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Nina D. Aguas
Executive Chairperson
Luis C. la Ó
Vice-Chairman
Maria Noemi G. Azura
Executive Trustee
Luis Y. Benitez
Independent Trustee
Emmanuel F. Dooc
Independent Trustee
Marietta C. Gorrez
Non-Executive Trustee
Francisco Ed Lim
Independent Trustee
Raoul E. Littaua
Executive Trustee
Justo A. Ortiz
Non-Executive Trustee
NINA D. AGUAS
Position: Executive Chairperson
Type: Executive Trustee
Date of First Appointment: 24 May 2015
Nationality and Age: Filipino, 69 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 Director of the following Publicly listed companies: Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, Monde Nissin Corporation and Union Bank of the Philippines. She was the Chairperson of the Bank of Florida until December 2021, and a Member of the Advisory Council for Gender and Development of the World Bank Group also until December 2021. 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.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

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

2021 Seminars Attended

Nina attended Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) University’s “Refresher Course for Directors on Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism, and Countering Proliferation Financing”; InLife’s 2021 Annual Corporate Governance Training (ICD’s Distinguished Corporate Governance Speaker Series); Union Bank of the Philippines’ (UBP’s) webinars on “PFRS 9 and Business Models”, “Development, Security Operations (DevSecOps) webinar, “Recent Regulatory updates”, “Financial Chain Supply”, “Project Hominem” , “Open Banking” and “Tech Up Pilipinas”; and Singapore Fintech’s webinar on “Cracking the Code for the Future FinTech workforce”.

LUIS C. LA Ò
Position: Vice-Chairman of the Board
Type: Lead Independent Trustee
Date of First Appointment: 22 January 2015
Nationality and Age: Filipino, 74 years old

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.

2021 Seminars Attended

Louie joined InLife’s 2021 Annual Corporate Governance Training (ICD’s Distinguished Corporate Governance Speaker Series) and Pilipinas Shell’s 2021 In-House Corporate Governance Training.

Maria Noemi G. Azura
Position: Member of the Board
Type: Executive Trustee
Date of First Appointment: 25 March 2022
Nationality and Age: Filipino, 58 years old

Other Directorships and Experience

Noemi is a dynamic business Leader with over 30 years of experience in consumer banking and health insurance gained from local and global companies. The breadth of her experience includes business transformation, innovation and strategy, sales and distribution and audit and compliance. She is a Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Solutions and Digital Insurance at Insular Life, concurrently, she is also the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Insular Health Care, Inc. (IHCI), the HMO subsidiary of Insular Life. Outside of InLife group, she is a Director of City Savings Bank and Maria Health.

Prior to joining InLife in 2017, she was a former President and CEO of Philcare. She also held various leadership roles in Citibank, American Express and Australia New Zealand (ANZ) Bank, including an international assignment at ANZ Melbourne.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

She graduated from De La Salle University with a degree in accountancy, and obtained her Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines

2021 Seminars Attended

Noemi attended the following webinars: “Insurtech Summit 2021: Winning the Digital Wave” by Microinsurance Intermediaries & Practitioners Association of the Philippines (MIPAP); “The Future Reimagined: Financial Institutions in the Age of COVID19”by International Finance Corporation (IFC); “Digital Partnerships – Unlocking the $10 Billion Opportunity in Insurance by Life LIMRA/LOMA; “What It Really Means To Be A Director” by – Singapore Institute of Directors (SID); InLife's 2021 Annual Corporate Governance Training (Institute of Corporate Directors’ Distinguished Corporate Governance Speaker Series); “Changing Healthcare delivery and Protection Through Technology” by SG Fintech Fest and “Directors’ Annual Corporate Governance Webinar” by City Savings Bank.

Luis Y. Benitez
Position: Member of the Board
Type: Non-Executive, Independent Trustee
Date of First Appointment: 28 January 2016
Nationality and Age: Filipino, 74 years old

Other Directorships and Experience

He is a former Vice Chairman and Senior Partner of SyCip, Gorres Velayo and Company (SGV & Co.), and an Independent Director in CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corp. and Credit Suisse Securities Philippines. He is also a known senior adviser to major private 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.

2021 Seminars Attended

Louie attended InLife’s 2021 Annual Corporate Governance Training (ICD’s Distinguished Corporate Governance Speaker Series).

Marietta C. Gorrez
Position: Member of the Board
Type: Non-Executive Trustee
Date of First Appointment: 27 January 2011
Nationality and Age: Filipino, 68 years old

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).

2021 Seminars Attended

Mayette participated in InLife’s 2021 Annual Corporate Governance Training (ICD’s Distinguished Corporate Governance Speaker Series) and The Wallace Business Forum entitled “Cybercrime Everywhere, Paralyzing Business”.

Emmanuel F. Dooc
Position: Member of the Board
Type: Non-Executive, Independent Trustee
Date of First Appointment: 26 April 2019
Nationality and Age: Filipino, 72 years old

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 risk management, and governance. He is an Independent Director in Insular Health Care, Inc. (an ICRE). He is also a columnist in Business Mirror.

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 (ICD); 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. He also holds a professional certificate in Anti-Corruption from The International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (ICPS) in London, United Kingdom.Certified Public Accountant.

2021 Seminars Attended

Manny attended InLife’s 2021 Annual Corporate Governance Training (ICD’s Distinguished Corporate Governance Speaker Series).

Francisco Ed Lim
Position: Member of the Board
Type: Non-Executive, Independent Trustee
Date of First Appointment: 27 January 2011; appointed as Independent since 2018
Nationality and Age: Filipino, 66 years old

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).

Outside InLife, Francis is a Director of Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. (a Publicly Listed Company) and Alphaland Corporation; Non-Executive Director of Air Asia Aviation Group Limited (Malaysia) and an Independent Director of Union Bank of the Philippines or UBP (a Publicly Listed Company) and First Philippine Holdings Corporation. He is a Trustee of SharePhil, CIBI Foundation, Inc.,Judicial Reform Initiative, Inc., Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), Chairman and Trustee of Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) Research Foundation, Inc., Vice-Chairman of FINEX Academy, Inc., and a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD). He is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), Philippine Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Advisory Committee for the Asian Principles of Business Restructuring Project of the III and Asian Business Law Institute.

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).

2021 Seminars Attended

He attended InLife’s 2021 Annual Corporate Governance Training (ICD’s Distinguished Corporate Governance Speaker Series); ICD’s Advanced Corporate Governance Training; Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) University’s “Refresher Course for Directors on Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Terrorism, and Countering Proliferation Financing”.

Raoul E. Littaua
Position: President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO);
Member of the Board
Type: Executive Trustee
Date of First Appointment: 07 June 2021
Nationality and Age: Filipino, 58 years old

Other Directorships and Experience

As InLife CEO, Raoul 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) as its Chairperson, Insular Life Management and Development Corporation or ILMADECO as its Vice Chairperson & President & CEO, Insular Foundation, Inc. as Vice Chairperson. Insular Investment Corporation (IIC) as its Vice Chairperson & President & CEODirector of MAPFRE INSULAR Insurance Corporation (an ICRE) and Insular Life Employees’ Retirement Fund (ILERF). Prior to his designation as InLife’s President CEO, he was formerly InLife’s Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Distribution Officer. He first joined InLife in 2018 as Chief Agency Officer. For decades, he occupied various key positions such as Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Distribution Officer of other life insurance companies. Aside from the life insurance industry, he was also formerly connected with retail and real estate companies where he was instrumental in growing their respective businesses and was responsible for setting the directions and laying the ground towards these companies’ success. He is also a strong advocate of renewable energy, having Raoul Raoul Antonio E. Littaua worked as technical consultant for foreign assisted and special projects of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Among the projects he was involved in were the Philippine Solid Waste Management Project, Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Eco Tourism Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity Project and the Digitization of Cadastral Lands

He is a member of the Makati Business Club, Insurance Institute for Asia and the Pacific, Inc. (IIAP) and Philippine Life Insurance Association (PLIA).

Academic and Professional Qualifications

He graduated from the De La Salle University with an AB Psychology degree. He completed an Executive Development Course from Life Office Management Association/Life Insurance and Market Research Association (LOMA/LIMRA) in conjunction with Penn State University

2021 Seminars Attended

Raoul attended InLife’s 2021 Annual Corporate Governance Training (ICD’s Distinguished Corporate Governance Speaker Series).

Justo A. Ortiz
Position: Member of the Board
Type: Non-Executive Trustee
Date of First Appointment: 23 November 2017
Nationality and Age: Filipino, 64 years old

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 Science in Mathematics, 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).

2021 Seminars Attended

Justo was one of the speakers in the following events: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) 2021 National Tax Campaign Kick-off; SBP & IFC - CEO Roundtable (World Bank Group); Management Association of the Philippines ( MAP) webinar entitled “ The Digital Upheaval in Finance: Implications for Developing Market”; Amazon Web Services (AWS) ASEAN Summit with the theme “Key of Reinvention”; 4th Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Webinar Series: “The Age of Digital Banking”; Aboitiz Equity Ventures’ (AEV’s) Board Learning Session entitled “Blockchain & Use Cases”; UnionBank of the Philippines (UBP) Leaders Learning Circle: “Open Banking &; Beyond Open Data Ecosystem” and Institute of International Finance’s (IIF’s) Annual Membership Meeting. He also attended AEV’s In- house Corporate Governance Seminar; one session of Institute of Corporate Directors’ (ICD’s) Distinguished Corporate Governance Speaker Series and Association of Bank Compliance Officers (ABCOMP’s) webinar on “The Philippines’ FATF Journey: From Technical Compliance to Effectiveness”.