Board of Directors

The Board is guided by the Corporation’s mission and vision in the fulfilment of its functions. The Board conducts a review of the Company’s vision and mission, strategies and corporate governance practices on an annual basis and provides for necessary improvements. In line with this, the Board also ensures the adequacy of internal controls and risk management practices, accuracy and reliability of financial reporting, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations together with the implementation of the Company’s Code of Ethics.

The Board is composed of nine (9) members (each a “member” or “director”), more than 50 percent of whom are independent and/or non-executive directors. Independent directors may serve for a period of not more than nine (9) years.

To view the Board of Directors Charter, click on the link below:

ALI Board of Directors Charter

(Fernando Zobel de Ayala)

Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Filipino, 59, has served as Chairman of the Board of ALI since April 1999.

He holds the following positions in publicly listed companies: President and Chief Operating Officer of Ayala Corporation; Chairman of Manila Water Company, Inc. and AC Energy Philippines, Inc,; Director of Bank of The Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom, Inc. and Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc.; and Independent Director of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation.

He is the Chairman of AC International Finance Ltd., ALI Eton Property Development Corporation, Liontide Holdings, Inc., AC Energy, Inc., Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc.,  Automobile Central Enterprise, Inc., Alabang Commercial Corporation, Accendo Commercial Corp. and Hero Foundation, Inc.; Co-Chairman of Ayala Foundation, Inc. and Ayala Group Club, Inc.; Vice-Chairman of AC Industrial Technology Holdings, Inc., Ceci Realty Inc., Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation, Bonifacio Land Corporation, Emerging City Holdings, Inc., Columbus Holdings, Inc., Berkshires Holdings, Inc., AKL Properties Inc., AC Ventures Holding Corp. and Bonifacio Art Foundation, Inc.; Director of LiveIt Investments Ltd., AG Holdings Ltd., AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation, Asiacom Philippines, Inc., Ayala Retirement Fund Holdings, Inc., Honda Cars Philippines, Inc., Isuzu Philippines Corporation, and Manila Peninsula; Member of the Board for INSEAD Business School and Georgetown University; Member of the International Advisory Board of Tikehau Capital and of the Hispanic Society Museum and Library; Vice Chairman of the Philippine-Singapore Business Council; Member of World Presidents’ Organization and Chief Executives Organization; Chairman of Habitat for Humanity International’s Asia-Pacific Capital Campaign Steering Committee; and Member of the Board of Trustees of Caritas Manila, Pilipinas Shell Foundation, and the National Museum.

He graduated with B.A. Liberal Arts at Harvard College in 1982 and holds a CIM from INSEAD, France.

(Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala)

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Filipino, 60, Director of Ayala Corporation since May 1987.

He is the Chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation since April 2006. He holds the following positions in publicly listed companies: Chairman of Globe Telecom, Inc., Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. and Bank of the Philippine Islands; and Vice Chairman of Ayala Land, Inc., Manila Water Company, Inc. and AC Energy Philippines, Inc.

He is also the Chairman of Ayala Retirement Fund Holdings, Inc., AC Industrial Technology Holdings, Inc., AC Ventures Holding Corp., AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation and Asiacom Philippines, Inc.; Co-Chairman of Ayala Foundation, Inc. and Ayala Group Club, Inc.; Director of Alabang Commercial Corporation, Ayala International Pte. Ltd., AC Energy, Inc., Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc., Light Rail Manila Holdings, Inc. and AG Holdings Ltd.

Outside the Ayala group, he is a member of various business and socio- civic organizations in the Philippines and abroad, including the JP Morgan International Council, JP Morgan Asia Pacific Council and Mitsubishi Corporation International Advisory Council. He sits on the board of the Singapore Management University and on various advisory boards of Harvard University, including the Global Advisory Council, HBS Board of Dean’s Advisors, and HBS Asia-Pacific Advisory Board, which he chairs.

He is Chairman Emeritus of the Asia Business Council, a member of the Global Board of Adviser of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Co-Vice Chairman of the Makati Business Club, Chairman of Endeavor Philippines, and a board member of Eisenhower Fellowships.

He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Merit in 2009, the Philippine Legion of Honor with rank of Grand Commander in 2010, and the Order of Mabini with rank of Commander in 2015 by the President of the Philippines in recognition of his outstanding public service.

In 2017, he was recognized as a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Pioneer by the UN Global Compact for his work in sustainable business strategy and operations. The first recipient of the award from the Philippines, he was one of 10 individuals recognized for championing sustainability and the pursuit of the 17 SDGs in business.

He graduated with B.A. in Economics (Cum Laude) from Harvard College in 1981 and obtained an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1987.

(Bernard Vincent O. Dy)

Bernard Vincent O. Dy, Filipino, 56, has led Ayala Land, Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer since April 7, 2014.

Prior to this post, he was the Head of Residential Business, Commercial Business and Corporate Marketing and Sales.

He is also the Chairman of Ayala Property Management Corporation;  Makati Development Corporation; Alveo Land Corporation; Amaia Land Corporation; Bellavita Land Corporation; Ayagold Retailers, Inc.; Station Square East Commercial Corporation; Aviana Development Corp.; Cagayan De Oro Gateway Corp.; BGSouth Properties, Inc.; BGNorth Properties, Inc.; BGWest Properties, Inc.; Portico Land Corporation.; Philippine Integrated Energy Solutions, Inc.; Avencosouth Corp.; and Nuevocentro, Inc.

Mr. Dy also serves as Vice Chairman of Ayala Greenfield Development Corporation and Alviera Country Club, Inc.

He is also President of President of Bonifacio Land Corporation; Emerging City Holdings, Inc.; Columbus Holdings, Inc.; Berkshires Holdings, Inc.; Fort   Bonifacio Development Corporation; Aurora Properties Incorporated; Vesta Property Holdings, Inc.; Ceci Realty Inc.; Alabang Commercial Corporation; and Accendo Commercial Corporation.

Mr. Dy also serves as Director of AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp.; Cebu Holdings, Inc.; MCT Bhd of Malaysia; Avida Land Corporation; Amicassa Process Solutions, Inc.; Whiteknight Holdings, Inc.; AyalaLand Medical Facilities Leasing, Inc.; Serendra, Inc.; Alveo-Federal Land Communities, Inc.; ALI Eton Property Development Corporation; and AKL Properties, Inc.

Mr. Dy is the President of Hero Foundation Inc. and Bonifacio Art Foundation, Inc. He is also a member of Ayala Foundation, Inc. and Ayala Group Club, Inc.

He has also been a Director of the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines since 2010 and has served as Vice Chairman since 2017.

He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1985, He received his MBA in 1989 and MA International Relations in 1997, both at the University of Chicago.

(Antonino T. Aquino)

Antonino T. Aquino, Filipino, 72, has served as Director of ALI since April 2009.

He is also a Director of Manila Water Company, Inc. (MWC), another publicly listed company, since 1998.

He was the President of ALI from April 2009 to April 2014, MWC from April 1999 to April 2009, and Ayala Property Management Corporation from 1989 to 1999.

He has served the Ayala group in various capacities for 38 years. Currently, he is a Board member of Nuevocentro, Inc., Anvaya Beach & Nature Club and Mano Amiga Academy, Inc.

He is also a private sector representative in the Multi Sectoral Advisory Board of the Philippine Army and the Multi Sector Governance Council of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

He was named “Co-Management Man of the Year 2009” by the Management Association of the Philippines for his leadership role in a very successful waterworks privatization and public-private sector partnership.

In 2015, Mr. Aquino was elected as Director of The Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company (Philam).

He earned a degree in BS Management and completed academic requirements for Masters in Business from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1968 and 1975, respectively.

(Arturo G. Corpuz)

Arturo G. Corpuz, Filipino, 64, has served as a Director of ALI since April 2016.

He was a member of the Management Committee of ALI from 2008 to December 31, 2016.

He is also a member of the Board of Ceci Realty, Inc. Aurora Properties, Inc., Vesta Properties Holdings, Inc., Nuevocentro, Inc., Next Urban Alliance Development Corp. and Alviera Country Club, Inc.

He is a former President of the Philippine Economic Society and a Fellow of the Foundation for Economic Freedom and the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planning.

Mr. Corpuz received his baccalaureate degree in Architecture from the University of the Philippines in 1977 and his masteral and doctoral degrees in urban and regional planning from Cornell University in 1984 and 1989.

(Rizalina G. Mantaring)

Rizalina G. Mantaring, Filipino, 60, has served as an Independent Director of ALI since April 2014. She was appointed as Lead Independent Director in April 22, 2020.

Concurrently, she also holds the following positions: Director, Sun Life Grepa Financial, Inc.; and Independent Director of First Philippine Holdings Corp. Inc., PHINMA Corp. inc., FEU Alabang, East Asia Computer Center Inc., Roosevelt College Inc., and Microventures Foundation Inc.

She is also a member of the Boards of Trustees of the Makati Business Club, and Philippine Business for Education.

A recipient of the Asia Talent Management Award in the Asia Business Leaders Award organized by the global business news network CNBC. She has also been recognized by the International Association of Business Communicators (Philippines) with the CEO Excel award. She was named by Moneysense Magazine as one of the 12 Most Influential in Personal Finance,  was selected as one of the 100 Most Outstanding Alumni of the past century by the University of the Philippines College of Engineering, and was 2019 PAX awardee of St. Scholastica’s College Manila, the highest award given by the school to outstanding alumni.

She holds a BS Electrical Engineering degree from the University of the Philippines where she graduated with honors in 1982. She obtained her MS degree in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Albany in 1993.

(Rex Ma. A Mendoza)

Rex Ma. A. Mendoza, Filipino, 57, was elected as Independent Director in April 22, 2020.

He is the President and CEO of Rampver Financials, a financial services firm and the leading non-bank mutual funds distributor in the country.

He currently serves as an Independent Director of Ayalaland Logistics Holdings Corp., Globe Telecom, Inc., and a Director of Esquire Financing, Inc., TechnoMarine Philippines, Seven Tall Trees Events, Inc., Cullinan Group and Mobile Group, Inc.

He was previously the Senior Adviser to the AIA Group CEO for Marketing and Distribution. AIA Group Limited is the leading Pan-Asian insurance company and is the parent firm of the Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company (PhilamLife).

Prior to this position, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Philam Life, Chairman of The Philam Foundation, Inc. and Vice Chairman of BPI Philam Life Assurance Company.

Prior to rejoining Philam Life, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Sales Officer of Ayala Land, Inc. He was also Chairman of Ayala Land International Sales, Inc., President of Ayala Land Sales, Inc., and Avida Sales Corporation.

He earned his Master’s Degree in Business Management with distinction from the Asian Institute of Management in 1986 and was one of the 10 Outstanding Graduates of his batch at the University of the Philippines where he obtained a BSBA degree with a double major in marketing and finance in 1983. He was awarded Most Distinguished Alumnus of the University of the Philippines’ Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business last December 2013.

He is also a fellow with distinction at the Life Management Institute of Atlanta, Georgia, USA, a Registered Financial Planner and a four-time member of the Million Dollar Round Table.

Mr. Mendoza was a professor of Marketing and Computational Finance at the De La Salle University Graduate School of Business. He taught strategic marketing, services marketing and services strategy. He has served as Chairman of the Marketing Department and was awarded as one of the University’s most outstanding professors.

He is the author of the books “Trailblazing Success” and “Firing on all Cylinders” which are certified national bestsellers.

(Sherisa P. Nuesa)

Sherisa P. Nuesa, Filipino, 65, was elected as Independent Director in April 22, 2020.

Ms. Nuesa is the President and Director of the ALFM Mutual Funds Group.

She is also an Independent Director of Integrated Micro-electronics, Inc., Manila Water Company, Inc., AC Energy Philippines, Inc. and Far Eastern University.

She is also an Independent Director of FERN Realty Corporation. She is a Senior Adviser to the Boards of Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. and Vicsal Development Corporation.

She is a member of the Boards of Trustees of the Institute of Corporate Directors, the Judicial Reform Initiative, and the Financial Executives (FINEX) Foundation.

In addition, she also held previous positions in management operations and has been active in speaking and lecturing engagements.

She was the Chief Finance Officer and Chief Administration Officer of IMI from January 2009 to July 2010. She was then a Managing Director of Ayala Corporation and previously served in various capacities in Ayala Corporation, Ayala Land, Inc., and Manila Water Company, Inc.

She was awarded the ING-FINEX CFO of the Year for 2008.

She received a Master in Business Administration degree from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business in Manila. She also attended post-graduate courses in Harvard Business School and in Stanford University. She graduated summa cum laude with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the Far Eastern University in 1974. She is a Certified Public Accountant.

Cesar V. Purisima, Filipino, 59 was appointed as an Independent Director of ALI. in April 18, 2018.

He is an Asia Fellow at the Milken Institute, a global non-profit, non-partisan think tank. He is a founding partner at IKLAS Capital, a pan-ASEAN private equity platform. He is a member of the board of AIA Group Limited, Word Wildlife Fund-Philippines, Inc. and De La Salle University.

He is an  Independent Director of Universal Robina Corporation, a publicly listed company.

He is a Member of the Global Advisory Council of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and of the International Advisory Council in the Philippines of Singapore Management University;  He served the Philippine Government as a Secretary of Finance and  the Chair of Economic Development Cluster of the President’s Cabinet from July 2010 to June 2016.

He briefly served as Finance Secretary in 2005 and Trade and Industry Secretary from 2004 to 2005. Additionally, he was a member of the Monetary Board of the Philippines Central Bank, and the Governor for the Philippines at the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank.

He served as Alternate Governor for the Philippines at the International Monetary Fund and Chairman of the Land Bank of the Philippines. Under his leadership, the Philippines received its first investment-grade ratings.

He was named Finance Minister of the Year seven times in six consecutive years by a number of publications, a first for the Philippines.

Prior to his stints in the government service, he was the Chairman & Country Managing Partner of the Philippines’ largest professional services firm SGV & Co., and was a member of the Global Executive Board and Global Practice Council of Ernst & Young.

He was conferred the Chevalier dans l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour) by the President of the French Republic in 2017, the Order of Lakandula, Rank of Grand Cross (Bayani) by the President of the Philippines in 2016 and the Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite (Knight of the National Order of Merit) by the President of the French Republic in 2001.

He is a certified public accountant and has extensive experience in public accounting both in the Philippines and abroad.  He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce Major in Accounting and Financial Institutions from De La Salle University in 1979. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Illinois in 1983 and Doctor of Humanities honoris causa degree from Angeles University Foundation of the Philippines in 2012.