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Peter D. Garrucho, Jr. is the majority shareholder of Strategic Equities Corporation and is a management professional who served as CEO in various companies like First Gen Corporation & C. C. Unson (Motolite Batteries). He also was a past President of the Management Association of the Philippines. In 1971, Peter joined the Asian Institute of Management & became a full professor. During this period, he was given the Agora Award for Marketing Education. He was part of the Cabinet in the Administration of Presidents Aquino and Ramos. Peter was conferred the position of Honorary Officer, Order of the British Empire. He is currently the Vice Chairman of Franklin Baker Corporation.
Our story started when Mr. Roberto Z. Lorayes, “Choy” as he is fondly called, embarked on an entrepreneurial venture of stock brokering in November 1993 together with some of his school friends to partner with Kim Eng Securities of Singapore. The partnership ended due to the economic crisis that faced the Philippines which did not spare the Philippine Stock Market in the 90’s.
In 1999, the corporate name Strategic Equities Corporation was established.
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Mr. Peter D. Garrucho, Jr. completed his Masters in Business Administration in Stanford University after undergraduate studies in De La Salle University. He joined the Asian Institute of Management in 1971 and became a full professor in 1978. As a marketing professor, he was given the Agora Award for Marketing Education. He was the President of C.C. Unson Co., Inc, (Motolite Batteries) before taking a government position. Under President Cory Aquino’s term, Peter became the Tourism Secretary and Department of Trade & Industry Secretary. He was the Campaign Manager of President Fidel V. Ramos and was Executive Secretary in the early days of the Ramos Presidency. Peter was named as an Honorary Officer, Order of the Business Empire (OBE) in November 1999 by the British government. His recent President & CEO positions were: First Gen Corporation, First Gas Holdings Corporation, and First Gas Power Corporation. Currently, he is the Vice Chairman of Franklin Baker Corporation.
Mr. Clemente D. Garrucho held key positions in various multinational and local companies, viz., President of the Marsman Drysdale Foods Corporation and Chief Marketing Officer of the Group, Asia Pacific Regional Director of Gerber Baby Products, Senior Vice President of RFM Corporation, Division Director & Vice President of McCann Erickson, and Eveready Batteries Indonesia Marketing Manager. He studied in De La Salle University.
Mr. Roberto Z. Lorayes was Senior Vice President (SVP) of Ayala Investment & Development Corporation as well as SVP of the Bank of the Philippine Islands up to 1987. He was President of Citicorp, Scrimgeour Vickers up to 1989 and subsequently became a consultant to Union Bank for its rehabilitation. Choy has 25 years of experience in the stock trading business and has served in the Philippine Stock Exchange in various capacities, namely, Governor (1993 – ’94), & Chairman, Board of Governors (1995 – ’96). He also served as Chairman of Investment Companies Association of the Philippines (An Association of Mutual Fund Companies) & President of the Manila Stock Exchange. Choy is a product of the De La Salle University, and has a Masters in Business Management from the Ateneo University.
Senen C. Bacani is President of Ultrex Management & Investments Corporation which manages and invests in Agribusinesses.
He was Secretary of Agriculture from 1990-1992 in the administration of President Corazon C. Aquino. He spent 22 years with the DOLE Group of Companies and was Country Manager in Costa Rica and in the Philippines. He was a member of the Philippine Government Peace Panel for talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front which concluded the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro.
Senen holds a MBA from the University of Hawaii and a Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree from De La Salle University.
Mr. Romeo G. Rodriguez is a Director of the Multinational Investment Bancorporation since 2012. He was the President of Multinational Bancorporation (for Enterprise Development, Trading and Advisory Services) up to 2012. He finished his undergraduate studies in De La Salle University and has an MBA from Sta. Clara University.
Mr. Arturo E. Manuel, Jr. is an Independent Director at Yuanta Savings Bank, Phils. He has over 30 years of banking experience from 1982 - 2013 including senior leadership roles prior to his retirement as Executive Vice President at Bank Of Commerce. He took his undergraduate studies at De La Salle University majoring in Management of Financial Institutions and did a post graduate course at the University of Asia and the Pacific. He had management consultancy engagements for companies in diverse industries such as wastewater treatment, education, healthcare and property development.
Mr. Uy Chun Bing holds a B.S. Management Engineering degree (Cum Laude) from the Ateneo de Manila University and is a Consultant at the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) since 2012. He held various key positions in RCBC from 1987 to 2012.
Ms. Paula K. Feria had a career in the financial markets until she decided to be a full time mother to her three daughters. She was the Vice-President, Corporate Banking Group from 1980-1992 and was a Manager of United Coconut Planters Bank from 1978-1980. Paula took her Bachelor of Arts, major in Economics from the Boston College. She is the wife of Atty. Jose A. Feria, Jr.
Mr. Sabeno B. Saria is a graduate of the Araneta University.
Francis Maria C. Jamora is the Corporate Secretary and connected with Feria Tantoco Daos Law Office. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of San Agustin.
