1.   Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation. – Independent Director

2.   2Go Group, Inc. – Independent Director

3.   Axelum Resources Corp. – Independent Director

4.   Anglo Philippine Holdings Corporation - Independent Director

 

Maria Gracia M. Pulido-Tan

Age

67 years old

Designation

Independent Director
  Chairman, Board Risk Oversight Committee
  Member, Corporate Governance Committee
  Member, Related Party Transaction Committee
  Member, Audit Committee
Date of First Election May 28, 2021
No. of Years in the Board 2 years

 

Professional & Educational Background:

Atty. Ma. Gracia M. Pulido Tan, Filipino, 67, is an Independent Director of the Company since May 28, 2021. She is likewise an independent director of Belle Corporation and Premium Leisure Corp. She is the former Chairperson of the Commission on Audit, Undersecretary of Finance and Commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government. She is a director of several Philippine corporations, a tax consultant and legal adviser of some private clients, and an accredited Arbitrator of the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission, Philippines and Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc, Philippines. Atty. Tan served as 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 member of the Tax Faculty of the Philippine Judicial Academy, and 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 counting practitioner, government official, arbitrator and international consultant, she is an expert in the fields of law, finance, audit, governance, dispute resolution and administration. She graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1977 with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy and in 1981 with Bachelor of Laws. In 1987, she obtained her Master of Laws (Tax) from the New York University. She is a lawyer and a Certified Public Accountant.

 

Directorship in Other Listed Companies:

1. Belle Corporation – Independent Director

2. Premium Leisure Corporation – Independent Director

 

 
Roberto V. Antonio

Age

60 years old

Designation

Director
  Chairman, Corporate Governance Committee 
  Chairman, Related Party Transaction Committee 
  Member, Audit Committee 
  Member, Board Risk Oversight Committee 
Date of First Appointment September 13, 2022
No. of Years in the Board Less than 1 year

 

Professional & Educational Background:

Roberto V. Antonio,Filipino, 60, is an Independent Director of the Company. He is also an independent Director of Premium Leisure Corp., the Development Bank of the Philippines and is connected in different capacities with the following private entities: 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. 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 Listed Companies:

None

 

Atty. Jason C. Nalupta

Age

51 years old

Designation

 Corporate Secretary
Date of First Appointment April 14, 2021
No. of Years in the Board N/A

 

Professional & Educational Background:

Atty. Jason C. Nalupta, Filipino, 51, is the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation. He is also currently the Corporate Secretary of listed firms A. Brown Company, Inc., Asia United Bank Corporation, Belle Corporation, and Crown Asia Chemicals Corporation. He is also a Director and/ or Corporate Secretary or Assistant Corporate Secretary of private companies, Mercury Ventures, Inc., Total Gaming Technologies, Inc., Parallax Resources, Inc., SLW Development Corporation, Belle Infrastructure Holdings, Inc. (Formerly: Metropolitan Leisure & Tourism Corporation), Belle Bay Plaza Corporation, Glypthstudios, Inc., Grabagility, Inc., Loto Pacific Leisure Corporation, Stage Craft International, Inc., FHE Properties, Inc., Stanley Electric Philippines, Inc., and Sta. Clara International Corporation. He is a Partner at Tan Venturanza Valdez Law Offices specializing on corporate, securities, and business laws. Atty. Nalupta earned his Juris Doctor degree, as well as his Bachelor of Science degree in Management (major in Legal Management), from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1996 and 1992, respectively. Atty. Nalupta was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1997.

Atty. Ann Margaret K. Lorenzo

Age

33 years old

Designation

Assistant Corporate Secretary
Date of First Appointment May 28, 2021
No. of Years in the Board N/A

 

Professional & Educational Background:

Atty. Ann Margaret K. Lorenzo, Filipino, 33, is the Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Corporation. She is concurrently the Corporate Secretary of the following companies: Arquee Corp., Green Asia Resources Corp., and GGO Realty Holdings, Inc. She is also the Assistant Corporate Secretary of Asia United Bank Corporation, Discovery World Corporation, Crown Asia Chemicals Corporation, Coal Asia Holdings, Inc., Tagaytay Highlands International Golf Club, Inc., The Country Club at Tagaytay Highlands, Inc., Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club, Inc., The Spa and Lodge at Tagaytay Highlands, Inc., Joy-Nostalg Corporation, Jin Natura Resources Corp., Jin Navitas Resource, Inc., Catmon Felix, Inc., Yeoj Commoditas, Inc., Yeoj Socialis, Inc., Yeoj Turbulentus, Inc., Yeoj Universalis, Inc., Bayby Earth, Inc., Jaman Boracay Corporation, Jaman Cebu Corporation, Jaman Hari Corporation, Jaman Reyna Corporation, Jaman Tagaytay Corporation, Corellia Ventures Incorporated, Sacareen Ventures Incorporated, Iridium Ventures Incorporated, and Bluepanel Equities and Development Inc. She likewise serves as a director of Cloud Arch Ventures Inc. Ms. Lorenzo is a Senior Associate at Tan Venturanza Valdez where she specializes in securities law, special projects, and data privacy. She also lectures at the Paralegal Training Program of the UP Law Center on corporate housekeeping and data privacy. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Studies (cum laude) and Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines in 2010 and 2014, respectively. She was admitted to the Philippine bar in April 2015.