Board of Trustees

Nina D. Aguas

Executive Chairman of the Board

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Luis C. la Ó

Vice-Chairperson

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Luis Y. Benitez

Independent Trustee

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Mona Lisa B. De La Cruz

Executive Trustee

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Emanuel F. Dooc

Independent Trustee

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Gil B. Genio

Independent Trustee

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Marietta C. Gorrez

Non-Executive Trustee

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Francisco Ed Lim

Independent Trustee

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Justo A. Ortiz

Non-Executive Trustee

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Nina D. Aguas

Position:

Executive Chairperson of the Board

Type:

Executive Trustee


Date of First Appointment:

24 May 2015

Nationality and Age:

Filipino, 68 years old


Other Directorships and Experience:

As InLife Chairperson, Nina also holds the position of Chairperson of the Board of the following InLife subsidiaries: Insular Health Care, Inc. (an Insurance Commission Regulated Entity), Insular Life Management & Development Corporation (ILMADECO), Insular Investment Corporation, and the Insular Foundation, Inc. Outside of InLife Group, she is a Chairperson of the Board of Bank of Florida and a Director of Union Bank of the Philippines (a Publicly Listed Company). She is a member of the Board of Insurance Institute for Asia and the Pacific (IIAP). She is also a member of the Advisory Council for Gender and Development of the World Bank Group and member of the Advisory Board of Ascort Asia Group - Indonesia. She was a former CEO of InLife from 2016 to 2017. Prior to InLife, she was a former Director, President and CEO of the Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM); a former Managing Director and Head of Private Bank - Asia Pacific, former Managing Director and Retail Banking Head - Asia Pacific of the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Banking Group, Ltd. (ANZ Group); and held the following positions in Citibank group: Managing Director and Head of Corporate Center Compliance in New York; Country Business Manager of Global Consumer Group (GCG), Philippines; Head of Sales and Distribution, GCG -Philippines; Regional Quality Director GCG - Asia Pacific; and Regional Audit Director, Citigroup, Asia Pacific. She is a recipient of the 2013 Filipina Women Network (FWN) 100 Most Influential Filipina Women Leaders in the World™ and 2019 Forbes Magazine’s 25 Asia Power Businesswomen.


She recently published a book entitled “Speaking from the Heart”, a collection of her speeches and talks.


Academic and Professional Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce, major in Accounting, University of Santo Tomas; Certified Public Accountant.

2020 Seminars Attended:

InLife’s 2020 Corporate Governance Education Session, hosted by Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) entitled “Business Resiliency and Sustainability in the New Normal"; Forbes Asia CEO’s “The Way Forward”; US Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (US-PECC)’s “A Policy Agenda for the Asia Pacific”; Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) Leaders Learning Circle: “Accelerating Digital Transformation through DevOps”; MAP International CEO’s Web Conference: “A WHOLE NEW WORLD: Reigniting the Stalled Global Economy”; John Clements’ “Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire”; UBP’s Data Science and AI Ethics Webinar; 2020 World Bank Group (WBG) Advisory Council on Gender and Development Virtual Meeting; Life Insurance Marketing and Research (LIMRA) 2020: Transforming the Agency Model in a Digital Post-Covid World; SAS’ Webinar: Insurance in a Post-Covid19 World; ICD’s “ICD Future Ready Board” and ICD’s “Risk Management in the Age of COVID-19”.

2020 Material RPT:

None

Luis Y. Benitez

Position:

Member of the Board

Type:

Non-Executive, Independent Trustee


Nationality and Age:

Filipino, 73 years old


Date of First Appointment:

28 January 2016

Other Directorships and Experience:

Former Vice Chairman and Senior Partner of SGV & Co.; Director in ISM Communications, Inc. (a Publicly Listed Company), Director of several private non-listed companies and a known senior adviser to major companies. He specializes in the banking and financial industry and has extensive experience in public accounting and business advisory services.

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, major in Accounting, University of the Philippines; Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Stern School of Business of New York University; Graduate, Pacific Rim Bankers Program, University of Washington; Certified Public Accountant.

2020 Seminars Attended:

InLife’s 2020 Corporate Governance Education Session, hosted by Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) entitled “Business Resiliency and Sustainability in the New Normal" and ICD’s Advanced Corporate Governance Training.

2020 Material RPT :

None

Mona Lisa B. De La Cruz

Position:

President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO); Member of the Board

Type:

Executive Trustee


Nationality and Age:

Filipino, 63 years old


Date of First Appointment:

27 January 2011

Other Directorships and Experience:

As InLife CEO, she is a Director of the following InLife subsidiaries: Insular Health Care, Inc. (an Insurance Commission Regulated Entity or ICRE), ILAC General Insurance Agency Inc. (ILAC GA), Insular Life Management and Development Corporation or ILMADECO, and Trustee of Insular Foundation, Inc. and Insular Life Employees’ Retirement Fund (ILERF). She is also a Director and President of Insular Investment Corporation. Outside InLife group, she is a Director of MAPFRE INSULAR Insurance Corporation (an ICRE) and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (a Publicly Listed Company). Prior to her designation as InLife CEO, she has held several key management positions in InLife since 1980, with her most recent position being the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) from 2015 to 2017. She is a recipient of the 2016 Filipina Women Network’s (FWN’s) 100 Most Influential Filipina Women Leaders in the World™. She is also a 2017 University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) Distinguished Alumni Awardee in Financial Management Excellence.

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics (cum laude), University of the Philippines; Master of Science degree in Mathematics, major in Actuarial Science, University of Michigan; Fellow, Actuarial Society of the Philippines and Associate, Society of Actuaries (USA) and Member, International Actuarial Association.

2020 Seminars Attended:

InLife’s 2020 Corporate Governance Education Session, hosted by Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) entitled “Business Resiliency and Sustainability in the New Normal"; John Clements’ FCC MAP webinar “Digitization of Government Services”; Makati Business Club’s (MBC) “Reimagining Customer Experience with AI” webinar; APEC CEO Dialogues; 61st Annual Actuarial Society of the Philippines (ASP) Convention with the theme “ASP 2020: The Future-Proof Actuary”; MBC’s webinars on “Leading in Extraordinary Times with Cesar Romero”, “Advancing E-Payments Via Public-Private Partnership”, and “2030: How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything”; Unionbank University’s “Shifting Gears Accelerating Digital Transformation thru Devops”; MBC’s Telemedicine Solution webinar; 18th Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) International CEO Web Conference, entitled “A Whole New World: Reigniting The Stalled Global Economy"; MBC’s “Facing COVID-19 in the Workplace”; MAP-PMAP Joint General Members’ Meeting (GMM), “Deepening the Bench for Future Business Leaders”; MAP/Harvard Business School’s webinar on “Competing In The Age Of Digital Platforms”; MAP’s 6th Online General Membership Meeting: “The Urgent Need for a Future-Ready Board”; Million Dollar Round Table’s (MDRT) Annual Meeting and Global Conference Virtual Event; MBC’s “Gender-Responsive COVID-19 Recovery Plans in the Visayas”; Wallace Business Forum & FCC webinar on “Reimagining Health Care”; Department of Finance’s (DOF) Pre-SONA Economic Team; MAP’s “Gender-Responsive COVID-19 Recovery Plans”; International Association of Actuaries’ (IAA) “Professionalism in the Use of Big Data”; MAP’s “Efficient Delivery of Government Aid Thru Digital Disbursement”; LOMA/LIMRA/SRI Webinar on “Transforming the Agency Model in a Digital, Post COVID-19 World”; MBC’s “Digital Readiness for the New Normal”; MAP’s “Speed And Integrity In Emergency Funds: Technology and Governance in SAP Distribution”; ICD’s “Brand Pilipinas: How Corporate Nationalism & Governance can Spur Nation Building” and “Future-Ready Boards: A Deep Dive”; MBC/Deloitte’s “Good Company: How Executives Lead Their Business & Society Amid Crisis”; MBC’s “Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World”; MBC/IBM’s “HR 3.0: A Business Imperative and a Paradigm Shift”; MAP’s “Hospital Supply Chain in COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities”; Sulong Pilipinas’ “Philippine Economic Recovery Program”; MAP’s “Assessing Corona Virus Impact on Philippine Economy” and “Developing Health Protocols for Workforce Re-Entry”; and MBC’s “COVID-19 Impacts: The Emergence of the Next Normal”.


2020 Material RPT :

None

Emanuel F. Dooc

Position

Member of the Board

Type:

Non-Executive, Independent Trustee


Nationality and Age:

Filipino, 71 years old


Date of First Appointment:

26 April 2019

Other Directorships and Experience:

He was a former President and CEO of the Social Security System (SSS), former Commissioner of the Insurance Commission (IC) and was formerly an Honorary Insurance Commissioner of Louisiana, USA in 2015. He is a distinguished veteran in the life insurance industry and has had extensive experience in insurance operations, corporate compliance and governance. He has no other directorships outside of InLife.

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Mabini Colleges; Bachelor of Laws, San Beda College of Law; Master Fellow and Fellow, Life Office Management (LOMA); Associate in Claims of International Claims Association (ICA), Fellow, of the Institute of Corporate Directors; Certificate in Teaching the Blind (SPED) from Philippine Normal University; Professional Certificate in Strategic Management Program from the College of Insurance in New York; 2015 Fall International Fellows Program by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and The Center for Insurance Policy and Research.; the Executive Program for Senior Government Officials at the JFK School of Government in Harvard University.

2020 Seminar Attended:

InLife’s 2020 Corporate Governance Education Session, hosted by Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) entitled “Business Resiliency and Sustainability in the New Normal".

2020 Material RPT:

None

Gil B. Genio

Position


Type:

Non-Executive, Independent Trustee


Nationality and Age:

Filipino, 61 years old


Date of First Appointment:

11 January 2018

Other Directorships and Experience:

Chief Technology and Information Officer (CTIO) and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Globe Telecom (a Publicly Listed Company). He is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Globe Capital Venture Holdings and holds directorships and management positions in a number of non-listed subsidiaries and affiliates (all of which are not Insurance Commission Regulated Entities) under Globe. He is a Managing Director at Ayala Corporation (a Publicly Listed Company). Prior to Ayala, he exercised functions on financial control, risk management, product development, and audit and market risk management under Citibank in Philippines, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong. He also served in a variety of industry associations.

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Physics (magna cum laude), University of the Philippines; Master’s Degree in Business Management (with distinction) the Asian Institute of Management.

2020 Seminars Attended:

Streaming Media East Connect; APAC 5G Focus: “Importance of Consumer Services” by GSM Alliance; Ayala Economics and Treasury Summit by Ayala Corporation; BusinessWorld Insights: Connectivity Series (as Panelist); APAC 5G Leaders CxO Summit by GSM Alliance; ICD’s "The Board Agenda 2020: The Business of Building Back Better", Ayala Integrated Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Sustainability Summit, organized by ICD and Ayala Corporation.

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2020 Material RPT:

None

Marietta C. Gorrez

Position:

Member of the Board

Type:

Non-Executive Trustee


Nationality and Age:

67 years old


Date of First Appointment:

27 January 2011

Other Directorships and Experience:

She is Director of Insular Health Care, Inc. (an Insurance Commission Regulated Entity or ICRE) and Foundation for Professional Training, Inc. She is also a Trustee of Alliance for the Family Foundation of the Philippines, Inc. She was a former Senior Vice President of InLife and former President of ILAC General Insurance Agency, Inc (ILAC GA). She is a Professional Executive Career/Life Coach & member of International Coach Federation (ICF) and Vice President of ICF-Philippines Chapter.

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Santo Tomas; Master’s degree in Business Administration, De La Salle University; Master’s degree candidate in Business Economics from University of Asia & the Pacific; graduate, Top Management Program of the Asian Institute of Management; a Registered Financial Consultant (RFC) and Registered Estate Planner of the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC); Fellow, Life Management Institute of Life Office Management Association (LOMA).

2020 Seminars Attended:

InLife’s 2020 Corporate Governance Education Session, hosted by Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) entitled “Business Resiliency and Sustainability in the New Normal"; MAP CEO’s Web Conference on “ A Whole New World: Reigniting the Stalled Global Economy”; People Ignite’s Webinars entitled “Strategic Innovation Mapping and Planning in the New Economy”, “Futures Thinking” and “Critical and Creative Thinking”; WBECS: “The Power of Connectional Intelligence”; InLife’s “Estate Planning; the Will of the Living”; ICD’s “Future-Ready Boards”; and HBS’ “Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms” and “Responding to COVID-19 and Future Pandemics”.


2020 Material RPT:

None

Luis C. la Ó

Position:

Vice-Chairman of the Board

Type:

Non-Executive, Independent Trustee (Lead Independent Trustee)


Nationality and Age:

Filipino, 73 years old


Date of First Appointment:

22 January 2015; appointed as Independent since 2018

Other Directorships and Experience:

He is Vice-Chairman of the Board of MAPFRE INSULAR Insurance Corporation or MAPFRE (an Insurance Commission Regulated Entity or ICRE). He was a former Independent Board Chairman of InLife from August 2016 to December 2017 and former Chairman of MAPFRE from 1986 to 2016. He is Director of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (a Publicly Listed Company). Prior to this, he previously held management roles in MAPFRE Group-Spain, the Soriano Group and the Ayala Group.

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Management, Ateneo de Manila University; Master’s degree in Business Management, De La Salle University; Course on General Insurance from the College of Insurance, Chartered Institute of London, United Kingdom.

2020 Seminars Attended:

Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) “Future Ready Boards: A Deep Dive” and InLife’s 2020 Corporate Governance Education Session, hosted by ICD, entitled “Business Resiliency and Sustainability in the New Normal"


2020 Material RPT:

None

Francisco Ed Lim

Position:

Member of the Board

Type:

Non-Executive, Independent Trustee


Nationality and Age:

Filipino, 65 years old


Date of First Appointment:

27 January 2011; appointed as Independent since 2018

Other Directorships and Experience:

He is a Senior Legal Counsel of Angara Concepcion Regala & Cruz Law Offices (ACCRALAW); incumbent President of the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX); former President of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and continues to serve MAP as the Chairman of the Membership Committee, National Issues Committee and Management Man of the Year Search Committee. He previously served as President, CEO and Director of Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE), President & CEO of Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines (SCCP), and President of the Shareholders’ Association of the Philippines (SharePHIL).


He is a Director of Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. (a Publicly Listed Company), DHL Summit Solutions, Inc., Energy Development Corporation, Producers Savings Bank Corporation, and Alphaland Corporation. He is a Trustee of FINEX Foundation, SharePHIL, CIBI Foundation, Inc. and Judicial Reform Initiative, Inc.


He is a Law Professor at the School of Law, Ateneo de Manila University and School of Law of San Beda University. He is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Philippine Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, International Insolvency Institute (“III”), and Advisory Committee for the Asian Principles of Business Restructuring Project of the III and Asian Business Law Institute. He was a former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc., and Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines.


He is a Co-Chairperson of the Sub-Committee of the Philippine Supreme Court on E-Commerce Law and member of the Philippine Supreme Court Sub-Committee on Commercial Courts. He is the Vice-Chair of the Commercial Law Department and professorial lecturer of the Philippine Judicial Academy. He is also a Law Professor at the School of Law, Ateneo de Manila University and School of Law of San Beda University. He is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Philippine Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, International Insolvency Institute (“III”), and Advisory Committee for the Asian Principles of Business Restructuring Project of the III and Asian Business Law Institute.

Among his most recent awards are: “Lawyer of the Year – Philippines” by Benchmark Litigation, Asia-Pacific Awards 2019; “Market Leader: Banking and Mergers & Acquisitions (2019) by the International Finance Law Review (IFLR1000); “Deal Maker of the Year” by Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business Philippine Law Awards 2017; “Commended External Counsel of the Year” by the In-House Community Counsels (2016-2018); Punong Gabay Award from the Philippine Council of Deans and Educators (PCDEB); Professorial Chair in Commercial Law from the Philippine Supreme Court, Philippine Judicial Academy and the Metrobank Foundation, Inc.; Advocacy Management and Shareholder Rights Advocacy Awards from BizNewsAsia. Certificate of Commendation from the Supreme Court of the Philippines; Outstanding Alumnus, San Jacinto Seminary and San Jacinto Seminary Alumni Association and Certificate of Appreciation from Capital Market Institute of the Philippines.


He is a co-author of the “The Philippine Competition Act: Salient Points and Emerging Issues” and a columnist of Rappler Online Publication.

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) and Bachelor of Philosophy (magna cum laude) degrees from University of Santo Tomas; Bachelor of Laws (Second Honors), Ateneo de Manila University; Master of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania, USA; member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Philippine Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association; Fellow, Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD).

2020 Seminars Attended:

InLife’s 2020 Corporate Governance Education Session, hosted by ICD, entitled “Business Resiliency and Sustainability in the New Normal” and ICD’s Advanced Corporate Governance Training.

2020 Material RPTs:

None

Justo A. Ortiz

Position:

Member of the Board

Type:

Non-Executive Trustee


Nationality and Age:

Filipino, 63 years old


Date of First Appointment:

23 November 2017

Other Directorships and Experience:

He is a Vice-Chairman of the Board of Union Bank of the Philippines or UBP (a Publicly Listed Company); He holds the position of Chairman and/or Director of various UBP subsidiaries: PETNET, Inc., City Savings Bank, UBP Investments Corporation, and UBX Philippines Corporation. He is also a Chairman of the following companies: Philippine Payments Management Inc. (PPMI), Fintech Philippine Association, Inc., and Distributed Ledger Technology Association of the Philippines, Inc. He is a member of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), Makati Business Club (MBC), and World Presidents Organization. He is a Trustee of the Philippine Trade Foundation, Inc. Prior to joining UBP, he was Managing Partner for Global Finance and Country Executive for Investment Banking at Citibank, N.A.

Academic and Professional Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts in Economics - Honors Program, magna cum laude, from the Ateneo de Manila University. He was also conferred the degree of Doctor in Humanities - Honoris Causa, by the University of Santo Tomas (UST).

2020 Seminars Attended:

Geiser Maclang’s WFF 2020 PH: “Brand DIGITAL Pilipinas: The New People’s Revolution (with Sen. Manny Pacquiao); MAS’ SFF 2020: “Digitisation of the Afro-Asia SME Trade Corridor: A Multi-Trillion Economic Zone (Part 2)”; InLife’s 2020 Corporate Governance Education Session, hosted ICD, entitled “Business Resiliency and Sustainability in the New Normal”; Kalipay Negrense Foundation’s “Bring Joy” concert; Geiser Maclang’s WFF/SFF 2020 Media Launch; Stratbase ADR Institute’s “Secure and Reliable Cloud Banking for Economic Recovery”; MoneyLIVE APAC: The Digital Sessions 2020; Seamless Philippines Virtual; AEV’s Aboitiz Annual Corporate Governance webinar; MPTC Annual Management Conference; ASEAN HR Singapore’s Virtual CEO Summit 2020; The Virtual Asia Blockchain Summit 2020; Daily Tribune Straight Talk (Online); DLTAP’s “Transformational Regulatory Change to Accelerate Innovation”; ICD’s “Brand Pilipinas: How Corporate Nationalism & Governance Can Spur Nation Branding”; DLTAP’s “Tech Up 0-1-2-3: Digitize and Transform (Part I)”; Thames International Business School’s Livecast: “Ask me Anything - from Banking to Tech”; ANC’s MarketEdge; DLTAP’s “Tech Up 0-1-2-3: Digitize and Survive”; Fintech Philippines Association’s InsurTech 2020; United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP’s) “Impact Boost Camp: Innovation for Social Impact”.

2020 Material RPTs :

None

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