Board of Directors and Officers
Andrew L. Tan
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Tan, was elected as Director and Chairman of the Board on August 28, 2013. He has served as Director of Alliance Global Group, Inc. since 2003 and as its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from September 2006 to present and as Vice-Chairman of the Board from August 2003 to September 2006. Mr. Tan concurrently holds the following positions in publicly-listed companies: Chairman of the Board and President of Megaworld Corporation, Chairman of Empire East Land Holdings, Inc. and Global-Estate Resorts, Inc., and Director of Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc. He pioneered the live-work-play-learn model in the real estate development through the Megaworld Corporation’s integrated township communities, fueling the growth of the business process outsourcing (“BPO”) industry, food and beverage, and quick service restaurants industries. Mr. Tan is concurrently the Chairman of the Board and President of Megaworld Land, Inc., Megaworld Globus Asia, Inc., Megaworld Newport Property Holdings, Inc., MactanOceanview Properties and Holdings, Inc., Richmonde Hotel Group International Limited, The Bar Beverage, Inc. and Yorkshire Holdings, Inc. He is also the Chairman of Emperador Distillers, Inc., Alliance Global Group Cayman Islands, Inc., Alliance Global Brands, Inc., Suntrust Properties, Inc., Adams Properties, Inc., Consolidated Distillers of the Far East, Inc., and Townsquare Development, Inc. He sits in the boards of Eastwood Cyber One Corporation, Megaworld Cayman Islands, Inc., Forbes Town Properties & Holdings, Inc., Gilmore Property Marketing Associates, Inc., Megaworld Central Properties, Inc., Raffles & Company, Inc., and The Andresons Group, Inc. He is also the Vice-Chairman and Treasurer of Golden Arches Development Corporation and Golden Arches Realty Corporation and a Director and Treasurer of Andresons Global, Inc. Mr. Tan graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of the East with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
Winston S. Co
Director and President
Mr. Co was elected as Director and President on 28 August 2013. He is a Director and President of Emperador Distillers, Inc. since 2003. He has served as Director of Alliance Global Group, Inc. since 1998 where he previouslywas Vice Chairman of the Board from November 1999 to August 2003 and Chairman from June 1998 to October 1999. His field of expertise is in finance and marketing of consumer products. He is concurrently Chairman and President of New Town Land Partners, Inc.; Chairman of Anglo Watsons Glass, Inc.; a Director of Alliance Global Brands, Inc., Forbes Town Properties & Holdings, Inc., McKesterPik-Nik International Limited, Raffles & Company, Incorporated, and The Bar Beverage, Inc.; and Senior Vice President of The Andresons Group, Inc. Mr. Co is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Jose Rizal College with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce.
Katherine L. Tan
Director and Treasurer
Ms. Tan was elected as Director and Treasurer on 28 August 2013. She has served as Director and Treasurer of Alliance Global Group, Inc. since February 2007. She is a Director and Treasurer of Emperador Distillers, Inc. since 2003, and of Alliance Global Brands, Inc., Yorkshire Holdings, Inc., and New Town Land Partners, Inc. She is a member of the board of Megaworld Corporation and is concurrently Chairman and President of Andresons Global, Inc. and Choice Gourmet Banquet, Inc.; Director and President of The Andresons Group, Inc., Consolidated Distillers of the Far East, Inc., and Raffles & Company, Inc.; and Ms. Tan graduated from St. Scholastica’s College with a degree in Nutrition.
Kingson U. Sian
Director
Mr. Sian was elected as Director on 28 August 2013. He has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Alliance Global Group, Inc. since February 2007. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Megaworld Corporation and is its Executive Director and is concurrently President and a Director of Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc.. He is also the President and a Director Forbestown Properties Holdings, Inc., and Eastwood Cyber One Corporation and a Director of Alliance Global Group Cayman Islands, Inc. He is also Chairman and President of Prestige Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and is the Chief Operating Officer of Megaworld Land, Inc. Mr. Sian was formerly a Vice President of FBP Asia Ltd/First Pacific Bank in Hongkong from 1990 to 1995 and, prior to that, was connected with Citicorp Real Estate, Inc. in the United States from 1988 to 1990. He graduated from the University of the Philippines with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Economics. He obtained his Masteral Degree in Business Administration for Finance and Business Policy from the University of Chicago.
Kendrick Andrew L. Tan
Director
Mr. Tan was elected as Director on 28 August 2013. He has served as Corporate Secretary and Executive Director of Emperador Distillers, Inc. since 2007 and its Head of Research & Development. He is concurrently Director of Anglo Watsons Glass, Inc., Consolidated Distillers of the Far East, Inc., Emperador Brandy, Inc., The Bar Beverage, Inc., The Andresons Group, Inc., and Yorkshire Holdings, Inc. Mr. Tan graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.
Alejo L. Villanueva, Jr.
Independent Director
Mr. Villanueva was elected as Independent Director on 28 August 2013. He is concurrently an Independent Director of Alliance Global Group, Inc., Empire East Land Holdings, Inc. and Suntrust Home Developers, Inc. and a Director of First Capital Condominium Corporation, a non-stock non-profit corporation. He is also the Chairman of Ruru Courier Systems, Inc. and Vice Chairman of Public Relations Counselors Foundations of the Philippines, Inc. He is a professional consultant who has more than twenty years of experience in the fields of training and development, public relations, community relations, institutional communication, and policy advocacy, among others. He has done consulting work with the Office of the Vice President, the Office of the Senate President, the Commission on Appointments, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Home Development Mutual Fund, the Home Insurance Guaranty Corporation, Department of Agriculture, Philippine National Railways, International Rice Research Institute, Rustan’s Supermarkets, Louis Berger International (USAID-funded projects on Mindanao growth), World Bank (Subic Conversion Program), Ernst & Young (an agricultural productivity project), Chemonics (an agribusiness project ofUSAID), Price Waterhouse (BOT program, a USAID project), Andersen Consulting (Mindanao 2000, a USAID project), Renardet S.A. (a project on the Privatization of MWSS, with World Bank funding support), Western Mining Corporation, Phelps Dodge Exploration, and Marubeni Corporation. Mr. Villanueva obtained his bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from San Beda College, summa cum laude. He has a master’s degree in Philosophy from the University of Hawaii under an East-West Center Fellowship. He also took up special studies in the Humanities at Harvard University. He studied Organizational Behavior at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. He taught at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, the UST Graduate School, and the Asian Institute of Journalism.
Miguel B. Varela
Independent Director
Mr. Varela, Filipino, was elected as Independent Director on 28 August 2013. He is currently an Independent Director of Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. and Megaworld Corporation. He is presently the President of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) was formerly President and now presently Director of Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, Director of AusphilTollways Corporation, Director, NPC Alliance Corporation, Vice Chairman Richmonde Hotel, among others. He is also Chairman of the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), Board of Trustee of Philippines Trade Foundation, Inc., Chairman of PribadongInstitusyon Laban saKahirapan (PILAK). Chairman of the Philippine Association of Voluntary Arbitration Foundation (PAVAF), and Vice Chairman of Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI). He is also the Vice President of the International Labor Organization, Inc., and Vice Chairman and Trustee, Foundation for Crime Prevention. He is an accredited international arbitrator of the Paris-based International Court of Arbitration. A member of the Philippine Bar, he pursued his Bachelor of Laws in the Ateneo de Manila Law School and his Associate in Liberal Arts from the San Beda College. He attended a Top Management and Productivity Program from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) as well as special courses sponsored by ILO, Geneva, Switzerland, Asian Productivity Organization (APO), and the Nikkeren, Japan, covering areas of Managerial Management and Organizational Development, Productivity, Legal Management, Labor and Industrial Relations, Development of SME's among others. He is a member of the Philippine Bar Association, a Commissioner of the Consultative Commission on Constitutional Reform and a Lifetime Member of the Philippine Constitution Association (PHILCONSA). He is the recipient of various awards and citations such as San Beda College’s Outstanding Alumni Award for Business Leadership, and San Beda Hall of Fame Awardee. Presidential Medal of Merit for Outstanding Service to the Republic of the Philippines, Tamaraw Leadership Award, Katipunan Leadership Award and Leadership Award from ECOP, PCCI and ASEAN Productivity Organization and Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) Medallion for Distinguished Service Award. He was also conferred by the Central Luzon State University with the degree of Doctor of Humanities (honoriscausa), and by the Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez University of Science and Technology with a Doctorate in Business Technology (honoriscausa).
Dina D.R. Inting
Chief Finance Officer, Corporate Information Officer and Compliance Officer
Ms. Inting was elected as Compliance Officer and Corporate Information Officer on 28 August 2013. She has served as FirstVice President for Finance of Alliance Global Group, Inc. since January 1996 and is also its Compliance Officer and Corporate Information Officer. She is currently director of ProgreenAgricorp, Inc. She gained an extensive experience in the fields of audit, comptrollership, treasury, finance, branch operations and personnel management from her previous employments. She is a Cum Laude graduate of Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Accounting, Honors Program, at the Philippine College of Commerce (Polytechnic University of the Philippines), holds a certificate in Organizational Development from the Ateneo de Manila University, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Dominic V. Isberto
Corporate Secretary
Mr. Isberto was elected as Corporate Secretary on 28 August 2013. He is also the Corporate Secretary of Alliance Global Group, Inc. and the Corporate Secretary and Assistant Corporate Information Officer of Global-Estate Resorts, Inc., both publicly-listed companies. He is also the Corporate Secretary of Twin Lakes Corporation, Eastwood City Estates Association, Inc., Suntrust Properties, Inc. and Fil-Estate Properties, Inc. He is currently a Senior Assistant Vice President for Corporate Management of Megaworld Corporation where he is responsible for negotiation, preparation and review of lease agreements for office and retail tenants, joint venture and sale and purchase agreements for the acquisition of property, loan agreements, and other corporate contracts and agreements. He also handles legal cases involving office and retail tenants. He has a degree in Management Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University and obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines.
Rolando D. Siatela
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Mr. Siatela was elected as Assistant Corporate Secretary on 28 August 2013. He concurrently serves in PSE-listed companies Suntrust Home Developers, Inc. as Corporate Secretary and Corporate Information Officer and in Megaworld Corporation, Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. and Alliance Global Group, Inc. as Assistant Corporate Secretary. He is a member of the board of Asia Finest Cuisine, Inc. and also serves as Corporate Secretary of Oceanic Realty Group International, Inc., ERA Real Estate, Inc. and ERA Real Estate Exchange, Inc., and as Documentation Officer of Megaworld Foundation, Inc. He is at present an Assistant Vice President for Corporate Management in Megaworld Corporation. He was employed as Administrative and Personnel Officer with Batarasa Consolidated, Inc. and served as Assistant Corporate Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer of The Andresons Group, Inc.
