Board of Governors and the ECOP Secretariat - Employers Confederation of the Philippines

ECOP BOARD OF GOVERNORS

ECOP Governance

Board of Governors and Corporate Officers

Edgardo G. Lacson

Chairman

Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis, Jr.

President

Francis C. Chua

Chairman Emeritus

Ranulfo P. Payos

Vice President

Jesus B. Varela

Vice President

Diana Pardo-Aguilar

Vice President

George T. Barcelon

Vice President

Ferdinand Ferrer

Governor

Antonio H. Abad, Jr.

Governor

Arturo Guererro III

Governor

Roberto C. Amores

Governor

Oscar S. Reyes

Governor

Federico R. Marquez, Jr.

Governor

Renato B. Almeda

Governor

Apolinar E. Aure

Governor

Edgar O. Chua

Governor

Vivien Co-Say

Governor

Alberto P. Fenix Jr.

Governor

Antonio L. Sayo

Governor

Lucila C. Tarriela

Treasurer

Fe T. Palileo

Internal Auditor

ECOP Secretariat

Executive Offices

Department Mobile Number: 0927 7116177

E-mail: [email protected]

Jose Roland A. Moya

Director General

Romina G. Cacapit

Executive Secretary

Advocacy, Research and Communications Department

Direct line: 7906 7494

Department Mobile Number: 0917 709 2742

E-mail: [email protected]

Jelermina Abigail R. Gorospe

Manager

Marianne Faith R. Rosas

Sr. Advocacy and Research Associate

Jhoyzel P. Nacisvalencia

Advocacy and Research Associate

Virginia Angela V. Usero

Advocacy and Communications Associate

Jiannah Beatrice C. Rosal

Project Associate

Legal Services

E-mail: [email protected]

Robert F. Maronilla

Legal Services Manager

Membership Department

Direct line: 890-4847

Department Mobile Number: 0917 8059471

E-mail: [email protected]

Lani P. Rivera

Manager

Kristia Julia Marie G. Banda

Membership Associate

Alfred Santos

Membership Data Specialist

CSR/Project Management Department

Direct line: 8896 5006 loc 106

E-mail: [email protected]

Rhodora B. Snyder

Manager

Shiela Marie S. Ramos

Project Specialist

Training and Development Department

Direct line: 8890 4847 loc 119

E-mail: [email protected]

Ray G. Tadeo

Training and Development Manager

Thalia Rose Tulad

Training and Development Associate

Dominique Mae Malaya

Digital Engagement Specialist

Accounting Department

Direct line: 889 79498

E-mail: ecop_accounting@yahoo.com

Lilibeth A. Duquiatan

Senior Accounting Associate

Princess A. Briobo

Accounting Associate

Administrative Services

Alex M. Vinluan

Support Service Staff Supervisor

Romeo R. Franco

Staff Assistant

Liza C. Silva

Staff Assistant

Edgardo Lacson

Chairman of the Board

Edgardo G. Lacson is currently the Chairman of the Board of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), and Director of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). He was formerly President and Honorary Chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI). He was the President of ECOP from 2010 to 2016. Ed Lacson also serves as the President of various business firms, including MIS Maritime Corporation, Safe Seas Shipping Agency, Marine Industrial Supply Corporation, and EML Realty. He serves as Chairman of Metrostore Corporation, MIL Export Philippines, Beacon Environmental Management Services and Primelode, among others.

He is likewise Trustee of both the De La Salle Canlubang, Inc. and Philippine Petroleum Sea Transport Association (PHILPESTA), Managing Director of Link Edge, and a member of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), Philippine Interisland Shipping Association (PISA), and Makati Business Development Council (MBDC).

An alumnus of then De La Salle College and now De La Salle University where he earned his degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC) Major in Accounting, Ed Lacson indeed through the years has expanded his horizons.

Edgardo Lacson serves as Honorary Chairman at PCCI. His previous business affiliations include the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), Marine Chemical Corporation, VLK Traders Philippines, Inc., and Esso Standard Eastern.

Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis, Jr.

Honorary Chairman

Sergio Ortiz-Luis serves as the Honorary Chairman of ECOP. He was President of ECOP from 2007 to 2009.He is also the Honorary Chairman and Treasurer of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).Mr. Ortiz-Luis is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. He is the Founding Director of International Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines.

His business affiliations include: Director of Philippine Foundation, Inc., Waterfront Philippines, Manila Exposition Complex, Inc. (World Trade Center), Lasaltech Academy, B.A. Securities, Rural Bank of Baguio, Acesite Hotel Philippines, Inc. and Forum Pacific, Inc. (FPI: Philippines).

Mr. Ortiz-Luis is a Graduate of De La Salle University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts in 1964, a Post Graduate of Bachelor of Science-Commerce major in Finance and Business Administration in 1965 and Masters Business Administration in 1974. He has Doctor of Humanities and Business Technology from Central Luzon State University and Eulogio Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology, respectively.

Francis C. Chua

Chairman Emeritus

Francis Chua is the Chairman Emeritus of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines. He is the Founding Chairman of Philippine Silkroad International Chamber of Commerce and the International Chamber of Commerce Philippines. He serves as Chairman Emeritus of Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

As a business figure, Chua seats as Chairman of the Board of Negros Navigation/2Go, member of the Board of Philippine Stock Exchange, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, Platinum Group Metals Corporation and Global Ferronickel Inc. He is also the Vice Chairman of Bank of Commerce and Basic Energy Corporation. Mr. Chua is the Founding Chairman of BA Securities, Chairman of the DongFeng Automotive, Inc and President of Philippine Satellite Corporation.

He was president of Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2010 to 2011.

Ranulfo P. Payos

Vice President

He is presently one of the vice presidents of ECOP and Chairman of ECOP Institute of Productivity and Competitiveness (EIPC). He was past president of People Management of the Philippines (PMAP) for two terms and past president of the Society of Fellows in Personnel Management. He is presently a member of the Board of Regents of Rizal Technological University. He was past commissioner of the Tripartite Voluntary Arbitration Advisory Council (TVAAC) and past director of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), representing the employer sector. He was also past member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) of the United States of America.

Atty. Ranulfo Payos is currently the Chairman of Change Management International, Inc. a management consulting firm. He worked mostly with multinational companies such as Philippine Electrical Manufacturing Company (PEMCO), a G.E. affiliate company as Employee Relations Manager and Corporate Secretary; American Hospital Supply (AHS) Philippines as Corporate Director; and General Motors, Philippines, Inc., as Personnel Manager and Corporate Secretary. He retired from the Eastern Telecommunications, Inc., a then British affiliate of Cable and Wireless, as Senior Vice President of Human Resources/Administration and Corporate Secretary.

Jesus B. Varela

Vice President

Jesus B. Varela serves as one of the Vice Presidents of Employers Confederation of the Philippines. He seats as Chairman of New Lights Technologies, Inc and GS1 Philippines (Barcode of the Philippines). He is the Director-General of the International Chamber of the Philippines and a Director for Intellectual Property of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is an Independent Director of Megaworld Corporation and Global- Estate Resorts Inc.

He served as Trustee of the Home Development Mutual Fund and sits as Chairman of the Board of Governance Committee, Vice Chairman of the Investment Committee and Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

Diana Pardo-Aguilar

Vice President

Diana Pardo-Aguilar is presently one of the vice presidents of ECOP. She is an investment banker with 13 years experience in capital markets transactions. Ms. Aguilar is an entrepreneur with ten years of experience in the fields of information technology, electronic payments, retail trading and property management.

As a business figure, Ms. Aguilar is a Director in various firms such as Philippine Seven Corporation, Wenphil Corporation, Electronic Commerce Payment Networks, Inc. (ECPAY), Gate Distribution Enterprises, Inc., and Asian Holdings Corporation.

Her other affiliations include: Director and member of the Audit Committee in Security Bank Corporation and a Director and a member of the company’s Nominations Committee in Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.

Diana Pardo Aguilar is currently one of the Commissioners of the Social Security System (SSS) representing employers and seats in various capacities in six of the eight Committees of the Commission. She is the Chairperson of the Investment Oversight Committee; Vice Chairperson of the Information Technology, Audit and the Special Committee on Communication Plans for the Monthly Salary Credit; and sits as an active Member at the Budget and Delinquent Accounts Committees.

Antonio H. Abad, Jr.

Governor

Antonio H. Abad Jr. is presently a Governor of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines. He is the Chairman of the Technical Working Group for Labor& Social Policy Issues. He is also a member of the Tripartite Industrial Peace Council –Tripartite Executive Committee of the Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) representing the management sector.

As a practicing lawyer, he is the Founding Partner of the Antonio H. Abad & Associates, President of Eastar Automotive Manufacturing Corporation, and Vice-President for Legal Affairs of Star Motor Manufacturing Industries, Inc.

Atty. Abad is a Legal Counsel for various corporations such as: Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI); The New Albergus, Inc.; Catholic Educators Association of the Philippines (CEAP); Triple V Group of Companies (Kamayan, Dads, Saisaki); ADP Industries, Inc.; Rex Bookstore, Inc.; TNS-Philippines, Inc.; Honda Cars Quezon City.; Assumption College; Far Eastern University; FEU-Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation; Adamson University, Manila Central University; Emilio Aguinaldo College; MCU-FDT Medical Foundation; Lyceum of the Philippines; Our Lady of Guadalupe Colleges, University of Perpetual Help System Dalta; Taytay United Methodist Church School, Inc.; The International School for Children, Inc.; Misamis University; Wordlab School; University of the Cordilleras; Laguna College, San Pablo Colleges; Philippine Association of Colleges & Universities (PACU); Genesis Hotels and Resorts Corporation, Zeta Realty, Manila Teachers’ Savings and Loan Association, Inc.

He authored the following publications: Compendium on Labor Law, Negotiable Instruments Law Made Easy, The Law on Labor Standards and Parliamentary Rules for Rotarians (How to Conduct a Meeting).

Oscar S. Reyes

Governor

Oscar S. Reyes, BA, M.B.A., has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) since July 1, 2010. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company and of the Board of Directors of the Bank of the Philippine Islands, Manila Water Company, Inc., PLDT Communications and Energy Ventures, Inc., Basic Energy Corporation, Cosco Capital, Inc., Pepsi Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (Chairman), and Sun Life Financials Phils., Inc., among other firms. He is also a director of Meralco Power Gen Corporation, CIS Bayad Center, Meralco Energy, Inc. (MEI), Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. and Pacific Light Pte. Ltd. He served as Country Chairman of the Shell Companies in the Philippines and concurrently, President of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation and Managing Director of Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of One Meralco Foundation, Inc., Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc., SGV Foundation, Inc. and El Nido Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Reyes holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics at the Ateneo de Manila University, cum laude, and finished post-graduate studies at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, Waterloo Lutheran University and the Harvard Business School.

He is presently one of the Governors of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines.

Federico R. Marquez, Jr.

Governor

Federico R. Marquez Jr. is currently one of the Governors of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines. He is the Chairman of the ECOP Membership Committee. He was formerly the Senior Vice President and Head of the Human Resources Department at St. Luke’s Medical Center. He is a member of the Tripartite Executive Committee of the Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) representing the management sector.

Lucila C. Tarriela

Treasurer

Lucila C. Tarriela is presently the Treasurer of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines. She served as past president of the Peoples Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP). She is also a member of the National Wages & Productivity Commission (NWPC) representing the employer sector.

Ms. Tarriela is the Vice President for Human Resources Department of the Canlubang Pulp Manufacturing Corporation.

Fe T. Palileo

Member, Council of Leaders

Fe T. Palileo is presently a member of the Council of Leaders of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines. She is the Managing Director of Voltcom International Philippines, Inc. She served as Past President of Prime Manpower Resources Development, Inc. and Manpower Outsourcing Services.

She is a highly experienced and goal-oriented general management and human resource management professional with 24 years of solid management experience in the executive level, and 25 years in the staffing industry. She maintains a high-profile network of industry, government and business contacts and is affiliated with major professional and employers organizations. She was the first woman Employer Delegate to the International Conference of the ILO (June 2003, Geneva). She is well informed on Philippine labor and industrial laws and issues and maintains keen business intelligence and highly experienced in workforce management, business development, publicity and media relationship, operations management, labor and union, sales and marketing.

She previously served as Commissioner of Social Security System (SSS) in 2004-2010 and where she served as Chairman of the Audit & Budget Committee.

She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Cum Laude at the University of the East, Manila and Masters Degree at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.