Ricardo Nicanor N. Jacinto was elected as an Independent Director of the Company on July 27, 2015 up to May 3, 2024. During the 2024 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting held on May 3, 2024, Mr. Jacinto was elected as a non-executive director of the Company.

Mr. Jacinto holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics from the University of the Philippines (Magna Cum Laude). He obtained his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Harvard University in 1986.

Mr. Jacinto is the Chairman of SBS Philippines Corporation and Chairman and Independent Director of Maybank ATR Kim Eng Capital Partners, Inc. and Maybank ATR Kim Eng Securities, Inc. He is a Director of SBS Holding Corporation, and Independent Director of Maybank Securities (Thailand) Public Company Limited, and Etiqa Life and General Assurance Philippines, Inc. He is also a Lecturer of University of the Philippines – CE Virata School of Business. Mr. Jacinto previously served as CEO of the Institute of Corporate Directors (2013-2017) and Managing Director of Ayala Corporation (1997-2011). During the last two years of his tenure at Ayala Corporation, he was seconded to Habitat for Humanity as its Chief Executive Officer.