Board of directors
ERIC O. RECTO, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Recto, Filipino, 61 years old, was appointed Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer on February 16, 2023. He is also presently the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc., and the Chairman of the Board and Diector of Philippine Bank of Communications. He is presently Chairman and President of Bedfordbury Development Corporation, Chairman of the Board of Pylon Holdings Corporation, Chairman of the Board of Eight-8-Ate Holdings; He is also a Vice Chairman and Lead Independent; Independent Director of Manila Water Company, Inc.; Independent Director of Sun life Philippines; Director of PXP Energy Corporation; Director of PH Resorts Group Holdings Inc.; President of Q-Tech Alliance Holdings, Inc.; He was recently appointed Senior Advisor of Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners in the US and Director of Miescor Infrastracture Development Corporation. Prior to his current roles, he was President of Petron Corporation, the largest oil refining and marketing company in the Philippines. He also previously served as Undersecretary of Finance of the Republic of the Philippines from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Recto has an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of the Philippines and has an MBA from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management.
ANNA BETTINA ONGPIN, Vice Chairman and Director
Ms. Ongpin, Filipino, 61 years old was elected Director on March 19, 2014 and appointed as Vice Chairman on July 30, 2020. She has more than 30 years of communications, marketing, project management, and operations experience in the management consulting and media fields. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Wellesley College.
DENNIS O. VALDES, President and Director
Mr. Valdes, Filipino, 63 years old, was elected Director on December 27, 2024 and appointed President on February 28, 2025. He was the President of the Company from February 1, 2020 to August 30, 2022. He is currently a director of Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc. He served as President of Philweb Corporation until January 31, 2020. His previous work experience includes 10 years with the Inquirer Group of Companies, as a Director of the newspaper, and he was also in charge of expanding their Internet printing and ink-making operations. Prior to that, he spent six years with the NutraSweet Company developing its business in Asia. He is a certified public accountant, graduated magna cum laude in Business Administration and Accountancy from the University of the Philippines and has an MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
MICHELLE ONGPIN-CALLAGHAN, Director
Ms. Ongpin, Filipino, 44 years old, was elected Director on February 16, 2023. She is currently the President of Tabacalera Incorporada and Director and Treasurer of Ugat ng Kalusugan, a reproductive health NGO based in Palawan. She was the President of CachCall Food Ventures, Inc. from June 2018 to September 2018. She has a postgraduate degree in International Studies from the Diplomatic Academy Vienna and M.A. Communication Sciences with Minors in Psychology and Philosophy from the University of Vienna.
RODOLFO MA. A. PONFERRADA, Director
Mr. Ponferrada, Filipino, 48 years old, was elected Director of the Corporation on September 1, 2022. He used to be the General Counsel of the RVO Group of Companies from 2006 to 2016. He also served the Alphaland corporations in various capacities from 2007 until 2016. He is currently the Managing Partner of Ponferrada San Juan & Fernandez Law Offices. Mr. Ponferrada is a member of the Philippine Bar.
LORENZO V. TAN, Director
Mr. Tan, Filipino, 64 years old, was elected Vice Chairman and Director on June 20, 2018. He is the incumbent President & CEO of Yuchengco-owned House of Investments, Inc. (PSE:HI) and currently the Chairman of EEI Corporation (PSE:EEI). He is a prominent banker who served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation from 2007 to 2016. Prior to that, he also served as President and CEO of Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc., the Philippine National Bank, and the United Coconut Planters Bank. Mr. Tan is currently serving as Director of Smart Communications, Inc., Digitel Telecommunications, Sun Life Grepa Financial, Inc., iPeople, Inc. (PSE:IPO), Malayan Insurance Company, Inc., Manila Memorial Park Cemetery, Inc., PetroEnergy Corporation (PSE:PERC); Philippine Realty and Holding Corporation (Philrealty) and Hi-Eisai Pharmaceutical Inc.. He also serves as Director for Honda Cars Philippines and Isuzu Manila, Inc.; Director, President and CEO of RCBC Realty Corporation, San Lorenzo Ruiz Investment Holdings and Services, Inc., Tarlac Terra Ventures, Inc., and HI Cars, Inc. He also holds the Vice Chairmanship of the Pan Malayan Management and Investment Corporation (PMMIC), and TOYM Foundation; Member of the Board of Trustees of De La Salle Zobel. Other past experiences include: Managing Director of Primeiro Partners, Inc., Chairman of Asian Bankers Association (ABA); President of Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP). Mr. Tan is a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania, USA and in the Philippines, graduated from De La Salle University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Commerce and holds a Master of Management degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Evanston, Northwestern University.
FRANCIS JOSEPH G. ESCUDERO, Director
Mr. Escudero, Filipino, 56 years old, was appointed Director on June 30, 2022. He was elected to the Senate of the Philippines in 2007 where he was the Committee Chairperson of various Senate Committees from 2007 to 2019 and become Senate President in 2022. He was a former Provincial Governor of Sorsogon from 2019-2022. Mr. Escudero was also elected to the House of Representative for the 1st District of Sorsogon from 1998-2007. He finished his law degree at the University of the Philippines and earned his Master of Laws degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
ATTY. MARIO A. ORETA, Director
Mr. Oreta, Filipino, 78 years old, was elected Director on November 11, 2009. He served as President of the Company from 2009 to 2016. He is also the director of The City Club at Alphaland Makati Place, Inc., Alphaland Balesin Island Club, Inc. and Atok-Big Wedge Company, Inc. He graduated with honors from the Ateneo De Manila University with a degree in Bachelor of Laws and immediately joined the law firm of Siguion Reyna, Montecillo and Ongsiako after graduating from law school. He is the founding partner of The Law Firm of Mario A. Oreta and Partners.
MARGARITO B. TEVES, Independent Director
Mr. Teves, Filipino, 81 years old, was elected Independent Director on August 31, 2011. He is also an Independent Director of Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc., and The City Club at Alphaland Makati Place, Inc. On august 2024, Mr. Teves was appointed Independent Director of GBF New Power Group, Inc. He was formerly Secretary of the Department of Finance, Landbank President and CEO, and a Member of the House of Representatives (representing the 3rd District of Negros Oriental). He obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Studies, equivalent to a BSC in Business Economics, from the City of London College, and a Master of Arts (MA) in Development Economics from the Center for Development Economics, Williams College, Massachusetts, USA. He was recently conferred an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Laws, by Williams College, and named Senior Adviser to the China-Asean Economic and Culture Research Center and Visiting Professor at the Guilin University of Electronic Technology in China.
executive officers
JERIC PAUL POSIO, Senior Vice President for Finance
Mr. Posio, Filipino, 35, was appointed Senior Vice President for Finance on July 22, 2022. He has been with Alphaland Corporation for the last 10 years. He is also the Senior Vice President for Finance of Alphaland Corporation’s subsidiaries and affiliates.
RAYMUND NONATO S. AQUINO, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel
Mr. Aquino, Filipino, 56 years old, was elected Corporate Secretary of the Company on December 2, 2024 and is also the Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of the Company and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Aquino served as Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel of PhilWeb Corporation. He was a director of SGV & Co. He has a Juris Doctor Degree from the Ateneo de Manila University College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree Major in Legal Management from the Ateneo de Manila University. He is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
