Ortiz-Luis elected ECOP president

by | Dec 27, 2018 | Announcements

Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. was elected president of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) for 2019 during the organizational meeting of the ECOP Board of Governors on 14 December 2018. He will hold the position concurrently as ECOP Honorary Chairman. Ortiz-Luis previously served as ECOP president in 2007-2009. Ortiz-Luis is also president of the Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport) and Honorary Chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).

 

Meanwhile, the ECOP Board of Governors also designated Roberto Amores as Governor of ECOP to take the place of Donald G. Dee until the latter’s term expires in December 2019. Dee passed away on 2 December 2018 following a long battle with cancer. Amores is president of Hi-Las Inc. and President of the Philippine Food Exporters Inc. (Philfoodex).

 

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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.