ANSCOR - Key Persons


Joshua L. Castro

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary
JOSHUA L. CASTRO, Filipino, Vice President (April 2017 to present) and Assistant Corporate Secretary (2006 to present) of the Company; Assistant Corporate Secretary of Seven Seas Resorts and Leisure, Inc. (2006 to present) and Island Aviation, Inc. (2006 to present); Corporate Secretary of Phelps Dodge Philippines Energy Products Corporation (2006 to present), Cirrus Global, Inc. (formerly International Quality Manpower Services, Inc.) (2006 to present), Anscor Holdings, Inc. (2012 to present), and The Andres Soriano Foundation, Inc. (2006 to present). Tax Lawyer, SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (1999 to 2005); Graduate of San Beda College of Law (1999).

Lorenzo D. Lasco

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Vice President of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
LORENZO D. LASCO, Filipino, Vice President (joined the group in 1997); Director and General Manager of Anscor Holdings, Inc. (2012 to present); Director and President of Cirrus Global, Inc. (formerly International Quality Manpower Services, Inc.); Director of AFC Agribusiness Corp.; Project Manager at Seven Seas Resorts and Leisure, Inc. (Amanpulo); used to be connected with Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) for nine years; Graduate of the Asian Institute of Management, Masters in Business Administration (1989).

Lorna P. Kapunan - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Secretary
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
LORNA PATAJO-KAPUNAN, Filipino, Corporate Secretary of A. Soriano Corporation (1998 to present); Senior Partner of Kapunan & Castillo Law Offices; Corporate Secretary, Roxas Holdings, Inc. (1995 to 2014), Central Azucarera de Don Pedro (February 1995), Central Azucarera de la Carlota (March 1996), Beverage Industry Association of the Philippines (February 1991 to present), Seven Seas Resorts & Leisure, Inc. (November 1990 to present), Pamalican Island Holdings, Inc. (1995 to present), iAcademy (2002 to 2011), Uni-President Phils., Inc. (2002 to present), Huntly Corporation (February 1992 to present), Palomino Resources, Inc. and Malate Pensionne, Inc. (2001 to 2014), Cuisine Exchange, Inc. and Culinary Innovators, Inc. (2001 to 2014), Jose M. Velero Corporation (2001 to 2014), Creative Concoctions, Inc. (2001 to 2014), Hotel Concepts, Inc. (September 2001 to present), Creative Hotel Concepts, Inc. (September 2001 to 2014), Culinary Events, Inc. (2001 to 2014), AH Distribution Corporation, Hotel & Resorts Trench, Inc. (2002 to 2014), It's About Taste (I'ATE), Inc. (2002 to 2014), Kitchen Alley, Inc. (2001 to 2014), Les Maitres Gourmands, Inc. (July 2001 to 2014); Traditional Financial Services Philippines, Inc. (2008 to present); Avaya Philippines, Inc. (2006 to present), Elixir Gaming Technologies Philippines, Inc. (2007-2008), Elixir Group Philippines, Inc. (2006- 2008); Director of AMAX Holdings Limited (2008 to 2014), Corporate Secretary, Blessed Mary Mother of the Poor Foundation, Inc (2014), Montemar Beach Club, Inc. (2013 to present), Philcomsat Communications Satellite Corporation (Philcomsat) (2013 to present), UNLAD Foundation (2015). Graduate of University of the Philippines College of Law, (1978); Seminar Courses: Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) Tokyo (1997); National Institute on Humanitarian Law, San Remo, Italy (September 2005); Summer Course International Humanitarian Law, Magdalene College, Cambridge University, London UK (July 2010). Bar Examiner, Mercantile Law (1988). The Outstanding Women In The Nations Service (TOWNS) Awardee - Corporate Law (1995) Filipinas Women Network (FWN) Influential Women Award (2016); Columnist, Business Mirror "Legally Speaking"; Program Host/Commentator "Laban Para Sa Karapatan" DWIZ, 882 AM.

Ma. Victoria L. Cruz

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
MA. VICTORIA L. CRUZ, Filipino, Assistant Vice President of the Company (April 2017 to present); Executive Secretary to the Chairman (September 1998 to March 2017). Ms. Cruz was formerly the Executive Assistant to the Head of Mission of the Embassy of Peru. She also worked with Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort, John Clements Consultant's Inc. and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Manila. She received a Bachelor of Science degree major in Business Management from De La Salle University in 1984.

Mr. Alfonso S. Yuchengco III

ALFONSO S. YUCHENGCO III, Filipino, Director of Mapua Institute of Technology (1999 to present); Chairman of Testech, Inc. (2003 to present); Chairman of Prople, Inc.(2009 to present); Member of the Board of Trustees of SEIPI (2011 to present). He is a graduate of BS Asian Studies from De La Salle University (1981).

Mr. Andres Soriano III

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Executive Committee
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
ANDRES SORIANO III, American, Director of the Company since 19 May 1982; Chairman and Chief Executive of the Company (1983 to present); Chairman and President of Anscor Consolidated Corporation (1987 to present); Chairman of The Andres Soriano Foundation, Inc. (1985 to present), Phelps Dodge International Philippines, Inc. (1983 to present), Phelps Dodge Philippines Energy Products Corporation (1997 to present), Seven Seas Resorts and Leisure, Inc. (1998 to present) and Pamalican Resort, Inc. (May 2011 to present); Director of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) (July 1992 to present),and Manila Peninsula Hotel, Inc. (1986 to present). Mr. Soriano was formerly the President and Chief Operating Officer of San Miguel Corporation and was subsequently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of San Miguel Corporation. He was Chairman of Coca-Cola (Philippines), Coca-Cola Amatil (Australia) and Nestle (Philippines). He was a Director of SPI Technologies and eTelecare Global Solutions, Inc. until 2006. He was also a Member of the G.E. Asian Advisory and the Wharton East Asia Executive Board. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics, Major in Finance and International Business, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania, (1972).

Mr. Eduardo J. Soriano

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee

Mr. Ernest K. Cuyegkeng - COO, President

Job Titles:
  • COO
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Member of the Executive Committee
  • President

Mr. Johnson Robert G. Go

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS

Mr. Oscar J. Hilado

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Audit Committee
  • Chairman of the Compensation Committee
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS

Mr. William H. Ottiger - EVP, Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Development Officer
  • Executive VP
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Treasurer
WILLIAM H. OTTIGER, Swiss, Executive Vice President and Corporate Development Officer (2013 to present); Treasurer of the Company (2018 to present); Director of Anscor International, Inc. (2021 to present); Director of Phelps Dodge International Philippines, Inc. (April 2016 to present); Director of Seven Seas Resorts and Leisure, Inc. (2019 to present); Director of ATRAM Trust Corporation (2019 to present); Director of ATR Asset Management, Inc. (2019 to present); Director of AG&P International Holdings Pte. Ltd. (2014 to 2022); Director of Prople Limited (2010 to present). Formerly CEO of Cirrus Medical Staffing, Inc. (USA), an Anscor portfolio investment sold in 2017; UBS Investment Bank, London (UK) and San Miguel Brewing Hong Kong Ltd. Graduate of Washington & Lee University, B.A. European History, (1990); London Business School, MBA, (2001).

Narcisa M. Villaflor - VP

Job Titles:
  • Comptroller
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Vice President

Phelps Dodge

Phelps Dodge is the leading domestic integrated manufacturer of quality wires and cables. Its product line is composed principally of copper-based wires and cables.

Salome M. Buhion

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Assistant Vice President - Accounting