Our Leadership

Board of Directors

MARTIN L. LOPEZ

Chairman

CARLO L. KATIGBAK

Board Member, President and Chief Executive Officer

EMMANUEL S. DE DIOS

Board Member

RANDOLF S. DAVID

Board Member, Independent Director

FEDERICO R. LOPEZ

Board Member

RAFAEL L. LOPEZ

Board Member

HONORIO G. POBLADOR IV

Board Member, Independent Director

MARTIN L. LOPEZ

Chairman

Mr. Martin L. Lopez was elected Chairman of the Board on April 19, 2018. He served as Chief Technology Officer in ABS-CBN, where he was responsible for setting the Company’s strategic direction, and for ensuring operational excellence in matters related to technology encompassing both broadcast engineering and information technology. Prior to this, he was Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Meralco. He was also the President of e-Meralco Ventures, Inc. (eMVI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Meralco.

CARLO L. KATIGBAK

Board Member, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Carlo L. Katigbak was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation effective January 1, 2016. He has 22 years of experience in business, spanning financial management, business operations, corporate planning and general management. He began his career as a financial analyst with First Pacific Capital Corporation in 1992. Joining Sky Cable Corporation (Sky Cable) in 1994 as a Corporate Finance Manager, he eventually held various positions in Corporate Planning, Provincial Operations and Finance. In 1998, he served as the first Managing Director of Pilipino Cable Corporation. He was appointed Managing Director of ABS-CBN Interactive the following year, and led the company’s pioneering efforts in various digital services such as mobile downloads, interactive television, online advertising and online video-on-demand. In 2005, he returned to Sky Cable as Managing Director.

EMMANUEL S. DE DIOS

Board Member

Mr. Emmanuel S. de Dios has been professor emeritus at the University of the Philippines since 2019. He was on the faculty of the U.P. School of Economics since 1981 and served as Dean of the School from 2007 to 2010. He served as advisor to the Board of the Company from 2023 and was previously independent director until 2023. Mr. de Dios currently serves as independent director on the boards of the following publicly listed corporations: Bank of the Philippine Islands (since 2022); Rockwell Land Corporation (since 2023); and ABS-CBN Holdings, Inc. (since 2020). In addition, he is a trustee of the following foundations and nonprofit organizations: Pulse Asia Research, Inc. (trustee and chair since 2016); Assisi Development Foundation, Inc. (since 2016); FEU Public Policy Center (since 2017); and Peace and Equity Foundation, Inc. (since 2020). Mr. de Dios received his AB Economics degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1978 and obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of the Philippines in 1987. He took post-doctoral studies in international economics at the Universität Konstanz in Germany in 1987-1988 and is the author or editor of various books, monographs, articles, and reviews in economics.

RANDOLF S. DAVID

Board Member, Independent Director

Mr. Randolf S. David is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, where he retired as Full Professor in 2010. He was educated at the University of the Philippines and the University of Manchester. He has published five books and has lectured extensively in various universities in the Philippines and abroad. He was visiting scholar at the Ryukoku Buddhist University in Kyoto in 1991 and visiting lecturer at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1996. In the wake of the 1986 EDSA people power revolution, he started a second career in media, hosting a multi-awarded public affairs TV talk show in the Filipino language from 1986 to 2003. His column, "Public Lives," has appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer since 1995. Recognized as one of the country's leading public intellectuals, he has been honored for his work in the mass media, the social sciences, and education. He is the recipient of an honorary doctorate in humanities from the Ateneo de Naga University, the Ozanam Award from the Ateneo de Manila University, and, in 2019, the Grand Prize from the Fukuoka Asian Prize of Japan. He is a member of the Board of Advisors to the Board of Directors of the Company from 2011 to 2021.

FEDERICO R. LOPEZ

Board Member

Mr. Federico R. Lopez has served as Director of the Company since 1999. Mr. Lopez is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPH), First Gen Corporation (First Gen) and Energy Development Corporation (EDC). First Gen and EDC are publicly listed power generation companies that are into clean and indigenous energy and are part of the FPH portfolio. He is currently the Vice Chairman of Rockwell Land Corporation. An advocate of the environment, Mr. Lopez is the Chairman of the Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation (The OML Center) and the Sikat Solar Challenge Foundation, Inc. The OML Center is the result of the advocacy of the Lopez family for environmental protection and public service. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of World Wildlife Fund Philippines, Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation and the Forest Foundation Philippines. Mr. Lopez is a member of the World Presidents Organization, Asia Business Council, ASEAN Business Club, New York Philharmonic International Advisory Board, Management Association of the Philippines, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines and Makati Business Club.

RAFAEL L. LOPEZ

Board Member

Mr. Rafael L. Lopez is nominated as a Director in the 2023 stockholders’ meeting. He was appointed as the Company’s board advisor from 2018 to 2022. Prior to that, he was the COO of ABS-CBN Global, the umbrella organization that owns the international subsidiaries of the Group. Mr. Lopez pioneered the US operations in 1994 with the founding of The Filipino Channel, the largest and leading international multimedia distributor of Filipino news and entertainment. As COO, Mr. Lopez focused on the expansion of Global's geographical coverage, product portfolio and philanthropic services through ABS-CBN Foundation International. In 2012, Mr. Lopez won a Communication Excellence in Organizations award from the prestigious International Association of Business Communicators Philippines for his strategic leadership and effective use of communication in rebranding the pioneering TFC. Prior to ABS-CBN, he spent 12 years working as a systems analyst for Bell Atlantic. He graduated from the San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music. He also obtained a degree in computer programming from Control Data Institute and completed the Stanford Business Executive Program for Executives in 2002. Mr. Lopez is also a director in First Gen Corporation.

HONORIO G. POBLADOR IV

Board Member, Independent Director

Mr. Honorio Poblador IV has deep experience in investment banking and private equity from Credit Suisse First Boston, Morgan Stanley Private Equity, Iron Capital Management, and Rothschild. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Navegar Fund. He is a Director for entities under The Bistro Group and Bo’s Coffee. He is also a Director of Camp Resources and Asia Digital Holdings. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Economics 24 from the Ateneo de Manila University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Columbia University. He is a member of the Board of Advisors to the Board of Directors of the Company from 2014 to 2021

The Board Committees

The Compensation and Succession Committee

CHAIRMAN :

Rafael L. Lopez

MEMBERS :

Honorio G. Poblador IV

The Audit Committee

CHAIRMAN :

Honorio G. Poblador IV

MEMBERS :

Emmanuel S. De Dios

Randolf S. David

The Risk Management and Corporate Governance Committee

CHAIRMAN :

Randolf S. David

MEMBERS :

Honorio G. Poblador IV

Emmanuel S. De Dios

The Nominations and Elections Committee

CHAIRMAN :

Randolf S. David

MEMBERS :

Federico R. Lopez

Ma. Rosario Santos-Concio

Management Team

Lopez, Martin L.

Chairman of the Board

Katigbak, Carlo L.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Alcaneses, Maria Luisa S.

Data Privacy Officer

Barreiro, Roberto V.

Chief Partnership Officer

Bartolome, Maria Rosario S.

Head, Integrated Marketing and Customer Experience

Bayani, Nilda L.

Head, Human Resources and Organizational Development

Choa, Kane Errol C.

Head, Corporate Communications

Del Mundo, Carmela Grace C.

Head, Internal Audit

Gaerlan-Cruz, Marifel

Assistant Corporate Secretary

Gazmen, Kriz Anthony G.

Head, ABS-CBN Films

Tin, Vivian Y.

Head, Research

Liquigan, Dennis Marco A.

Head, ABS-CBN Music

Lopez, Eugenio IV

Head, Digital

Cruz, Ma. Cherrie R.

Head, Legal Services

Villanueva, Paul Michael Jr. V.

Chief Risk Management Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Head, ABS-CBN Shared Service Center

Quiason, Enrique I.

Corporate Secretary

Torres, Mary Ann F.

Head, Integrated News and Current Affairs

Tan, Ricardo Jr. B.

Group Chief Financial Officer

Benitez, Jose Agustin Jr. C.

Head, Integrated Sales

Vidanes, Maria Socorro V.

Chief Operating Officer, Broadcast Concurrent Head, Creative Programs, Inc.