Please see attached SEC Form 17-C, stating as follows:
The following were appointed as the members of the Board of Directors of the Company during the Annual Meeting of Stockholders: 1. Antonio L. Tiu 2. Yang Chung Ming 3. Isidro C. Alcantara, Jr. 4. Kenneth S. Tan 5. Senen L. Matoto 6. Antonio Peter R. Galvez 7. Jennifer T. Ching 8. Luis Rey I. Velasco 9. Roy S. Kempis (Independent Director) 10. Jose Antonio S. Vilar (Independent Director) 11. Jose S. Ejercito (Independent Director)
The following were appointed as officers of the Company at the Organizational Meeting of the Board of Directors:
NAME POSITION Antonio L. Tiu - Chairman of the Board
Antonio L. Tiu - President
Kenneth S. Tan - Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Atty. Paul Kenneth Davis - Corporate Secretary
Jhane A. Teoxon - Corporate Information Officer
Rosana C. Planco - Compliance Officer
Jennifer T. Ching - Assistant Treasurer
The following were appointed as members of the Committees at the Organizational Meeting of the Board of Directors:
Executive Committee i. Antonio L. Tiu -Chairman ii. Kenneth S. Tan -Vice Chairman iii. Senen L. Matoto -Member iv. Isidro C. Alcantara, Jr. -Member v. Atty. Paul Kenneth B. Davis -Member
Audit Committee i. Jose Antonio S.Vilar -Chairman ii. Senen L. Matoto -Member iii. Isidro C. Alcantara, Jr. -Member iv. Jose S. Ejercito -Member v. Roy S. Kempis -Member
Nomination & Compensation Committe i. Jose S. Ejercito -Chairman ii. Luis Rey I. Velasco -Member iii. Jose Antonio S.Vilar -Member iv. Roy S. Kempis -Member v. Kenneth S. Tan -Member
Corporate Governance & Risk Management Committee i. Roy S. Kempis -Chairman ii. Senen L. Matoto -Member iii. Antonio Peter R. Galvez -Member iv. Jose Antonio S. Vilar -Member vi. Jose S. Ejercito -Member
Item 9. Other Items The following were approved, ratified and confirmed by the Shareholders:
1. Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders held last November 25, 2022;
2. Ratification of all acts and resolutions of the Board of Directors and Management adopted during the preceding year;
3. Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022;
4. Delegation of the appointment of External Auditor for the fiscal year 2023 to the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the Audit Committee.
No other matter was discussed other than the above. |
The following Directors are newly elected:
Prof. Roy S. Kempis, 67, Filipino, Independent Director.
Prof. Kempis took his Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, major in Agricultural Economics, at UP Los Baños and subsequently, his Masters in Agricultural Development Economics at the Australian National University. He has a wide range of exposure and experience in research, teaching, business development and project planning in matters relating to Agri-Business and Agro-Economics, having acted as consultant, project leader, mentor, and resource in diverse studies and projects relating to a wide range of crops. He has held faculty positions in UP Pampanga, Pampanga State Agricultural University and Dela Salle University, and presently is Director for Angeles University Foundation's Center for Business Innovation.
Mr. Isidro C. Alcantara, Jr., 69, Filipino, Regular Director.
Mr. Isidro C. Alcantara, Jr. is a long time Senior Banker and headed several organizations as President of Marcventures Holdings, Inc. (a Mining Holding Co.: 2013-2020); Head of Institutional and Corporate Banking of the Hongkong Shanghai Bank, Phils. (2005); President and CEO of Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCom 2000-2004) where he led its successful recovery and rehabilitation (2000-2004); Executive VicePresident of PCIBank and later Equitable-PCIBank (1986-2000) and also held positions in Corporate Finance and Credit in Bancom Finance, United Coconut Planters Bank and the Insular Bank of Asia and America (1976-1985). He was elected as a Director of the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP: 2000- 2004). From 2018 to 2020 he was concurrently Chairman of the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA). He has also previously served as Chairman or President of several Public Companies. He is currently the President of the Financial Risk Resolution Advisory, Inc. (FRRA). Mr. Alcantara is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an Economics and Accountancy Degree from the De la Salle University and took Special Studies on International Banking at the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania. |