Independent Director; served as Country Chairman of Shell Companies in the Philippines and concurrently President of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation and Managing Director of Shell Phil. Exploration BV; previously held the positions of Area Finance Adviser for South America and Regional Planning Advisor for Western Hemisphere and Africa Region for Shell International Petroleum Co. of London; presently director of various public and private firms in the Philippines;  Bachelor of Arts Degree Major in Economics (cum laude) at the Ateneo de Manila; post-graduate studies include the Business Management Consultants Program at the Japan Productivity Center, Diploma in Business Administration at the Waterloo University in Ontario Canada; the European Business Program in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Germany and Switzerland; Master in Business Administration studies at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business; Program for Management Development from the Harvard Business School.