AREIT, Inc. announced that Board of Directors at its regular meeting approved the election, as endorsed by Board's Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee, of the following:
Mr. Alberto M. de Larrazabal as Director, to serve the unexpired term of Mr. Augusto D. Bengzon who has stepped down from the Board. Mr. Alberto M. de Larrazabal as President replacing Mr. Jose Eduardo A. Quimpo II who will remain as a member of Board. Mr. Alberto M. de Larrazabal as Chairperson of Board's Executive Committee and of Jose Eduardo A. Quimpo II as member of Board's Audit Committee both replacing Mr. Augusto D. Bengzon. Alberto M. de Larrazabal, Filipino, 70, is a Senior Managing Director and Chief Finance Officer of Ayala Corporation since April 23, 2021. He also holds the following positions in other publicly-listed companies: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc., Director of ENEX Energy Corp, and Non-Executive Director of Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. He is the Chairman of A&CO Holdings Corporation, AA Infrastructure Projects Corporation, Ayala Aviation Corporation, ACX Holdings Corporation, and LiveIt Investments Limited; Chairman and President of Liontide Holdings, Inc.; Director, President and CEO of AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation, AC International Finance Ltd., and AYC Finance Limited; He has over three decades of extensive experience as a senior executive in Finance, Business Development, Treasury Operations, Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, as well as Investment Banking and Investor Relations. Prior to joining Ayala Corporation, he served as Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Finance Officer of Globe Telecom, a business unit of Ayala Corporation. Before he joined Globe Telecom, he held positions such as Vice President and CFO of Marsman Drysdale Corporation, Vice President and Head of the Consumer Sector of JP Morgan Hong Kong, and Senior Vice President and CFO of San Miguel Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management Engineering from De La Salle University.