BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE OFFICERS

 

CLEOFE C. ALBISO

President and Chairman

CLEOFE C. ALBISO has served as President and Director of the Corporation since her appointment and is concurrently its Managing Director of the Corporation. Prior to this, she was Group General Manager of the Corporation. She was also the General Manager of Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo, under Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. She also held key leadership positions at Travellers International Hotel Group Inc.’s Cebu City Marriott Hotel and also at Globe Telecom, where she served in various senior marketing and operations roles. She is Chairman of the Cebu MICE Alliance, Boracay MICE Alliance, and the Iloilo City MICE Alliance Core Group. She also serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of De La Salle Cebu and is a Trustee of De La Salle ASMC. She obtained her Master’s in Public Administration from Cebu Normal University and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education major in Mathematics from ASMS De La Salle. She also completed Service Quality Certification from Cornell University and Leadership & Management Certification from the Ateneo Continuing Education Center.

ATTY. MARIA CHARIZZA B. CARLOS-GUEVARRA

Director and Corporate Secretary

ATTY. MARIA CHARIZZA B. CARLOS-GUEVARRA has served as Director and Corporate Secretary of the Corporation since her appointment. She is currently a Corporate Attorney of Megaworld Corporation. She also serves as Director of Cityfront Cinemas, Inc., Davao Park District Holdings, Inc., Georgia Technosystems, Inc., IFAE Online Solutions, Inc., Arcovia Properties, Inc., and First Oceanic Property Management, Inc.  In addition, she is a Corporate Secretary of Prestige Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Megapark Philippines, Inc., MREIT Property Managers, Inc., Eastwood Cinema 2000, Inc., Forbestown Commercial Center Administration, Inc., and several other Megaworld subsidiaries. Prior to joining Megaworld, she was Court Attorney at the Supreme Court of the Philippines and an Associate at Sycip Salazar Hernandez and Gatmaitan Law Offices. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree from Ateneo de Manila University and placed 4th in the 2006 Philippine Bar Examinations.

EDERLINDA F. DECANO, CPA

Director and Treasurer

EDERLINDA F. DECANO has served as Director and Treasurer of the Corporation since her appointment and is concurrently its Chief Finance Officer - Corporate Finance. Prior to this, she was Director of Finance of The Heritage Hotel Manila, Finance Manager of Frasers Hospitality Philippines, Inc., Chief Accountant of Manila Mandarin Hotel, Inc., and Assistant Finance Manager of Scotts Philippines, Inc., an affiliate of Ascott International Philippines, Inc. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from the University of Santo Tomas.

ATTY. CRESENCIO P. AQUINO

Independent Director 

ATTY. CRESENCIO P. AQUINO has served as Independent Director of the Corporation since his appointment. He is also an Independent Director of Megaworld Corporation, Global-Estate Resorts, Inc., and Empire East Land Holdings, Inc., and is the Managing Partner of The Law Firm of CP Aquino & Partners. He previously served as Director of Clark Development Corporation and Meat Packaging Corporation of the Philippines, and as Independent Director of Suntrust Home Developers, Inc. He also held key legal and leadership positions at MBF Card and One Card Corporation, Government Service Insurance System, ComSavings Bank, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government, where he was concurrently Ex-Officio Commissioner with the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board. He was also Associate Professor at San Sebastian College. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts degrees from San Sebastian College, Manila.

ALEJO L. VILLANUEVA, JR.

Independent Director

ALEJO L. VILLANUEVA, JR. has served as Independent Director of the Corporation since his appointment. He is also an Independent Director of Megaworld Corporation and MREIT Property Managers, Inc., and serves as Director of Ridgeview Estates Nuvali Homeowners Association, Inc. and Ridge Digital Biz Solutions. He previously held consulting roles with several government agencies, multilateral institutions, and private corporations, and has served as Director of Alliance Global Group, Inc., and Empire East Land Holdings, Inc., as well as an Independent Director of Emperador, Inc. He was also a professor at Ateneo Graduate School of Business, University of Santo Tomas Graduate School, and the Asian Institute of Journalism. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, summa cum laude, from San Beda College, his Master’s Degree in Philosophy from the University of Hawaii, pursued Special Studies in Humanities at Harvard University, and completed a program in Organizational Behavior at INSEAD, France.

ATTY. JOYCE B. ALVIAR

Assistant Corporate Secretary and Compliance Officer

ATTY. JOYCE B. ALVIAR has served as Assistant Corporate Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Corporation since her appointment. She is currently a Corporate Attorney of Megaworld Corporation. Prior to this, she was Senior Legal Counsel of Century Limitless Corporation and Senior Legal Counsel of Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree from San Beda University and was admitted to the Philippine Bar in April 2015. She is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.