Please be advised of the following significant items approved by the Board of Directors at the regular meeting held on July 31, 2023.
1. Appointment of New Board Directors
Appointment/Election of Hiroki Nakatsuka as Director, and Member of the Executive Committee, and of Katsufumi Uchida as Director, and Member of the Risk Oversight Committee, to take effect at the close of business on July 31, 2023, and their interlocking positions (subject to BSP/other regulatory approvals, as may be required)
Mr. Hiroki Nakatsuka and Mr. Katsufumi Uchida are filling the vacancies arising from the resignations of Arnold Kai Yuen Kan and Atty. Lilia B. de Lima as Directors, to take effect at the close of business on July 31, 2023. Mr. Arnold Kai Yuen Kan’s resignation is due to personnel arrangement of Cathay Group while Atty. Lilia B. De Lima’s is to give way to the incoming SMBC directors. The resignations were received on July 31, 2023.
2. Appointment of Advisory Board Members
Reappointment of Atty. Lilia B. de Lima and appointment of Masayuki Kawakami as Advisory Board Members, to take effect at the close of business on July 31, 2023 (subject to BSP/other regulatory approvals, as may be required)
3. Revised Board Committee Membership
a. Appointment of Erika Fille T. Legara, Ph.D. as Member of the Risk Oversight Committee (she will step down as Member of the Corporate Governance Committee), to take effect at the close of business on July 31, 2023 b. Appointment of John Law as Member of the AML Committee and Trust Committee (Gil A. Buenaventura will step down as Member of the AML Committee), to take effect at the close of business on July 31, 2023 c. Appointment of Hiroki Nakatsuka as Member of the Executive Committee, to take effect at the close of business on July 31, 2023 d. Appointment of Katsufumi Uchida as Member of the Risk Oversight Committee, to take effect at the close of business on July 31, 2023
4. Submission to the SEC of the Annual General Information Sheet
5. Appointment of Ms. Mercelu B. Sinlao-Mariano as Head of Division 3 of the Wealth Management Group with rank of Senior Vice President (subject to BSP andsubject to BSP and other regulatory approvals as may be required).
6. Interlocking Directorships of RCBC Officers in RCBC International Finance Limited (IFL) (subject to BSP/other regulatory approvals, as may be required).
Martin Roberto G. Tirol FSVP / Deputy Group Head, Global Transaction Banking Group - Director, Chairman of IFL Alvin A. Perez - FVP / Segment Head, Retail Cash Management - Director of IFL Harold Christian S. Talledo - VP / Division Head, Wholesale Banking Compliance - Director of IFL Jay Roy M. Comia - VP / Division Head, Compliance - Operations - Director of IFL |