PRIME INFRA - Key Persons
Atty. Amabelle C. Asuncion has over 20 years of experience as a law practitioner in both the private and public sectors. Her field of expertise covers corporate and commercial law, regulatory & compliance, and government relations.
She is a former commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC), a quasi-judicial agency mandated to enforce the Philippine Competition Acts across all sectors. Her other experiences in the public sector include serving as legislative officer for the Office of the Senate Majority Leader and Commission on Appointments and as Executive Director for the Senate Oversight Committee on Climate Change. She is also a member of the faculty of the UP College of Law.
In the private sector, Atty. Asuncion joined the SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Law Office before eventually moving on to leadership roles in various organizations. She was law and policy reform consultant at the Asian Development Bank, legislative advisor at the European Chamber of Commerce, legal counsel at BDO Unibank and Director for Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels, Inc. She then joined the Divina Law Office as a partner.
Atty. Asuncion graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1996 with a BA in English Studies, magna cum laude, and went on to complete her Bachelor of Laws from the same institution in 2001. She went on to the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., where she obtained her Master of Laws in International Legal Studies, graduating with distinction, in 2007. She was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2002 and the New York Bar in 2008.
Job Titles:
- Chief Risk Officer
- Director - Regulatory and Government Affairs
Atty. Amorsolo R. Camara Jr. has been in the financial services industry for years, 13 of which were focused on Risk and Compliance work. Prior to joining Prime Infra, he worked as Chief Compliance Officer for four multinational and local companies, including UCPB Savings, Mynt / GCash, Home Credit Philippines and CoinsPh. He was also Chief Risk Officer (CRO) for Mynt / GCash and interim CRO for CoinsPh.
His experience spans multiple industries related to banking, finance, fintech, e-wallet, lending, crypto or virtual asset company, as well as businesses related to education, hospital, aviation and hotels. He was also a consultant for a local government unit and an associate for Kapunan Lotilla Garcia and Castillo Law Offices.
He is an ISO 31000 Certified Risk Manager (CRM). His appointment as the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) has been confirmed by the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
Atty. Camara obtained his Masters in Management / Masters in Business Administration from the Asian Institute of Management in 2012. He also acquired his Bachelor of Laws / Juris Doctor degree from the San Beda College of Law in 2008, and Bachelor of Arts, Major in Philosophy degree from Ateneo de Manila University in 2002.
Job Titles:
- Head of Investor Relations
With more than 10 years of solid background in Accounting, Audit and Investor Relations, Kat is a Certified Public Accountant and was the Vice President - Group Controller for Robinsons Land Corporation's main business units (lifestyle centers, office developments, hotels and resorts, residential, logistics & industrial facilities and integrated developments), its subsidiaries, and affiliates. She successfully implemented several projects, which resulted in reduced turnaround time for reporting activities, accurate material statements and disclosures, and a more efficient capital structuring process. Concurrently, she was an Investor Relations Officer responsible for investor engagement and communication. Kat was also involved in RLC's P20-Bn Stock Rights Offering in 2018 and P13-Bn Bond Offering in 2020, listing by way of introduction of Altus Property Ventures, Inc. in 2020, listing of RL Commercial REIT in 2021 and RLC's maiden P30-Bn Bond Shelf Registration in 2022.
Job Titles:
- Head of Human Resources
- HR Leader
Bryan is a highly experienced HR leader with more than 15 years of experience in managing different facets of Human Resources. Bryan's work focus on improving work culture aimed at creating a more collaborative and performance-driven organization, and establishing engagement and talent development frameworks to support people aspirations and organizational requirements.
In his most recent position as VP and Head of HR for Engineering, Procurement and Construction at Megawide Construction Corporation, Bryan managed and led a team of 45 HR professionals. Under his leadership, significant enhancements were made to HR strategies and systems benefiting a workforce of over 2,500 employees. Noteworthy achievements include the implementation of Talent Management and Learning and Development programs, establishment of compensation philosophies, and digitalization of support services.
He also served as First AVP and Head of HR at Jollibee Foods Corporation, Red Ribbon Bakeshop, Inc. and Mang Inasal Philippines Inc., where he demonstrated his proficiency in directing organizational transformation and implementation of different learning and development programs which contributed to improved customer and employee satisfaction ratings. He also led the cultivation of corporate culture that led to high employee engagement and a successful Collective Bargaining Agreement. Prior to the above experience, he was Director and Head of Global Rewards Management where he led the corporate compensation and rewards team covering both local and foreign business units.
Job Titles:
- Market Sector Lead - Waste
Carla Angelica T. Peralta has solid experience in leadership roles in project management, supply chain management and business strategy in the infrastructure industry.
Before joining the Prime Infra Group, she held various leadership roles in Supply Chain Planning, Imports/Exports Operations, Biofuels Operations and Channel Optimization in Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation and Shell Philippines Explorations B.V for 8 years. Her past experience developed her expertise in negotiations and stakeholder management, contracts and procurement management, logistics management, business continuity planning, project management, business development, and external stakeholder management.
Job Titles:
- Board Director
- Executive Vice President of International Container Terminal Services, Inc
Mr. Gonzalez is the Executive Vice President of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and the company's Head of Global Corporate.
Prior to serving these positions, he also acted as Senior Vice President and Regional Head of Asia Pacific & MICT at International Container Terminal Services, Inc. from 2012 to 2018. Mr. Gonzalez now also serves as President of the ICTSI Foundation and Director of Bloomberry Resorts Corporation.
Job Titles:
- Board Director - Independent
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Exchange Equity Partners Group Corporation
Mr. Feliciano is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Exchange Equity Partners Group Corporation. He has over 35 years of broad international and domestic investment banking experience, having advised some of the largest Philippine corporates on equity and equity-related financings, initial public offerings, debt placements and mergers and acquisitions. He was responsible for creating and structuring innovative transaction solutions that are currently being implemented by numerous Philippine corporates.
Prior to his current role, he was Co-Chief Executive Officer of CLSA Exchange Capital, Inc. ("CLSA ECI"). He began his investment banking career in New York with Merrill Lynch where he worked for 10 years advising some of the world's largest oil and gas companies.
Mr. Feliciano received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and East Asian Studies from Columbia University in New York (Summa Cum Laude). He received his Master of Business Administration specializing in Finance and Management from Columbia Business School in New York.
Job Titles:
- Corporate Director - Environmental, Social and Governance
- Director - Environmental, Social and Governance
- Sustainability and Reputation Management Leader
Dave Jesus T. Devilles is a sustainability and reputation management leader with 20 solid years of experience in various leadership roles in energy, infrastructure/construction, holding and banking companies.
Prior to joining Prime Infra, he was with Aboitiz Group for seven years where he held sustainability and corporate communication roles. His last stint was with the Union Bank of the Philippines as Vice President and Head of Sustainability, CSR and Employee Relations, where he set up the sustainable finance framework of the bank, ahead of the mandate of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Early in his career, he worked at the Office of the President, Philippine National Oil Company - Energy Development Corporation, and the Lopez Group where he started the integrated financial and sustainability reporting initiative.
Mr. Devilles was the recipient of the British Chevening Scholarship in 2010 that conferred him with a Master of Science in Corporate Communication and Reputation Management from the University of Manchester. Currently, he is the recipient of the Swedish Institute of Management Programme (SIMP) for sustainability executive and leadership program in Asia for the 2022 cycle. Mr. Devilles graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines, Diliman.
Job Titles:
- Head of Information Technology
Edgardo Calantuan Jr. has multi-industry knowledge and experiences in Business Transformation, Digital Transformation, Technology Innovation and Program Management following Project Management Professional (PMP) Standards. He is also a practitioner of IT Standards and Methodologies such as Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Standards, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Methodology, ASAP (Accelerated SAP) to name a few. With a total of twenty seven (27) years of experience working mostly in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry and more than ten (10) years of Telco industry related work experiences, his achievements include designing and implementing highly reliable business support applications/systems and technology architecture including On-Premise Data Centers and Cloud Hosted Environments that require 24×7 availability and operations and compliance to IT Security standards and best practices. Being an IT Solutions and Technology Architect, he has a strong conceptual knowledge and implementation of business applications relevant for business transformation initiatives. He constructs sound, logical business improvement opportunities consistent with corporate information management guiding principles, cost savings, and system architecture objectives.
Joining Prime Infra in 2021 as Head of Treasury, Ms Villa del Rey has more than twenty five years of extensive experience in Treasury Management and Finance covering the energy, power, construction, manufacturing and banking sectors. She has previously served as the Senior Treasury Manager in various industry giants such as Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila, Inc, Alsons Consolidated Resources, Inc., First Balfour, First Philippine Electric Corporation and Phelps Dodge Philippines Energy Products Corps, after her post as a treasury marketing officer at PCI Bank, now known as Banco de Oro.
Ms. Villa del Rey is a graduate of the University of the Philippines in Diliman with a degree in Business Administration. She earned her master's degree in Business Administration in De La Salle University Graduate School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chairman of the Board and President of International Container Terminal Services, Inc
Aside from being the Chairman of Prime Infra, Enrique K. Razon Jr. is also Chairman of the Board and President of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. or ICTSI, a Philippine-based company that manages and operates over 32 ports and terminals in 19 different countries across the globe.
In addition to having valuable experience in marine cargo handling, Mr. Razon also pursues investments and has expertise in other major industries such as Power, Infrastructure, Mining, Oil and Gas Exploration, Leisure and Gaming Facilities in the Philippines and across the globe. Mr. Razon sits on the board of most ICTSI subsidiaries worldwide and also chairs its foundation, which oversees and implements the entire group's CSR efforts and advocacies.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- President
- Board Member of US
Guillaume has led for nearly 25 years the development and operations of infrastructure projects across the transportation, energy, power, water, and maritime ports industries with a specific focus on emerging markets. He has led projects through inception, engineering, financing, and operations in over 30 countries and has corporate board experience in Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas.
After leading the Global Engineering division and group-wide Capital Expenditures function as an Officer of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI, PSE:ICT), in 2017, Guillaume incorporated Prime Infrastructure Capital, Inc., (Prime Infra) where he is the current President and CEO, and Board Member, as well as President of Prime Infra Foundation. Prime Infra, a Razon controlled company, is a leader in the development of socially relevant and sustainable infrastructure. It focuses on developing and operating Water, Sustainable Energy, Waste Management, and Sustainable Fuels businesses, with presence in 6 countries. In 2023, the Prime Infra base turnover is circa USD1B.
Guillaume is also a Board Member of US-based WasteFuel Global Inc., a company dedicated to the production of Sustainable Fuels sourced from municipal solid waste, and includes as shareholders Net Jets, Maersk, and British Petroleum.
Job Titles:
- Market Sector Lead - Power
Prior to joining Prime Infra Group as Market Sector Lead for Power, Mr. Dela Cruz was Vice President for Business Development in Global Business Power Corporation for 4 years where he led business and strategy development for traditional and renewable energy projects. He also held the position of Vice President of Engineering for ResoluteCM, LLC where he was brought onboard to manage the Philippine-based engineering office, which provided support to multiple international locations.
Mr. Dela Cruz has over 12 years of experience in managing multidisciplinary engineering services with major focus on quality assurance and quality control for industrial construction, multidisciplinary and coordinated engineering design, construction supervision, and more, while also being experienced in leading business development and commercial management for the power sector.
Job Titles:
- Chief Audit Executive
- Philippine Certified Public Accountant
Joel Jose M. Sebastian has close to thirty years of experience in global financial reporting, planning, budgeting, and systems functions. Prior to joining Prime Infra as Corporate Auditor, Mr. Sebastian worked his way up to Audit Partner during his twenty year tenure in SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV), currently the Philippines' largest multidisciplinary professional services firm providing assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions services. He joined ICTSI in 2008 as Vice President and Controller and was promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance in 2015. While in ICTSI, Mr. Sebastian coordinated and oversaw Region Managers, General Managers and CFOs of ICTSI regions and subsidiaries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Americas regarding financial reporting, planning and budgeting. He also coordinated with the Chief Financial Officer, Treasury, Legal, Audit and Investors' Relations regarding financing, tax, legal, audit and investors' matters.
Mr. Sebastian is a Philippine Certified Public Accountant and was a member of the Auditing and Assurance Standards Council of the Philippines representing the private industry from 2016 to 2021.
Job Titles:
- Certified Public Accountant
- Chief Audit Executive
Marilen has over 25 years of comprehensive and invaluable experience in Internal Audit providing objective assurance and consulting services over end-to-end operational and governance processes for holding companies, manufacturing, and telecommunications industries.
Prior to joining Prime Infra, she was an AVP for Internal Audit at Smart Communications Inc. where she was responsible for the streamlining and automation of significant processes to realize revenue opportunities. She was also instrumental in the development of end-to-end process for the Value-Added Services group of Smart, which involved the identification of minimum documentary and approval requirements prior to launch and implementation of new services. She also has extensive experience in implementing and monitoring Sarbanes-Oxley Act 404 (SOX 404), and fraud investigations. She was also seconded at SPi Global Technologies, Inc., a BPO company, and served as the Chief Audit Executive.
Marilen is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA).
Job Titles:
- Senior Financial Advisor to the
- Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Advisor to the Board
Aside from being the Vice Chairman of and Chief Financial Advisor to the Prime Infra Board, Mr. O'Neil is also Senior Financial Advisor to the Prime Infra management and Senior Advisor of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI).
O'Neil was ICTSI Executive Vice President from 2015 to 2018 where he oversaw the company's Global Corporate Finance, Controllership, Human Resources, and Corporate Affairs and Governance (Legal). O'Neil was also ICTSI's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2015.
Prior to joining the Razon Group, O'Neil was Managing Director of JP Morgan & Co from 1984 to 2000. He was also a Founding Member and Head of the London office of Telegraph Hill Communications Partners.
Job Titles:
- Market Sector Lead - Water
Mr. Tan joined the Manila Water group in 2002 as a management trainee, starting from the ranks and holding various front-line roles within the organization leading up to his secondment as General Manager and COO of two start-up subsidiaries outside Manila, namely the Boracay Island Water Company and the Laguna AAAWater Corporation. After serving these companies for nearly a decade, he then went on to join a start-up energy company before being tasked to lead Prime Infra's water venture.
Skilled in Corporate Strategy, Operations Management, Sales Operations, Financial Operations, Business Development, Project Delivery, People Management, Regulatory Affairs and Government & Stakeholder Relations, Mr. Tan brings over 18 years of experience and expertise to Prime Infra as Market Sector Lead for Water.
Job Titles:
- Chief Administrative Officer
- Senior Finance Executive
Ms. Matibag is a senior finance executive with over 20 years of global experience leading successful teams in complex organizational environments and in challenging markets.
Prior to joining Prime Infra, Ms. Matibag was a senior finance executive at General Motors where she had a strong track record of driving short and long-term results by partnering with the business and providing financial clarity and transparency. Ms. Matibag's career has spanned six countries, including major markets such as the United States, Brazil, South Korea and Japan. Over the years, Ms. Matibag has held four CFO roles in multi-billion-dollar revenue operations in Japan, Brazil and South Korea.
Ms. Matibag is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at The Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), holds a Master of Business Administration from the New York Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the Ateneo de Manila University.
Job Titles:
- Board Director - Independent
Mr. Lacson is a politician and civil servant. He started his career in law enforcement, rose through the ranks, and in November 1999, was appointed as Chief of the Philippine National Police. He later served as a Senator of the Republic of the Philippines from 2001 to 2013. In December 2013, he was appointed as the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery to manage the rehabilitation efforts in relation to the after-effects of Super Typhoon Haiyan (known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda). Mr. Lacson returned to the Senate in 2016 and served as a Senator until 2022.
Mr. Lacson earned his Master's in Government Management from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. He is also a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy.
Job Titles:
- Chief Legal Officer
- Corporate Director - Legal
An infrastructure and transportation lawyer, Mr. Ranada has experience in major infrastructure projects, from gathering consortium partners, pursuing bids, negotiating with government and major contractors, to setting up project companies after winning the contract.
Before joining the Prime Infra Group as a Director for Contract Management & Administration, he worked as General Counsel for Light Rail Manila Corporation, a rail service company engaged in the operation and maintenance of the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1. Prior to this, Mr. Ranada was also with the Ayala Group Legal Counsel for over a decade where he handled Infrastructure and PPP, Mergers and Acquisitions, BPO and Technology, Education, Real Estate Development, and Intellectual Property.
Job Titles:
- Board Director
- Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Compliance Officer of International Container Terminal Services, Inc
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Treasurer
Mr. Alipio has some 30 years of leadership in finance in the Philippines and the United States, having most recently served as the Global Financial Controller of International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI). Prior to his work at ICTSI, he spent a decade working for the San Francisco-based Elan Pharmaceuticals and held several positions including Vice President of BioNeurology Finance and Vice President of Internal Audit & SOX.
From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Alipio was a Senior Manager for Audits and Business Advisory at KPMG LLP in San Francisco. He was with Makati-based SGV and Co. from 1994 and was seconded in Chicago back in 1997. He was also a Manager for Assurance and Business Advisory Services in 2000.
A Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Alipio is a graduate of University of the Philippines Diliman.
Aside from being a Director of Prime Infra, Mr. Paradies also holds the position of Chairman of More Electric & Power Inc., and Director of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and Apex Mining Company Incorporated. He is also a Trustee of the Bloomberry Cultural Foundation.
Before his stint with the Prime Group as Director, he served as the Group Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Corporate Information Officer of Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. from 2004 to 2015. He was also a Director of UnionBank of the Philippines from 1989 to 2016.
Mr. Vince Dizon has 26 years of extensive experience in both the Legislative Branch - as Chief of Staff of the late Senate President Edgardo Angara - and the Executive Branch, especially during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte where he played numerous key roles.