The Board of Directors is responsible for developing and measuring the company’s long-term strategy, performance, culture and values.  ICTSI operates through its Board with day-to-day operations delegated to the Executive Leadership Team. 

 

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Enrique K. Razon Jr.
Chairman and President, Executive Director
Enrique K. Razon Jr.
Chairman and President, Executive Director

Mr. Razon is a Director of ICTSI* since 1987 and its Chairman since 1995.   

Concurrently, he is the President of ICTSI*, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bloomberry Resorts Corporation*, IWI Container Terminal Holdings, Inc., Razon Industries, Inc., Sureste Realty Corporation, Quasar Holdings, Inc., Razon & Co., Inc., Achillion Holdings, Inc., Collingwood Investment Company Ltd., Bravo International Port Holdings, Inc., Alpha International Port Holdings, Inc.,   Provident Management Group, Inc., Trident Water Company Holdings Inc., and Prime Strategic Holdings, Inc.; the Chairman of Manila Water Company,* ICTSI Foundation, Inc., Prime Infrastructure Foundation, Inc., Prime Infrastructure Capital, Inc., WawaJVCo Inc.,  Sureste Properties, Inc., Monte Oro Resources and Energy, Inc., Bloomberry Resorts & Hotels, Inc., , Pilipinas Golf Tournament, Inc., ICTSI (Hongkong) Ltd.;. a director of Pentland International Holdings Ltd., CLSA Exchange Capital, and Xcell Property Ventures, Inc.

He is a member of the US-Philippine Society and the ASEAN Business Club Philippines, Inc.   

The De La Salle University in the Philippines has conferred on Mr. Razon the degree of Doctor of Science in Logistics Honoris Causa.   

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Cesar A. Buenaventura
Independent Director
Cesar A. Buenaventura
Independent Director

Mr. Buenaventura is an Independent Director of ICTSI* since 2019.  He is also the Chairman of the Related Party Transactions Committee; and a member of Audit Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, Environment, Social and Governance Sub-Committee, and Board Risk Oversight Committee of ICTSI*. 

Concurrently, he is an Independent Director of Manila Water Company, Inc.*; a Director of Semirara Mining and Power Corp.*, iPeople, Inc.*, Petroenergy Resources Corp.*, Concepcion Industrial Corp.*,  Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.*, DM Consunji Inc., and The Country Club; a Chairman of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Phils., Inc., and Buenaventura Echauz and Partners, Inc.; a Founding Chairman of Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc.; a Trustee of Bloomberry Cultural Foundation, and ICTSI Foundation, Inc.; and an Independent Trustee of Manila Water Foundation. 

Mr. Buenaventura is a former Director of Philippine American Life Insurance Co., AG&P Co. of Manila, Ayala Corporation*, First Philippine Holdings Corp.*, Philippine Airlines*, Philippine National Bank*, Benguet Corporation*, Asian Bank, Ma. Cristina Chemical Industries, Paysetter International Inc., Maibarara Geothermal Inc., Manila International Airport Authority and Shell Group of Companies. 

In 1991, Mr. Buenaventura was made Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 

Mr. Buenaventura received his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of the Philippines in 1950, and his Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering majoring in Structures from Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1954, as a Fulbright scholar. 

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Carlos C. Ejercito
Independent Director
Carlos C. Ejercito
Independent Director

Mr. Ejercito is an Independent Director of ICTSI* since 2021.  He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee; and a member of the Corporate Governance Committee, Nomination Sub-Committee, Remuneration Sub-Committee, Board Risk Oversight Committee and Related Party Transactions Committee of ICTSI*. 

Concurrently, he is an Independent Director of Century Properties Group, Inc.* and Bloomberry Resorts Corporation*; and a Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mount Grace Hospitals, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries.   

Mr. Ejercito is a former Independent Director of Aboitiz Power Corporation* and Monte Oro Resources and Energy Corporation; and a former Director of United Laboratories Inc. and several of its subsidiaries, National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, Ayala Greenfield Development Corporation, Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation, and Bonifacio Land Corporation. 

He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, cum laude, from the University of the East, and completed the coursework for the MBA candidate from Ateneo Graduate School of Business.  He also attended the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School. 

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Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta (ret.)
Independent Director
Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta (ret.)
Independent Director

Chief Justice Peralta is an Independent Director of ICTSI* since August 2021.  He is also the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee and the Environmental, Social and Governance Sub-Committee; and a member of the Board Risk Oversight Committee and Related Party Transactions Committee of ICTSI*. 

Concurrently, he is an Independent Director of Bloomberry Resorts Corporation*, San Miguel Corporation*, Philippine Business Bank and Manila Hotel Corporation. 

Chief Justice Peralta (ret.) was appointed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from October 23, 2019 until his retirement on March 27, 2021.  He served as Associate Justice of the Philippines from 2009 to 2019; Presiding Judge of the Sandiganbayan from 2008 to 2009; Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan from 2002 to 2008; and Judge in the Regional Trial Court – Branch 95 Quezon City from 1994 to 2000. 

Chief Justice Peralta also provided work in the private sector as a General Manager for Ace Agro Development Corp.; a Senior Assistant Personnel Manager and Assistant Personnel Manager for Cosmos Bottling Corp.; and an Operations Supervisor for Wisdom Management, Inc. 

Chief Justice Peralta completed his Bachelor of Science degree in San Juan de Letran in 1974 and his Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Santo Tomas in 1979.  He passed the Bar Examination in 1980.  On April 9, 2010 he received his Doctor of Laws degree, honoris causa, from Northwestern University, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. 

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Jose C. Ibazeta
Non-Executive Director
Jose C. Ibazeta
Non-Executive Director

Mr. Ibazeta is a Director of ICTSI* since 2009.  He is also the Chairman of the Nomination
Sub-Committee of ICTSI*. 

Concurrently, he is a Chairman and President of Pamalican Island Holdings, Inc and Island Aviation, Inc.; a Vice Chairman of Phil Stratbase Consultancy, Inc.; a Director of Phelps Dodge Energy Products, Vicinetum Holdings, Inc., Seven Seas Resorts & Leisure, Prime Metroline Infrastructure Holdings Corporation, Prime Metro Power Holdings Corporation; President of A. Soriano Air Corporation; and Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and a Member of Compliance Committee of Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila.

He was a Chairman of Atlas Consolidated Mining & Development Corporation; Director and officer of A. Soriano Corporation*; a Director of AB Capital & Investment Corp, Ten Knots/El Nido Resort, Atlas Consolidated Mining & Development Corp.*; and a Vice President of San Miguel Corporation.

Mr. Ibazeta is a member of the Board of Trustees of ICTSI Foundation, Inc., Radio Veritas and St James the Great Parish Foundation. 

He received his Bachelor of Science in Economics degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1963 and his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco, USA in 1968.  He completed all academic requirements and passed the comprehensive exams for a Master of Business Administration in Banking and Finance from the New York University in 1975. 

 

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Stephen A. Paradies
Non-Executive Director
Stephen A. Paradies
Non-Executive Director

Mr. Paradies is a Director of ICTSI* since 1987.  He is also the Chairman of the Board Risk Oversight Committee; and a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Sub-Committee, Remuneration Sub-Committee, and Environmental, Social and Governance Sub-Committee of ICTSI*.  

Concurrently, he is a Director of Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce S.A., Apex Mining Co. Inc.*, Union Investments Corp., Sureste Properties, Inc., Prime Metro BMD Corp., Prime Metro Power Holdings, Inc., Prime Metro Infrastructure Capital, Inc., MORE Palawan Power Corp., Amber Electric & Power Corp. and The Country Club Inc; the Chairman of Napagapa Beverages, Inc. and MORE Electric & Power Corp.; and a Trustee of Bloomberry Cultural Foundation, Inc.    

Mr. Paradies served as the Group Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Corporate Information Officer of Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.; and was a Director of UnionBank of the Philippines. 

He has received his Bachelor of Science Degree, Major in Business Management, from the Santa Clara University, California, USA. 

 

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Andres Soriano III
Non-Executive Director
Andres Soriano III
Non-Executive Director

Andres has been a Director of ICTSI* since July 1992. He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Sub-Committee of ICTSI*.

Concurrently, he is the Chairman and Executive Officer of A. Soriano Corporation*; the Chairman and President of Anscor Consolidated Corp.; and the Chairman of The Andres Soriano Foundation, Inc., Phelps Dodge International Philippines, Inc., Phelps Dodge Philippines Energy Products Corp., Seven Seas Resorts and Leisure, Inc., and Pamalican Resort, Inc.  

Andres served as President and Chief Operating Officer of San Miguel Corporation; and was subsequently, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of San Miguel Corporation. He was also the Chairman of Coca-Cola (Philippines), Coca-Cola Amatil (Australia) and Nestle (Philippines).

He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, majoring in Finance and International Business, from Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania, USA in 1972.

 

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Christian Martin R. Gonzalez
Executive Vice President
Christian Martin R. Gonzalez
Executive Vice President

Mr. Gonzalez is the Executive Vice President, Compliance Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer of ICTSI*.  He is the Global Corporate Head of ICTSI Group.  Prior to his current role, he was appointed as the Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific Region and MICT. 

When he first joined the ICTSI Group he worked in various operations departments before he was appointed as the Assistant Manager for Special Projects of ICTSI Ltd.  He was then named MICT Operations Manager.  Thereafter, he was designated as the Chief Operating Officer and later Chief Executive Officer of MICTSL.  Mr. Gonzalez was appointed as the Head of ICTSI’s Business Development for Asia Region.  He was also appointed as the President of ICTSI Foundation.  

Concurrently, he is the Chairman and President of Intermodal Terminal Holdings, Inc., IW Cargo Handlers, Inc., Manila Harbor Center Port Services, Inc., SBI, and Subic Bay International Terminal Holdings, Inc.; Chairman of Asiastar Consultants Limited, ICTSI Georgia Corp., ICTSI Honduras Ltd., ICTSI Ltd., ISI, International Container Terminal Holdings, Inc., MICTSI, SBITC, VICT, YICT; Director and President of BIPI, Cordella Property Holdings, Inc., ICTSI Asia Pacific Business Services, Inc.; Director of Abbotsford Holdings, Inc., DIPSSCOR, ICTSI (Hong Kong) Limited, ICTSI Africa Headquarters (PTY) Ltd., ICTSI DR Congo S.A., ICTSI Far East Pte. Ltd., ICTSI Project Delivery Services Pte. Ltd., ICTSI South Asia Pte. Ltd., ICTSI South Pacific Limited, MTS, SPIA, and SCIPSI; Vice Chairman and President of MNHPI; Director and Vice President of ICTSI Rio; and the President Commissioner of PT ICTSI Jasa Prima Tbk*.  

Outside ICTSI Group, Mr. Gonzalez is concurrently a Director of Bloomberry Resorts Corporation*, Sureste Properties, Inc., and Prime Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

Mr. Gonzalez is a graduate of Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa (IESE) Business School, the graduate school of management of the University of Navarra, in Barcelona, Spain, where he received his Bilingual Master’s in Business Administration.  He is also a graduate of Business Administration from Pepperdine University in California, USA. 

 

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Caroline C. Causon
SVP, Global Corporate Planning and Financial Services
Caroline C. Causon
SVP, Global Corporate Planning and Financial Services

Ms. Causon is the Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Planning and Financial Services of the ICTSI* Group effective July 1, 2023. She was the Vice President, Head of Financial Planning and Budgeting prior to her current role.

Concurrently, she is the Chairman and President of Abbotsford Holdings, Inc.; Chairman of Global Procurement Ltd.; Director and President of ICTSI Ltd., ICTHI,  and Operadora Portuatia Centroamericana S.A. DE C.V.; Director and Secretary of ICTSI Oregon, Inc.; and Director of Aviation Concepts Technical Services, Inc., Batumi International Container Terminal LLC, Cordilla Property Holdings, Inc., Falconer Aircraft Management, Inc., ICTSI Georgia Corp., ICTSI D.R. Congo, IW Cargo Handlers, Inc., IWI Container Terminal Holdings, Inc. and MNHPI.

Prior to ICTSI, she handled various senior assurance and financial advisory roles at SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited) and Manabat Sanagustin & Co. (a member firm of KPMG International).  

Ms. Causon is a CFA Charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant.  She graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy in 1999.  She also attended the Management Development Program of the Asian Institute of Management in 2008.  

 

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Anders Kjeldsen
SVP, Regional Head - Latin America
Anders Kjeldsen
SVP, Regional Head - Latin America

Mr. Kjeldsen is the Senior Vice President, Regional Head – Latin America of the ICTSI Group.  Prior to joining ICTSI, he served as Head of Latin America portfolio for APM Terminals until January 2017.  Before moving to Latin America, he was appointed as portfolio Chief Operation Officer for Global Ports Investment PLC. (GPI PLC.) in Russia for three years. 

Mr. Kjeldsen is a Director of CGSA and TSSA; the President of Tecplata S.A., ICTSI Rio; and the Chairman of TMT.

Prior to his role in GPI PLC, Mr. Kjeldsen was CEO of APM Terminals West Med where he was responsible for a total of 5 million TEU capacity, being the business units in Algeciras and Tangier.  He joined the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in 1991.  During his career, he worked in most disciplines of the container terminal industry.  He has been involved in the port business in most parts of the world, including Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Russia and Latin America. 

Mr. Kjeldsen is an officer from the Danish Army and undertook several executive development programs at Wharton and IMD. 

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Hans-Ole Madsen
SVP, Regional Head - Europe, Middle East and Africa
Hans-Ole Madsen
SVP, Regional Head - Europe, Middle East and Africa

Mr. Madsen is the Senior Vice President, Regional Head - Europe and Middle East and Africa of the ICTSI Group.  

Concurrently, he is a Director and the Chairman of IDRC and PICT; a Director and the Deputy Chairman of AGCT; a Director of BCT, BICTL, ICTSNL and MICTSL; a Director and Manager of ICTSI (M.E.) DMCC.; and a Director, Manager and Legal Representative of ICTSI Middle East DMCC.

Mr. Madsen has more than 30 years of international experience within the port, shipping and logistic industry. 

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Emilio Manuel V. Pascua
SVP, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer
Emilio Manuel V. Pascua
SVP, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer

Mr. Pascua is the Chief Financial Officer, effective January 18, 2023, and Chief Risk Officer, effective July 1, 2023, of ICTSI*.  He joined the Company in 2013 as Director of Corporate Finance.  He was appointed as Director, Global Mergers and Acquisitions in 2020 and was promoted to Vice President, Global Mergers and Acquisitions in 2021.  Prior to joining ICTSI, Mr. Pascua held various positions in projects and business development in the container terminal industry as well as infrastructure project financing. 

Concurrently, he is the Chairman of ICTSI Honduras Ltd.; Deputy Chairman of ICTSI Georgia Corp., ICTSI Ltd., and ICTHI; Director and President of SCIPSI; Director and Treasurer of ICTSI Subic, Inc., ICTHI, Subic Bay International Holdings, Inc., and Subic Bay International Terminal Corporation; Director and Secretary of Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana S.A. DE C.V.; Director of Aeolina Investment Limited, Aviation Concepts Technical Services, Inc., CGSA B.V., CGSA Transportadora S. L., CMSA B.V., Contecon Guayaquil SA, Contecon Manzanillo S.A. DE C.V., Crixus Limited, ICTSI (Hong Kong) Limited, ICTSI (M.E.) DMCC, ICTSI Africa B.V., ICTSI Americas B.V., ICTSI Americas B.V. – Branch, ICTSI Durban DMCC, ICTSI EMEA B.V., ICTSI Far East Pte. Ltd., ICTSI Global Holdings BV, ICTSI Mauritius Limited, ICTSI Oceania B.V., ICTSI Project Delivery Services Pte. Ltd., ICTSI Santos DMCC, ICTSI South Pacific Limited, ICTSI Treasury B.V., ICTSI Tuxpan B.V., MNHPI, MITL, Royal Capital, B.V., SPIA, SPICTL, SPIA Columbia B.V.; and Commissioner of PT East Java Development and PT ICTSI Jasa Prima Tbk (IJP)*.  

Mr. Pascua received a Masters in Business Administration from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 2003 and is a graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Arts in Management Economics. 

 

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Humberto Godfried Wieske
SVP, Head of Global Commercial
Humberto Godfried Wieske
SVP, Head of Global Commercial

Mr. Wieske is the Senior Vice President and Head of Global Commercial of the ICTSI Group.  He is a Director of VICT and YICT.

Before joining ICTSI, he held various senior positions within APM Terminals including Global Head of Key Client Management Asia Carriers of APM Terminals based in Hong Kong.  And prior to this, Chief Commercial Officer APM Terminals for the Asia Pacific Region as well as Africa Middle India Sub-Continent region.  He represented APM Terminals in various boards including, ACT Aqaba Container Terminal in Jordan, APMT Port of Bahrain, SAGT South Asia Gate Way Terminals in Colombo, Sri Lanka, SETV Abidjan Ivory Coast, DIT Douala Cameron and MPS in Tema, Ghana.   

Mr. Wieske started his career in shipping in the Netherlands before joining former Container Shipping Company Sea Land Service Inc. and earned his B.A. Economics degree in J. van Zwijndregt in Hague, the Netherlands. 

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Catherine R. Castro
Head of Global Corporate Audit & Compliance
Catherine R. Castro
Head of Global Corporate Audit & Compliance

Catherine was appointed by the Board of Directors as Head of Internal Audit effective October 1, 2020.
 
She joined ICTSI’s Audit and Compliance Group in September 2014. Prior to this, she worked with the Financial Assurance Services of SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited) for more than 12 years. She has extensive experience in auditing variety of clients ranging from local companies to major publicly listed companies and multinational conglomerates, with exposure to various industries including media and entertainment, real estate, construction, manufacturing, business process outsourcing, pharmaceuticals, and nonprofit organizations.
 
Catherine is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Public Accountant. She graduated from Saint Louis University, Baguio City, in 2001 with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (Cum Laude).

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Nathan Clarke
VP, Head of Global Engineering – Infrastructure and Project Delivery
Nathan Clarke
VP, Head of Global Engineering – Infrastructure and Project Delivery

Mr. Clarke is the Vice President, Head of Global Engineering - Infrastructure and Project Delivery of the ICTSI Group effective January 1, 2020. 

Mr. Clarke joined ICTSI’s Global Engineering team as a project manager in 2011 and has since held several positions including Regional Infrastructure Manager (Asia-Pacific) and Director of Port Planning.  Prior to this, Mr. Clarke served with engineering consultancy firm AECOM Technologies, Inc. as a maritime engineer from 2004, working on numerous port projects around Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. 

Mr. Clarke holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Project Engineering and Management) with 1st Class Honours from the University of Sydney, Australia, and holds a Master of Business Administration (Project Management) degree with Distinction from Charles Sturt University, Australia. 

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Antonio G. Coronel
VP, Logistics and Supply Chain
Antonio G. Coronel
VP, Logistics and Supply Chain

Mr. Coronel is the Vice President, Logistics and Supply Chain of ICTSI*.

When he first joined the ICTSI Group in 1988, he worked as Purchasing Manager and was then appointed as the General Manager of ICTSI Asia Pacific Business Services, Inc. (APBSI) from 2015 to 2020.  He was also appointed as Senior Director and Global Procurement Head from 2020 to April 2022.

Concurrently, he is a Director and the General Manager of APBSI; and the President and a Director of CLI and SBI.

He is a recipient of the 2008 Gawad Sinop Awardee, Philippine Institute for Supply Management/ Foundation of the Society of Fellows in Supply Management (PISM/SOFSM). 

Mr. Coronel is a Certified Purchasing Manager – Institute of Supply Management, a Certified Logistics and Supply Professional – Asia Pacific Logistics Federation; and a Diplomate in Supply Management, SOFSM.  He also seats as a Board Director of the Association of Construction Equipment Lessors, Inc.

Mr. Coronel is a graduate of University of the Philippines where he received his degrees in Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering.

*Publicly-listed Corporation

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Robin Cruickshanks
VP, Head of Global Corporate Human Resources
Robin Cruickshanks
VP, Head of Global Corporate Human Resources

Mr. Cruickshanks is the Vice President, Global Corporate Human Resources of the ICTSI Group. 

Mr. Cruickshanks has extensive experience within the field of human resources in the industries of investment banking and logistics.  Prior to ICTSI, Mr. Cruickshanks was the HR advisor to National Commercial Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  He also worked for global Swiss-based logistics company, Panalpina World Transport, in the role of Global Head of Compensation and Benefits, covering 16,000 plus employees in over 90 countries.  Mr. Cruickshanks also held the position of Managing Director, Compensation and Benefits for the Dutch investment bank, Rabobank International.  From 1993 to 1999, he was based in Madrid, Spain and New York, USA for Santander Investment to serve as Global Head of Compensation & Benefits as well as parallel HR generalist role supporting front line staff. 

Mr. Cruickshanks holds a BSc (Honours) degree in Zoology from Newcastle University as well as post-graduate Diploma in Business Information Technology. 

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Brian Mark Hibbert
VP, Global Chief Information Officer
Brian Mark Hibbert
VP, Global Chief Information Officer

Mr. Hibbert was appointed as Global Chief Information Officer of the ICTSI Group on October 1, 2018 after heading operational technology within the Group for several months. 

Concurrently, he is a Director for SBI and VICT.

Prior to joining ICTSI, Brian served as Head of Operations Technology and Transformation Leader in a global capacity for APM Terminals and as Vice President of Product Management for web-based logistics start-up International Asset Systems, Inc. in Oakland, California, USA.  Brian also served in multiple leadership roles between 1995 to 2008 as a member of the original pioneering team that grew Navis LLC, a terminal systems provider, into the market leading position it maintains today. 

Brian was educated in the United Kingdom at Palmers College and later studied Product Management and Marketing at Caltech in Pasadena, California.  He graduated from the APM Terminals Magnum program held in conjunction with Esade of Barcelona in 2013. 

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Damien Samuel Huppert
VP, Head of Global Procurement
Damien Samuel Huppert
VP, Head of Global Procurement

Mr. Huppert is Vice President, Head of Global Procurement of ICTSI Group.  Mr. Huppert has extensive experience within the field of purchasing and supply chain across multiple industries. 

Prior to his current role, Mr. Huppert served as Purchasing Director at numerous class-leading companies such as Imerys, United Technologies, GE Vernova, BorgWarner and Eaton. His assignments spread across the United States, Europe and Asia .

Mr. Huppert is currently a French Foreign Trade Advisor, an official affiliation with the French Ministry of Finance.

Mr. Huppert holds a Master’s Degree in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management from HEC Business School as well as a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Arts et Métiers Paris Tech. Mr. Huppert is a regular lecturer at Toulouse Business School.

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Arlyn L. McDonald
VP, Global Financial Controller
Arlyn L. McDonald
VP, Global Financial Controller

Ms. McDonald was appointed as the Vice President, Global Financial Controller of ICTSI* on July 10, 2023.

She was the Chief Financial Officer of MICT, Global Financial Reporting Director and Regional Chief Financial Officer for Europe, Middle East and India.

Concurrently, she is a Director of ICTHI, Treasurer and Vice President for Finance for SLI and Treasurer for SBI. 

Prior to ICTSI she was Senior Director for Assurance and Professional Practice in SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited) for 10 years; and was also seconded to New York for two years to work with SGV Affiliate, Ernst & Young.

Ms. McDonald has a Bachelor of Science major in Business Administration and Accountancy (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of the Philippines. She placed fourth in the Philippine Certified Public Accountant Board Examinations in May 2000.

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Lirene C. Mora
Head of Global Corporate Legal Affairs
Lirene C. Mora
Head of Global Corporate Legal Affairs

Lirene is ICTSI’s Director for Global Corporate Legal Affairs. She joined ICTSI in 2007 as Industrial Relations Officer and has since held several positions in the Legal Department, including Regional Counsel for Asia Pacific.

Lirene has been elected as a Director in ICTSI subsidiaries in Papua New Guinea – Motukea International Container Terminal Ltd. and South Pacific International Container Terminal. Concurrently, she is a Director of Bauan International Port, Inc., Laguna Gateway Inland Container Terminal, Inc.  and South Cotabato Integrated Port Services, Inc.; a Director and Corporate Secretary of Abbotsford Holdings, Inc., IW Cargo Handlers, Inc. Manila Harbor Center Port Services, Inc.; a Corporate Secretary of Catalyst Logistics Incorporated, Sevilla Brokerage Incorporated, Intermodal Terminal Holdings, Inc., IWI Container Terminal Holdings, Inc.; and Assistant Corporate Secretary of ICTSI Subic, Inc., Subic Bay International Terminal Corporation and Subic Bay International Terminal Holdings, Inc. Lirene is also the Corporate Secretary of ICTSI Foundation, Inc.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy (Summa Cum Laude) from the College of Social Sciences & Philosophy and Juris Doctor degree from the College of Law of the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Lirene was recognized as the 2019 Woman Lawyer of the Year and a finalist for the 2019 Young Lawyer of the Year by the Asian Legal Business Philippine Law Awards. In 2023, Lirene received recognition from The Legal 500 as she was selected to be part of the inaugural General Counsel Powerlist Philippines.

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Narlene A. Soriano
Head of Global Public Relations
Narlene A. Soriano
Head of Global Public Relations

Narlene is the Head of Global Public Relations, a position she has held since 1989. She oversees the planning, implementation and monitoring of the Group’s communication standards,  public relations programs and reputation management.

To implement these, Narlene manages a team of public relations officers who are in charge of media relations, branding, advertising, publications, promotions, communication research, creatives, media production, online communication and social media, corporate citizenship and other functions supporting the Group’s corporate, business development, customer service and stakeholder relations.

Narlene is concurrently the Vice President of the ICTSI Foundation. Since 2005, she has been the Program Head of ICTSI’s sports advocacy in golf, managing amateur and professional programs where she is the Executive Director.

A mass communications graduate of the De La Salle University Manila, Narlene is a member of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines, the Public Relations Society of America, and the International Association of Business Communicators.

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Johan Swart
VP, Head of Global Engineering - Equipment Maintenance
Johan Swart
VP, Head of Global Engineering - Equipment Maintenance

Mr. Swart is Vice President, Head of Global Engineering - Equipment Maintenance of the ICTSI Group effective March 6, 2019.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Swart served as Vice President for Maintenance at Global Container Terminals in Canada.  From 2008 to 2015, he was Head of Engineering at APM Terminals in Ghana and Nigeria.  He also spent 30 years working for Transnet Port Terminals in Cape Town, holding several positions such as Container Crane Commissioning Electrician, Technical Assistant - Electrical Engineering Container Cranes, Senior Technical Supervisor - Electrical Engineering Container Lifting Equipment and Technical Manager - Electrical and Mechanical. 

Mr. Swart holds a National Technical Certificate in Electrical Engineering from Maitland Technical College South Africa and a Diploma in Electrical Engineering at Transnet Port Terminals, South Africa, among other certifications. 

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Arnie D. Tablante
VP and Treasurer
Arnie D. Tablante
VP and Treasurer

Mr. Tablante was appointed as the Treasurer of ICTSI*on September 15, 2021.  Prior to such role, he was the Risk and Capital Director of ICTSI. 

Concurrently, he is a Director and the Treasurer of Abbotsford Holdings, Inc., CGT, CPHI, FAMI, IW Cargo, and SCIPSI,; Director of Aeolina Investments Limited, Crixus Limited, ICTSI Far East Pte. Ltd. LGICT, MITL, and PICT; and Treasurer of Aviation Concepts Technical Services, Inc.

Prior to joining ICTSI, he was already a seasoned banker, having been connected with UnionBank of the Philippines.

Mr. Tablante received his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Asian Institute of Management, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management Engineering from the De La Salle University.

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