Board of Directors and Executive Officers

JUAN B. SANTOS is a Director of Allamanda Management Corporation, Philippine Investment Management Corp., Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation; Marsman Drysdale Agri-business Holdings, Inc. (MDAHI); and St. Luke’s Medical Center; Member of the Board of Advisors of East-West Seeds Co., Mitsubishi Motor Phil. Corporation; Consultant of Marsman-Drysdale Group of Companies. His past experiences include: Chairman of Social Security System;  Secretary of Trade and Industry, Philippines; Chairman and CEO of Nestle Philippines, Singapore and Thailand; Director of Philex Mining Corporation, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), San Miguel Corporation; Educational Background: Advanced Management from International Institute of Management Development (IMD), Lausanne, Switzerland; Post-graduate studies on Foreign Trade from Thunderbird School of Global Management, Arizona, USA; and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines.

ROBERTO F. DE OCAMPO, former Secretary of Finance, has been an Independent Director from 2000 to present. He also serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Dr. de Ocampo also serves as Chairman of the Philippine Veterans Bank and Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF); Chairman of the Board of Advisors of the RFO Center for Public Finance and Regional Economic Cooperation (an ADB Regional Knowledge Hub); Member /Advisory Board Member of a number of important global institutions including The Conference Board, the Trilateral Commission, the Emerging Markets Forum, and the Centennial Group. His past experiences: President of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM); President of Management Association of the Philippines (MAP); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Development Bank of the Philippines during the presidency of Cory Aquino; Chairman of the Land Bank during the Ramos Administration; Member of the Board Governors of the World Bank, IMF, and ADB. He was awarded by Queen Elizabeth the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), by France as a Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion d’Honneur, and by the Vatican as Knight of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. He is the recipient of many other awards including Philippine Legion of Honor, ADFIAP Man of the Year, Ten Outstanding Young Men Award, CEO Excel Award, several Who’s Who Awards and the 2006 Asian HRD Award for Outstanding Contribution to Society. Educational Background: Dr. de Ocampo graduated from De La Salle College and Ateneo de Manila University, received an MBA from the University of Michigan, holds a post-graduate diploma in Development Administration from the London School of Economics, and has four doctorate degrees (Honoris Causa) conferred by the De La Salle University in Business Administration, by the University of Angeles City in Public Administration, by the Philippine Women’s University in Laws, and by the San Beda College in Humane Letters.

Carlos G. Dominguez III was nominated for the first time as Independent Director of GT Capital in August 2023. He was Secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF), from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2022. As Secretary of Finance, he served as a member of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Governor for the Philippines at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Governor for the Philippines at the World Bank, and Alternate Governor for the Philippines at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). His post also made him ex-officio Chairman of various government-owned institutions – the LANDBANK, the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) and the Social Security System (SSS). He has over 40 years of experience in both the government and the private sector. From 1969 until 1982, Mr. Dominguez managed agriculture-related enterprises ranging from agricultural machinery distribution and 5,000 hectares of farmland producing bananas for export, as well as coconuts, cacao, rice, and cattle. He joined the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) in 1983 as President of the BPI Agricultural Development Bank before being invited by President Corazon Aquino to join her administration to serve as the head of the Ministry of Natural Resources, and then with the Department of Agriculture in 1987. After leaving government service in 1989, Mr. Dominguez entered the tobacco, energy, real estate, retail, hospitality, mining, and copper smelting industries and served as CEO of companies such as the Retail Specialist Inc., Philippine Tobacco Flue-Curing and Redrying Corp., Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corp. as well as Halifax Capital Resources Inc. He joined Philippine Airlines in 1993 and served as its Chairman and CEO in the 1990s. Mr. Dominguez served on the boards of RCBC Capital Corp. House of Investments, Shangri-la Plaza Corp., Northern Mindanao Power Corp., Roxas Holdings, and MERALCO. He was conferred by the President of the Philippines with the Order of Lakandula with the Rank of Grand Cross (Bayani) for his exemplary service to the nation and was also conferred by the Emperor of Japan with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun for exercising outstanding leadership in promoting cooperation between Japan and the Philippines. Education Background: Mr. Dominguez graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University with a bachelor’s degree in Economics in 1965, and a master’s degree in Business Administration in 1969. He completed the Executive Management Program offered by Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business in 1982.

FRANCISCO H. LICUANAN III has been an Independent Director since 2006 to present. He is also Chairman & CEO of Battery Park Investment, Inc., and New Pacific Resources Management Inc.; Chairman and President/CEO of GeoEstate Development Corporation; President & CEO of Innovative Property Solutions, Inc. Educational Background: Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, USA; Bachelor of Arts in Economics (cum laude) from Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines.

JOHN MARK S. FRONDOSO was elected as an Independent Director in December 2016. He is the Chairman and President of FSG Capital, Inc.; President of Star Two Holdings, Inc.; Director of FSG Technology Ventures, Inc. (Digipay) and Director of Philipine Deposit Insurance Corporation. His Past experiences include: President of FSG Technology Ventures, Inc. (Digipay);  Director of HC Consumer Finance Philippines, Inc. (Home Credit); Philippine Chief Representative & Executive Director of Morgan Stanley (Singapore) Holdings Pte Ltd.; Trustee and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Philippine Public-School Teachers Association; Associate Director of Barclays Capital (Investment Banking Division of Barclays Bank PLC). Educational Background: Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management (University Honors) from Carnegie Mellon University, USA.

GREGORIO T. YU is a Philippine businessperson who has been at the head of various companies.  Currently, Mr. Yu is Chairman of Nexus Technologies Inc. and is a director of the Philippine Bank of Communications Inc., Philippine Airlines Inc., House of Investments and Inchape Philippines.  He is also the lead Independent Director of AIA Philippines Life and General Insurance Inc.  He is also on the board of a number of other public and private companies.  In his past career,  he was Chairman of The CATS Group of Companies, and occupied the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Belle Corporation, the developer of the Tagaytay Highlands complex. He was also the President of Tagaytay Highlands International Golf Club; The Country Club at Tagaytay Highlands, and The Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club. Mr. Yu was also a Trustee of the Government Service Insurance System and Chairman of the Restructuring Committee of Philippine Airlines Inc.. He was President and CEO of Pacific Online Systems Inc., Treasurer & Executive Director at National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines; Chairman and President of Philequity Fund, Philequity PSE Index Fund, Philequity Peso Bond Fund, Director of Corporate Finance at Chase Manhattan Asia Limited (Hong Kong), Vice President-Area Credit at The Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. (Hong Kong), Chairman of Xavier School Educational & Trust Fund Inc and Trustee of Xavier School. Educational Background: Gregorio T. Yu received an undergraduate degree from De La Salle University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.