Board of Directors, Management Team and Executive Directors

 

DIRECTORS

MARTIN IGNACIO P. LORENZO

Martin Ignacio P. Lorenzo, age 52, Filipino, is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of CAT.  Concurrently, he is also the Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of CAT Resource & Asset Holdings Inc. He holds the same position in the investment holding company of CAT, First Lucky Holdings Corporation, and its subsidiaries, namely, Restaurants Concepts Group, Inc., Amang Rodriguez Holdings, Inc. Cocosorbetero Holdings, Inc., Hospitality School Management Group, Inc. Mr. Lorenzo is likewise the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marlor Investments Corporation and holds the same position in its subsidiaries: Blue Mountains Corporation and LAC-DC.  He is also the Chairman and President of First Lucky Property Corporation.  He currently holds position in other investment companies, namely, St. Tropez Holdings Corporation and Sierra Madre Capital.  He is a Director in Familia Lorenzo Foundation, Incorporated.  Mr. Lorenzo has over 20 years of extensive experience in investments and operations in various industries including agriculture, manufacturing and food retail. He obtained his BS Management Engineering degree at Ateneo de Manila University in 1986. He obtained his Masters in Business Administration in Wharton Graduate School, University of Pennsylvania, in 1990.

FERNANDO IGNACIO C. COJUANGCO

Fernando C. Cojuangco, age 56, Filipino, is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.  He holds the same position in CAT Resource & Asset Holdings Inc. and is also the Chairman and President of Liberty Insurance Corporation. He is the Chairman & Chief Operating Officer of North Star Estate Holdings.  A lawyer by profession, he is a principal partner in MALCOLM Law Offices. Mr. Cojuangco has extensive experience in agriculture, real estate and insurance industries. He is a holder of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California and Member of the Omicron Delta Epsilon Honors Society. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree with honors from the Ateneo de Manila University.

 

MARCO P. LORENZO

Marco P. Lorenzo, age 57, Filipino, is currently Director and Consultant of the Company handling the Cane Supply Operations.  He is also currently engaged by Del Monte Philippines as consultant for Plantation Operations. He was the Managing Director of the Wallco Pastoral NT in Australia. He also served as the Senior Vice President for Operations of the Del Monte Philippines for nine years. He held the position of Senior Group Manager of Lapanday Agricultural Development Corporation for seven years. He graduated from Ateneo de Manila University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. He obtained his Bachelor Degree in Agricultural Science and Management from the University of California in 1985.

VIGOR D. MENDOZA II

Vigor D. Mendoza II, age 56, Filipino, a Director of the Company.  He is a lawyer by profession and is a principal partner in MALCOLM Law Offices heading the Practice in Public Utility and Property and Energy Law.  He is likewise a Director of CAT Resource & Asset Holdings Inc. Mr. Mendoza was a former Commissioner of the Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board under the Department of Transportation and Communication. He was a former Congressman representing the 1-Utak Party List under the 4th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines.  He graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1983. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1988.

FERNAN VICTOR P. LUKBAN

Victor Fernan P. Lukban, age 56, Filipino, is a Director of the Company. He is also lead independent director of Century Pacific Food, Inc. and an independent director of Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures, Inc. He is one of the top Strategy and Family Business consultants in the Philippines. He is a founding fellow at the Institute of Corporate Directors in Manila and is also an International Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He holds undergraduate degrees in Engineering from De La Salle University and graduate degrees in Industrial Economics from the Center for Research & Communication, now University of Asia & the Pacific, Manila. He also has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from IESE, Barcelona, Spain.

 

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

RENATO B. PADILLA

Renato B. Padilla, age 71, Filipino, is an Independent Director of the Company. He is a lawyer by profession and is currently the General Manager of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila. He was formerly an Undersecretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform from 1989-1995.

BENJAMIN I. ESPIRITU

Benjamin I. Espiritu Ph. D, age 65, Filipino, is an Independent Director of the Company.  He serves as the President, Chief Executive Officer and President of Risks, Opportunities Assessment and Management Inc.  and  Change Management International, Inc. Mr. Espiritu serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ormin Realty Corporation. He serves as the Chairman and President of Konstruktura Development Resources Corp. He serves as the Chairman of Banco de Mindoro, Inc. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Regents of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ospital ng Maynila. He was Dean of Far Eastern University Makati and Chair of the Accounting, Finance, Business and Governance Department of the De La Salle University Graduate School of Business. He served as Governor of the Province of Oriental, Mindoro. He has been an Independent Director of Central Azucarera de Tarlac, Inc., since October 29, 2013 and Dizon Copper-Silver Mines Inc. since December 16, 2015. He serves as a Director of Intrastrata Assurance Corporation. He is a practicing Certified Public Accountant and Corporate Governance Practitioner. He holds Ph.D. Major in Public Administration from the University of Santo Tomas, Master in National Security Administration from the National Defense College of the Philippines, Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Accounting degrees from De La Salle University.

 

OFFICERS

Position Name
Chairman of the Board and CEO MARTIN IGNACIO P. LORENZO
President and COO FERNANDO C. COJUANGCO
Treasurer CECILE D. MACAALAY

Cecile D. Macaalay, age 49, Filipino, is the Treasurer of the Company. She is a practicing Certified Public Accountant.  She is currently the Chief Finance Officer of First Lucky Holdings Corporation and the Director of its subsidiaries such as Restaurant Concepts Group, Inc., LAC -DC and Cocosorbetero Holdings, Inc. She is also the Treasurer of CAT Resource & Asset Holdings, Inc. and Assistant Treasurer of Amang Rodriguez Holdings, Inc.  She is also serving as the Director of First Lucky Property Corporation and its numerous subsidiaries.  She obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Accountancy at University of the Philippines in 1990.

VP For Finance WELLERITA D. AGUAS

Wellerita D. Aguas, age 72, Filipino, is the Vice President for Finance of the Company since October 15, 2014.  She held finance positions in the various companies under Jose Cojuangco and Sons, Inc. She is a BSBA graduate of the University of the East.

Corporate Secretary JANETTE L. PEÑA

Janette L. Peña, age 58, Filipino, is the current Corporate Secretary the Company.  She is also the Corporate Secretary of CAT Resource & Asset Holdings Inc. and First Lucky Holdings Corp. Ms. Peña is an Independent Director of The Manufacturer’s Life Insurance Co. (Phils), Inc. Manulife Financial Plans, Inc., Manulife Chinabank Life Assurance Corporation, China Oceans Philippines, Inc., and Corporate Secretary for Macondray Philippines Co., Inc., other subsidiaries, among others. Ms. Peña graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics (Cum laude). She received her Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines College of Law (Cum laude) and ranked first in the 1985 Philippine Bar Exams. She completed her Master of Laws in Harvard Law School.

Assistant Corporate Secretary

& Compliance Officer

ADDISON B. CASTRO

Addison B. Castro, age 54, Filipino, is the Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Company.  He  is a practicing lawyer and a Principal Partner of Gatchalian & Castro Law Offices.  He is a professor of the Lyceum of the Philippines University, College  of Law since 2008. He graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics at the De La Salle University in 1983. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo de Manila  University in 1988.