Mrs. Susan P. Co, Chairman of the Board

Mrs. Co initially served as the Vice-Chairman of the Company from 1998 until she was elected Chairman in 2023. She is also the Vice Chairman of Cosco Capital, Inc., and a member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM), both of which are PSE-listed companies.

Concurrently, she holds the following positions in other companies: Chairman and President of Cosco Price, Inc., Chairman of Kareila Management Corporation, Tower 6789 Corporation, President of Makabayan Holdings Incorporated, and Director of Bellagio Holdings, Inc., Blue Ocean Holdings, Inc., Canaria Holdings Corporation, Ellimac Prime Holdings, Inc., KMC Realty Corp., Meritus Prime Distributions, Inc., Montosco, Inc., NE Pacific Shopping Centers Corporation, PG Holdings, Inc., Patagonia Holdings Corp., PPCI Subic, Inc., Premier Wine and Spirits, Inc., Puregold Duty Free (Subic), Inc., Puregold Duty Free, Inc., Puregold Properties, Inc., Puregold Finance, Inc., Puregold Realty Leasing & Management, Inc., San Jose City I Power Corp., S&R Pizza (Harbor Point), Inc., S&R Pizza, Inc., Blue Origin Holdings Incorporated, Illido Management Corporation, Union Energy Corporation, and Union Equities, Inc.

Mrs. Co earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce from the University of Santo Tomas.

Mr. Ferdinand Vincent P. Co, President

Mr. Ferdinand Vincent Co has been serving as President of the Company since 2015.

He is also the elected Chairman and President of Alerce Holdings Corp., Blue Ocean Foods, Inc., Forbes Corporation, Invesco Company, Inc., KMC Realty Corporation, League One, Inc., PPCI Subic Inc., Patagonia Holdings Corp., Purepadala, Inc., and VFC Land Resources, Inc., Filmore Holdings Incorporated, Illido Management Corporation, Azora Holdings Incorporated, SPC Resources Inc.; Chairman of Pinehurst Creek Holdings Corporation, South Coast Automotive Group, Inc. and Pure Commerce, Inc.; President of Ayagold Retailers, Inc., Entenso Equities, Inc., Union Equities, Inc., Aracena Holdings Corporation, Blue Origin Holdings Incorporated, Imperium Holdings, Inc.; and Director of Bellagio Holdings, Inc., Blue Ocean Holdings, Inc., Canaria Holdings Corporation, Cosco Price, Inc., Ellimac Prime Holdings, Inc., Fertuna Holdings Corp., Meritus Prime Distributions, Inc., P.G. Holdings, Inc., Premier Wine and Spirits, Inc., PSMT Philippines, Inc., Puregold Duty Free (Subic), Inc., Puregold Finance, Inc., Puregold Properties, Inc., Puregold Realty Leasing & Management, Inc., San Jose City Power Corp., Tower 6789 Corporation, Cassina Creek Holdings Corporation, Makabayan Holdings Incorporated, Maxent Investment, Inc. and Union Energy Corporation.

Mr. Ferdinand Vincent Co earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Entrepreneurial Management from the University of Asia and the Pacific in 2003.

Mr. Lucio L. Co, Director

Mr. Co was elected as the Company’s Chairman of the Board from 1998 to 2022. He is presently the Chairman of Cosco Capital, Inc., and The Keepers Holdings, Inc., and a member of the Board of Directors of Philippine Bank of Communications, which are all PSE-listed companies.

In addition, he is the Chairman and President of the following companies: Bellagio Holdings, Inc., Canaria Holdings Corporation, Ellimac Prime Holdings, Inc., Invescap Incorporated, Puregold Duty Free, Inc., and Puregold Properties, Inc. He is also the Chairman of Alcorn Petroleum and Minerals Corporation, Entenso Equities, Inc., NE Pacific Shopping Centers Corporation, PG Holdings, Inc., Pajusco Holdings Corporation, Puregold Duty Free (Subic), Inc., Puregold Finance, Inc., Puregold Realty Leasing & Management, Inc., San Jose City I Power Corp., Makabayan Holdings Incorporated, Union Energy Corporation, and Union Equities, Inc.

He is also a member of the Board of Directors of these companies: Bacolod Real Estate Development Corporation, Catuiran Hydropower Corporation, Cleangreen Energy Corporation, Forbes Corporation, Grass Gold Renewable Energy (G2REC) Corporation, Karayan Hydropower Corporation, Kareila Management Corporation, LCCK & Sons Realty Corporation, Meritus Prime Distributions, Inc., Montosco, Inc., League One Finance and Leasing Corporation, Pamana Water Corporation, Tower 6789 Corporation, Illido Management Corporation, KMC Realty Corporation, Negros Water Company, Patagonia Holdings Corp., PPCI Subic, Inc., S&R Pizza Harbor Point, Inc., S&R Pizza, Inc., and VS Gripal Power Corporation. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Luis Co Chi Kiat Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Co has been an entrepreneur for the past 50 years.

Ms. Pamela Justine P. Co, Director

Ms. Pamela Justine Co has been the Executive Director of the Company since 2015.

She is also the President of Pinehurst Creek Holdings Corporation and Aracena Holdings Corporation; and Director of Alerce Holdings Corp., Bellagio Holdings, Inc., Blue Ocean Foods, Inc., Blue Ocean Holdings, Inc., Cosco Price, Inc., Ellimac Prime Holdings, Inc., Fertuna Holdings Corp., Forbes Corporation, Invesco Company, Inc., Kareila Management Corporation, KMC Realty Corporation, League One, Inc., Meritus Prime Distributions, Inc., Montosco, Inc., P.G. Holdings, Inc., Patagonia Distributions, Inc., Patagonia Holdings Corp., Premier Wine and Spirits, Inc., PSMT Philippines, Inc., Puregold Duty-Free (Subic), Inc., Puregold Properties, Inc., S&R Pizza (Harbor Point), Inc., S&R Pizza, Inc., Union Energy Corporation, Union Equities, Inc., SPC Resources, Inc., Union Energy Corporation, Union Equities, Inc., SPC Resources, Inc., Azora Holdings Incorporated, Cassina Creek Holdings Corporation, Fillmore Holdings Incorporated, Illido Management Corporation, Imperium Holdings, Inc., Kalayaan Lakeview Corp., Makabayan Holdings Incorporated, Maxent Investment, Inc., and VFC Land Resources, Inc.

She is also one of the executive officers in Kareila Management Corporation (S&R), concentrating on merchandising.

She graduated from Thames International School in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Entrepreneurship.

Mr. Leonardo B. Dayao, Director

Mr. Dayao served as the Company’s President from 2005 to 2014.

He is currently the elected President of Cosco Capital, Inc. and the Vice-Chairman of the Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM), which are both PSE-listed companies.

He is also the Chairman and President of Fertuna Holdings Corp.; Chairman of Catuiran Hydropower Corporation, Karayan Hydropower Corporation, Grass Gold Renewable Energy (G2REC) Corporation, League One Finance and Leasing Corporation, Pamana Water Corporation, PSMT Philippines, Inc., S&R Pizza, (Harbor Point) Inc., S&R Pizza, Inc.; Vice-Chairman of Ayagold Retailers, Inc.; President of Alcorn Petroleum and Minerals Corporation, K4 Water Resources Corporation, NE Pacific Shopping Centers Corporation, Puregold Duty Free (Subic), Inc., Puregold Finance, Inc., San Jose City I Power Corp., Southern Utility Management and Services, Inc. (SUMSI), Union Energy Corporation, Vice-President of Alerce Holdings Corp., Bellagio Holdings, Inc., KMC Realty Corporation, Puregold Duty Free, Inc., Puregold Properties, Inc. and Union Equities, Inc.

He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Canaria Holdings Corporation, Entenso Equities Incorporated, Karayan Hydropower Corporation, Kareila Management Corporation, KMC Realty Corporation, and Puregold Realty Leasing & Management, Inc.

Mr. Dayao earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce from Far Eastern University. He completed the Basic Management Program at the Asian Institute of Management and earned units in MBA from the University of the Philippines-Cebu. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Jack Ekian T. Huang, Director

Mr. Huang has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 2017.

Mr. Huang is also the Vice-President of Abacus Capital and Investment Corp., a Director of Cebu Business Continuous Forms and Richmedia Network, Inc., and a member of the Board of Trustees of Sacred Heart School (Ateneo de Cebu).

Mr. Huang graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Arts, major in Economics, from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1975.

Mr. Jaime S. Dela Rosa, Independent Director

Mr. Dela Rosa has been one of the Company’s Independent Directors since 2017.

Before joining the company, Mr. Dela Rosa served as a Director of Alcorn Gold Resources Corporation, PNCC-Skyway Corporation of the Philippines, and Development Bank of the Philippines. He was the former President of Portman Mining Philippines, Cabaluan Chromite Corp., and Food Terminal, Inc. He also worked as Head of Ayala Investment and Development Corporation and Philsec Investment Corporation for Visayas and Mindanao, and Assistant Vice-President for Citibank.

He graduated from the Far Eastern University in 1964 with a degree of Bachelor of Science, major in Accounting. He completed a program on Global Financial System, Structures, Crises, and Reform from Harvard University–John F. Kennedy School of Government. He was also a recipient of an “Outstanding Alumnus Award” for Government Service granted by Rizal High School.

Mr. Dela Rosa is a member of Alabang Country Club, Inc. and the Freemasonry.

Mr. Gil B. Genio, Independent Director

Mr. Genio has been one of the Company’s Independent Directors since May 2023. He is also an Independent Director of GT Capital Holdings, Inc.

Mr. Genio worked as an executive for Globe Telecom and Ayala Corporation for a combined 24 years. He was Globe Telecom’s Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTIO) from November 2015 to April 2021, as well as its Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) from 2011 to April 2021. He also performed other legal entity functions for Globe such as CEO of Globe Capital Venture Holdings, and Director at its strategic joint ventures, Global Telehealth, Inc., BellTel, ETPI, and others. He also became COO of Bayan Telecommunications (Bayantel) and Isla Communications (Islacom) before they were integrated into Globe.

His executive roles in Globe before his CTIO appointment included: COO for Business and International Markets (2010-2015), Group Head for Business Customers (2003-2010), Head of Carrier Services (2002-2010), Group Head for the Residential and Business Fixed Network Group (2000-2003), and Chief Financial Officer (1997-2000). Mr. Genio was hired by Ayala Corporation in 1997 and was seconded to Globe Telecom. He retired from Ayala Corporation in 2018 and became a direct employee of Globe, finally retiring at the end of 2021. Before joining Ayala in 1997, Mr. Genio had spent more than 12 years with Citibank in the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and New York, with stints in financial control, risk management, product development, treasury audit, corporate audit, and market risk review.

Mr. Genio obtained a Master’s degree in Business Management, with Distinction, from the Asian Institute of Management in 1986. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of the Philippines in 1980.

Mr. Emmanuel G. Herbosa, Independent Director

Mr. Herbosa has been one of the Company’s independent Directors since May 2023.

He also served as the President and CEO of the Development Bank of the Philippines from March 2019 to January 2023, the PhilGuarantee Corporation from June 2018 to February 2019, Executive Vice-President of the Bank of Commerce from January 2014 to December 2017, and Senior Vice-President of the Bank of the Philippine Islands from January 2008 to April 2013.

Mr. Herbosa graduated from De La Salle University with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management Engineering in 1975 and obtained a degree in Master’s in Business Administration from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania in 1979.