Board of Directors
DR. ANDREW L. TAN
Chairman of the Board
Dr. Tan, 75 years old, is the founder of the Company and has served as its Chairman since its incorporation in August 1989. He pioneered the live-work-play-learn model in real estate development through the Company’s integrated township communities, fueling the growth of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. He embarked on the development of integrated tourism estates through publicly-listed Alliance Global Group, Inc. and Global-Estate Resorts, Inc., which he both chairs, while continuing to focus on consumer-friendly food and beverage and quick service restaurants. Dr. Tan serves as Chairman of the Board of Empire East Land Holdings, Inc., a publicly-listed subsidiary of the Company, and Suntrust Properties, Inc., a subsidiary engaged in the development and marketing of affordable housing projects. He also serves in the boards of other Megaworld subsidiaries including Eastwood Cyber One Corporation, Megaworld Land, Inc., Megaworld Central Properties Inc., Megaworld Bacolod Properties, Inc., Mactan Oceanview Properties and Holdings, Inc., Megaworld Newport Property Holdings, Inc. and Richmonde Hotel Group International Limited. He is also the Chairman of Emperador Inc., a publicly-listed company which owns Emperador Distillers, Inc., the leading brandy manufacturer and distributor in the Philippines. Dr. Tan is Chairman Emeritus of Megaworld Foundation, the Company’s corporate social responsibility arm, which primarily focuses on the promotion of education through scholarship programs for financially handicapped but deserving students, and supports causes that promote poverty alleviation, people empowerment, social justice, good governance and environmental conservation. He is a director of Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc., which owns Newport World Resorts Manila, and the food and beverage companies, Emperador Distillers, Inc. Alliance Global Brands, Inc. and Golden Arches Development Corporation. Dr. Tan graduated magna cum laude from the University of the East with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. In 2011, Dr. Tan was conferred by the University of the East the degree of Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa.
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LOURDES T. GUTIERREZ-ALFONSO
President
Ms. Gutierrez-Alfonso, 61 years old, is currently the President and is a member of the Management Executive Committee of the Company, and has been with the Company since 1990. Ms. Gutierrez-Alfonso is Chairman of the property management company, First Oceanic Property Management, Inc. She serves as director in numerous affiliate companies including publicly-listed Global-Estate Resorts, Inc and MREIT, Inc. She is also a director of Suntrust Properties, Inc., Twin Lakes Corporation, Southwoods Mall, Inc., Mactan Oceanview Properties and Holdings, Inc., Megaworld Resort Estates, Inc., Megaworld Cebu Properties, Inc., Megaworld Oceantown Properties, Inc., Megaworld Bacolod Properties, Inc., Eastwood Cyber One Corporation, Davao Park District Holdings, Inc., and Prestige Hotels & Resorts, Inc. She is also currently the Chairman of Belmont Newport Luxury Hotels, Inc., Megaworld Global-Estate, Inc., and Savoy Hotel Manila, Inc. She is also a trustee and a Corporate Secretary of Megaworld Foundation, Inc. She has extensive experience in real estate and a strong background in finance and marketing. Ms. Gutierrez-Alfonso graduated cum laude from the Far Eastern University with the degree of Bachelor of Science major in Accounting in 1984. She is a certified public accountant by profession.
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KEVIN ANDREW L. TAN
Executive Director
Mr. Tan, 45 years old, is currently the Director and Executive Director of the Company. He previously held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of the Company. He also previously held the position of Senior Vice President for Commercial Division, which markets and operates the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls including Eastwood Mall and The Clubhouse at Corinthian Hills in Quezon City, Venice Piazza at McKinley Hill and Burgos Circle at Forbestown Center, both in Fort Bonifacio, California Garden Square in Mandaluyong City, Newport Mall at Newport World Resorts Manila in Pasay City, Lucky Chinatown Mall in Binondo, Manila and Uptown Mall in Bonifacio Global City. He is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of public-listed company, Alliance Global Group, Inc., as well as the President and Chief Executive Officer of MREIT, Inc. He is also concurrently a Director of publicly-listed companies, Empire East Land Holdings, Inc., Emperador Inc. and Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. and Eastwood Cyber One Corporation, Uptown Cinemas, Inc., Megaworld Central Properties Inc., Twin Lakes Corporation, Megaworld Land, Inc., Townsquare Development, Inc., Emperador Distillers, Inc., Alliance Global Brands, Inc., Anglo Watsons Glass, Inc., Yorkshire Holdings, Inc., The Bar Beverage, Inc., Emperador Brandy, Inc., and New Town Land Partners, Inc. He is also a Chairman of Megaworld Foundation, Inc. and the Chairman and President of Alliance Global-Infracorp Development, Inc. and Agile Digital Ventures, Inc. Mr. Tan obtained his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration major in Management from the University of Asia and the Pacific.
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ENRIQUE SANTOS L. SY
Director
Mr. Sy, 75 years old, has served as Director of the Company since July 2009. He was formerly a Vice President for the Corporate Communications & Advertising Division of the Company until his retirement in March 2011. He is concurrently Director of publicly-listed Empire East Land Holdings, Inc. and a Director of Eastin Holdings, Inc. He is also a Director and the Corporate Secretary of Asia Finest Cuisine, Inc. and Soho Café & Restaurant Group, Inc. and Corporate Secretary of Empire East Communities, Inc. Mr. Sy previously worked as Advertising Manager of Consolidated Distillers of the Far East, Inc., Creative Director of AdCentrum Advertising, Inc., Copy Chief of Admakers, Inc. and Peace Advertising Corporation, and Creative Associate of Adformatix, Inc. Mr. Sy graduated Honorable Mention from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1971 with a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts.
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MA. MILAGROS C. YUHICO
Independent Director
Ms. Ma. Milagros C. Yuhico, 68 years old, Filipino, has served as Independent Director of the Company since12 December 2024. She is also an Independent Director at MREIT Property Managers, Inc. (“MPMI”), and has held said position since 2021. Prior to joining MPMI, Ms. Campomanes-Yuhico rose from the ranks in Philippine Veterans Bank, serving for 20 years which ultimately led to the position of First Vice President and Head of the Trust and Investment Division. She also served in various capacities in Peninsula Development Bank, Campomanes Realty and Development Corporation, CAPLIFE (representing CAP Trust Fund), and BIC Investment Corporation (representing CAP Trust Fund). Ms. Yuhico is a Certified Public Accountant, and has extensive experience in the fields of accounting, audit, banking, trust and finance, having assumed positions and advisory functions in relation to such fields. She is a graduate of De La Salle University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, and has taken a Special Course for Trust at the Trust Institute Foundation of the Philippines.
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CRESENCIO P. AQUINO
Lead Independent Director
Atty. Aquino, 71 years old, currently the Managing Partner of The Law Firm of CP Aquino & Partners, has served as Independent Director of the Company since 02 February 2018. He concurrently serves as independent director in the boards of publicly-listed, Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. and Empire East Land Holdings, Inc. Atty. Aquino has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors as Director of Clark Development Corporation from 2012 to 2016, Independent Director of Suntrust Home Developers, Inc. from 2009 to 2012, Corporate Legal Counsel of MBF Card and One Card Corporation from June 1998 to May 2004, Special Assistant and Chief Legal Counsel of the Government Service Insurance System from September 1992 to June 1998, Director of the Meat Packaging Corporation of the Philippines from September 1992 to June 1998, Personnel and Administrative Manager, Corporate Secretary and Chief Legal Counsel of ComSavings Bank from September 1992 to June 1998, and Executive Director of the Department of Interior and Local Government (“DILG”) from 1988 to 1992, and concurrently Ex-Officio Commissioner of the DILG with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board also for the same period. Atty. Aquino was formerly an Associate Professor with the San Sebastian College. Atty. Aquino has been a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines since 1978 and is also a member of the Capitol Bar Association, Knights of Columbus, and the Lawyers League of the Philippines. Atty. Aquino graduated from San Sebastian College Manila with the degree of Bachelor of Arts on 1973. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the same institution in 1977.
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ALEJO L. VILLANUEVA, JR.
Independent Director
Mr. Villanueva, 83 years old, has served as an Independent Director of the Company since June 17, 2022. He is also the Independent Director of MREIT Property Managers, Inc. and Director of Ridgeview Estates Nuvali Homeowners Association, Inc., a non-stock, non-profit corporation. He is a professional consultant who has more than 20 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 of USAID), 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, in 1962. He obtained his master’s degree in Philosophy from the University of Hawaii in 1967, 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.
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