The state-owned Bases Conversion
and Development Authority (BCDA) has a new board chairperson and three board
directors, it was announced on Friday.
President Benigno Aquino
3rd appointed Ma. Aurora Geotina-Garcia as BCDA Board Chairperson, replacing
former Chairperson Rolando Gosiengfiao, who passed away in January.
Chairperson Garcia has been a BCDA Board Director since
2011. She is currently the President of Mageo Consulting Inc., a corporate
finance and professional service company
providing financial advisory service.
She was also head of the Corporate Finance Practice of auditing firm SGV & Co., where she advised clients
from government and the business sector for over 27 years on corporate finance.
She is also Chairperson of the Women’s Business Council
Philippines, Inc.; a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors; and a
member of various professional organizations, including the Management
Association of the Philippines and the Philippine Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.
The President also appointed as new BCDA directors former
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Before being appointed as BCDA Board Director, retired
General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang, Jr. was the AFP Chief of Staff until he
retired last July.
Juico, meanwhile, was Assistant Secretary under the Office
of the Executive Secretary. He
is currently the lead coordinator for Local Government Units at the Office of
the Director General for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015. He
also served as Quezon City Councilor for three consecutive terms from 2004 to
2013.
Seno is currently the National Executive Vice President of
the Associated Labor Unions (ALU). He is co-convenor of Nagkaisa, a broad
coalition of labor centers, national federations, industry unions in private
and public sector, informal sector, and organizations aimed to promote trade
union unity, decent work, and security of tenure.
He is not new to the BCDA as he served as a BCDA Board
Director for nine years from 2001 to 2010.
BCDA President and CEO Arnel Paciano D. Casanova, who also
serves as BCDA Vice Chairperson of the Board, highlighted the fact that
Chairperson Garcia is the first woman chairperson of the BCDA Board.
“We welcome the appointments of Chairperson Garcia, as we
underscore the value of women’s participation in BCDA governance,” said
Casanova. “We also welcome board directors Gen. Pio P Catapang, Jr.,
Joseph Emile P. Juico, and Gerard R. Seno. We look forward to working with them
in pursuit of national development. Their wealth of experience in various
industries and sectors will contribute much in realizing BCDA’s vision,
mission, mandate, and goals.”
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