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FORUM PACIFIC INC.

35th Floor, One Corporate Center

Julia Vargas Ave. corner Meralco Ave.

Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines 1605

Telephone:   (632) 8706-7888

Facsimile:    (632) 8706-5982

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Position

Name

Age

Date First

Elected

Date Last
Elected/Appointed

Citizenship

Director

Ruben D. Torres

82

July 19, 2018

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Director

Elvira A. Ting

63

April 15, 1996

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Director

Kenneth T. Gatchalian

48

Dec. 23, 2004

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Director

Arthur R. Ponsaran

80

Aug. 8, 2000

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Director

Lamberto B. Mercado Jr.

59

July 20, 1998

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Director

Omar M. Guinomla

52

Nov. 11, 2014

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Director

Richard L. Ricardo

60

Nov. 11, 2014

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Independent Director

Sergio Antonio S. Ortiz-Luis

49

Feb. 5, 2024

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Independent Director

Renato C. Francisco

75

Oct. 28, 2020

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Independent Director

Atty. Aristeo R. Cruz

57

Oct. 27, 2021

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Independent Director

Josaias T. Dela Cruz

62

Oct. 27, 2021

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Position

Name

Age

Date First
Appointed

Date Last
Appointed

Citizenship

Chairman

Ruben D. Torres

82

Oct. 27, 2021

June 11, 2024

Filipino

President

Elvira A. Ting

63

Oct. 24 2017

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Treasurer

Kenneth T. Gatchalian

48

Dec. 23, 2004

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Corporate Secretary

Amando J. Ponsaran Jr.

54

Nov. 01, 2024

Nov. 01, 2024

Filipino

Asst. Corporate Secretary

Dorothy Jean M. Aclan

31

Nov. 01, 2024

Nov. 01, 2024

Filipino

Compliance Officer

Annabelle T. Abunda

48

Oct. 24, 2017

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Investor Relations Officer

Richard L. Ricardo

60

Nov. 11, 2014

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Chief Risk Officer

Lauraine F. San Roque

59

Oct. 24, 2014

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Compliance Officer for Anti-
Money Laundering Council

Amando J. Ponsaran, Jr.

53

Oct. 05, 2022

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Data Protection Officer

Omar M. Guinomla

52

Oct. 05, 2022

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Lead Independent Director

Josaias T. Dela Cruz

62

Oct. 05, 2022

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Chief Audit Executive

Aristeo R. Cruz

57

Oct. 05, 2022

June 11, 2024

Filipino

Finance Officer

Annabelle T. Abunda

48

Oct. 05, 2022

June 11, 2024

Filipino

The members of the Board of Directors of Forum Pacific, Inc. are elected at the annual stockholders’ meeting to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting and until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.

Management and Key Officers

 

Management and officers normally come from within the organizations with qualifications known to the Board.

Director and Officer Profiles


Ruben D. Torres

Atty. Torres is 82 years old, Filipino and was elected as Chairman and Director of Forum Pacific, Inc, and Wellex Industries, Inc. He obtained his Degree in Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Bachelor of Laws in University of the Philippines. He is currently the Chairman/CEO of Services Exporters Risk Management & Consultancy Co., President of BPO Workers Association of the Phils., President/Director of Pacific Concorde Corp, VP-International Affairs of Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, Senior Partner of Torres Caparas Torres Law Offices, Director of Waterfront Phils, Inc, Acesite Phils Hotel Corp. and Philippine Estates Corp., Chairman/Director of Waterfront Manila Premier Dev't Inc., Alliance Energy Power and Development Inc, Aristocrat Manila City Holdings, Inc., Taguig Lake City Dev't Corp and Triton Construction and Dev't Corp. and Corporate Secretary/Director of Wellex Mining  Corp.


Elvira A. Ting

Ms. Ting is 63 years old, a Filipino, was appointed as President/Director of the company. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration Major in Management from Philippine School of Business Administration. Her experience encompasses a wide spectrum of industries from hotel, banks all the way to real estate business. A licensed real estate broker, she is currently the President/Director of Philippine Estates Corp., Wanda Prime Property Dev’t Inc., Bocaue Prime Estate Corp., Taguig Lake City Dev’t Corp., North Luzon Premier Dev’t Corp. and Aristocrat Manila City Holdings, Inc., Treasurer/Director of Waterfront Phils, Inc, Acesite (Phils) Hotel Corp., Recovery Dev’t Corp, The Wellex Group Inc, Plastic City Industrial Corp., Pacific Rehouse Corp., Poly Premier Property Dev’t Corp., Country Garden Agri-Tourism Dev’t Inc. and Seabrook Resources & Dev’t Corp., Chairman/Director of Metro Alliance Holdings & Equities Crop, Orient Pacific Corp. and Shangrila Global Estate Ventures Corp, Chairman/President/Director of Crisanta Realty Dev't Corp., Rexlon Realty Group, Inc., Heritage Pacific Corp. and Bulacan Fortune Land Dev’t Corp. She’s also the Assistant Corp Secretary of Westland Pacific Properties Corp. and Palawan Estate Corp., Corporate Secretary/Director of Waterfront Manila Premier Dev't Inc. and Alliance Energy Power & Dev’t Corp and Vice-President/Director of Wellex Industries, Inc.


Kenneth T. Gatchalian

Mr. Gatchalian is 48 years old, youngest among the directors, a Filipino and was elected as Treasurer and Director of the Company. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Texas, USA. Mr. Gatchalian was trained at very young age to handle family business ranging from hotel, real estate and mining. Also a licensed real estate broker like her aunt, Ms. Ting. He is currently the President/Director of Wellex Industries, Inc., The Wellex Group Inc, Waterfront Phils, Inc, Waterfront Manila Premier Dev't Inc., Acesite (Hotels) Phils., Metro Alliance Holdings & Equities Corp., Orient Pacific Corp., Poly Premier Property Dev’t Corp and Shanghai Global Estate Ventures Corp. He is also the Chairman/President/Director of Wellex Mining Corp., Recovery Dev’t Corp, Pacific Rehouse Corp, Philfoods Asia, Forum holdings Inc, Seabrook Resources & Dev’t Corp, Recovery Real Estate Corp and Bulacan Country Garden Dev’t Corp., Director of Altai Philippines Mining Corp, Treasurer/Director of Forum Pacific, Inc and Novateknika Land Corp, Corporate Secretary/Director of Wellex Petroleum, Inc., Crisanta Realty Dev’t Corp, Palawan Estate Corp, Philippine International Airways and Rexlon Realty Group Inc, Asst. Corp Sec of Heritage Pacific Corp and Bulacan Harbour Dev’t Corp, Chairman/Director of Manila Bay Front Hotels Inc, Wanda Prime Property Dev’t Inc, North Luzon Premier Dev’t Corp and Pacific Concorde Corp, Vice-Chairman of Phil. Estates Corp. and Treasuer/Director of Westland Pacific Properties Corp and Southernpec Phils, Inc

 

Richard L. Ricardo

Mr. Ricardo is 60 years old, Filipino and was elected as Director of the Company. He was appointed as Treasurer/Director/Investor Relations Officer of Wellex Industries, Inc and Philippine Estates Corp. He graduated with a degree of BS in Management Economics and AB in Economics at Ateneo De Manila University.  He is currently the Investor Relations Officer/Treasurer of Metro Alliance Holdings & Equities Corp. He is also the Chairman/President/Director of Dubai Gold Mining Corp, Corporate Secretary/Director of The Wellex Group, Inc, Westland Pacific Properties, Bocaue Prime Estate Corp., Taguig Lake City Dev't Corp., Shangrila Global Estate Ventures Corp. and Bulacan Country Garden Dev't Corp., Treasurer/Director of Wellex Petroleum, Inc, Pacific Wide Holdings Inc, Sands Mining & Dev’t Corp, Manila Bay Front Hotels, Inc. He is appointed as Vice President/Director of Rexlon Realty Corp., Corporate Affairs Officer/Compliance Officer of Waterfront Philippines, Inc. and Vice President for Corporate Affairs and Compliance Officer of Acesite (Hotels) Philippines Inc., Assist Corporate Secretary/Director of Wellex Mining Corp and President of Alliance Energy Power & Dev't Corp.


Arthur R. Ponsaran

Mr. Ponsaran is a CPA-lawyer with extensive experience in corporate law, taxation, banking and finance law and, more particularly investment banking. He is 80 years old and was elected as Director of the Company. He obtained his LLB from the University of the Philippines, BBA from the University of the East and completed the MPD Program at the Asian Institute of Management. He is a member of Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Philippine Bar Association, New York Bar, American Bar Association and Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountant. He started his professional career with a reputable and one of the oldest law firms in the country.  He is currently engaged in private law practice and acts as Managing Partner of Corporate Counsels, Philippines Law office. He is currently the Director of Acesite (Hotels) Philippine Inc. and Philippine Estate Corp., both publicly listed companies. He is also the Corporate Secretary of Waterfront Philippines Inc., also a publicly listed company.


Lamberto B. Mercado, Jr.

Atty. Mercado, Jr. is 59 years old, Filipino and was elected as Director. He is a lawyer and Certified Public Accountant by profession. He took up Bachelor of Laws at Ateneo De Manila University and Bachelor of Commerce Major in Accounting at University of Sto. Tomas. He served as Deputy Administrator of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) from 1997 to 1998. He seats on board of various companies ranging from hotels, manufacturing, mining and real estate. He is currently the Director of Wellex Industries, Inc., Philippine National Construction Corp, Sand Mining & Dev’t Corp, Wanda Prime Property Dev’t Inc, CPDSI, Asia Healthcare Inc, FEZ-EAC and Bulacan Country Garden Dev’t Corp. He was also appointed as Compliance Officer/Director of Metro Alliance Holdings & Equities Corp., Chief Risk Officer/ Director of Acesite (Phils) Hotels Corp, Assist Corporate Secretary of Rexlon Realty Group, Inc, Corporate Secretary/Director of Wellex Mining Corp, Southernpec Phils, Inc, Dubai Gold Mining Corp, Bulacan Harbour Dev’t Corp and Seabrook Resources & Dev’t Corp.


Omar M. Guinomla

Mr. Guinomla is 52 years old, Filipino and was elected as Director of the Company.  He graduated with Degree in AB Management at De La Salle University and Masters in Business Administration at Ateneo De Manila University.  His is currently the Director of Wellex Industries, Inc., Recovery Real Estate Corp, Pacific Rehouse Corp, Continental Wire & Cable Corp, Calinan Star Mining Inc, Dubai Gold Mining Corp. He was also appointed as Assist. Corporate Secretary of Orient Pacific Corp and Recovery Dev’t Corp, Treasurer/Director of Philippine International Airways and Silverquest Mining Resources Inc, Chairman/President/Director of Shanghai Resources Corp., Corporate Secretary/Director of Sands Mining & Dev’t Corp, Manila Bay Front Hotels Inc, Bulacan Fortune Land Dev’t Corp and Triton Construction & Dev’t Corp.


Sergio Antonio S. Ortiz-Luis

Mr. Sergio Antonio S. Ortiz-Luis, 49 years old, Filipino, is a graduate of Bachelor of Fine Arts at University of Santo Tomas. He obtained a Certification in Advance Marketing from Centenary University, Hackettstown, New Jersey, USA in 1997. He also attended various seminars such as In-Between Animation in Southern Lights Animation Studios in 1999, seminar on Renewable Energy and Recycling Trade Organization in Osaka, Japan in 2015 and he became a Master Trainer in International Labour Organization in 2022.


He is currently affiliated with the following companies: The Events Hive where he is the owner/proprietor since 2012; Canadian Tourism and Hospitality Institute (Director since 2015); Arena Island Beach Resorts, Inc. (Director/Vice President since 2022); Esports World Federation (Vice President since 2022); Toymanila (Director since 2010); Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Committee (Vice Chairman since 2022); Philippine Young Entrepreneurs Association – NCR (President since 2020); FirstKick For Peace (Vice President since 2017) and Brick Traders (Owner/Proprietor since 2019).


Aristeo  R.  Cruz

Atty. Cruz is 57 years old, Filipino and currently the Independent Director of Wellex Industries, Inc., Metro Alliance & Equities Holdings Corp., Forum Pacific, Inc. and Waterfront Phils., Inc. He is a CPA Lawyer and graduated with a Degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Accountancy at De La Salle University and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in New Era University. He is currently Vice-Chairman/Director/Dean, College Department of Meycauayan College, Inc., Founding and Managing Partner of Cruz Altares & Association Law Office, Vice-President/Complier of Liberty Bank ( A Rural Bank), Inc., President and Chief Operating Officer of Idealland Realty & Dev't Corp and Statosphere Realty & Development Inc, Director and Corporate Secretary of Philstar Innovation Realty Corp., President of Jose & Luz Locsin Foundation and Waterstreet Realty Corp, Corporate Secretary of Justino Emilia Realty Corp and Director of Acesite Phils. Hotel Corp.


Atty. Dorothy Jean M. Aclan

Ms. Aclan graduated from San Beda College-Manila with Bachelor of Science in Legal Management in 2014. She completed her legal education and received her Juris Doctor Degree at the San Beda College-Alabang. She was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2022.

She is currently working as an Associate Lawyer at Corporate Counsels Phils. Law Offices (CCP). Prior to joining CCP, she worked as a paralegal at Mayo Law Office which specializes in legal services to people and businesses. She also worked as an Associate Lawyer at M.R. Dimaano Law Office in Batangas, a law firm which specializes in civil and criminal cases.

In law school, she was a core member of San Beda College-Manila Centralized Bar Operations, an organization composed of student volunteers charged with task of providing academics and logistical support to bar candidates.

Ms. Aclan handles litigation proceedings involving criminal, civil, and family disputes and special proceedings before trial and appellate courts, quasi-judicial bodies, and other agencies.  She also provides legal assistance to corporate concerns such as applications,submissions, and compliance to concerned government agencies.


Renato C. Francisco

Mr. Francisco is a 75 yrs old, Filipino and a retired Judge. He was elected as Independent Director of Forum Pacific, Inc., Wellex Industries, Inc, Waterfront Phils, Inc, Philippine Estates Corp and Acesite (Phils) Hotel Corp. He obtained his Degree in Bachelor of Laws in year 1969-1973 at Ateneo de Manila University, Makati. He worked as an Associate Justice in Court of Appeals in 2012-2018 at Ermita, Manila. and a Presiding Judge in Malolos Bulacan, Regional Trial Court.


Josaias T. Dela Cruz

Mr. Dela Cruz is 62 years old, Filipino and was appointed independent director of Forum Pacific, Inc., Wellex Industries, Inc. and Phil. Estates Corp. He obtained his Master in Business Management in Asian Institute of Management. He graduated in Ateneo de Manila University with a Degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Management. He is currently the Treasurer/Vice President for Investor Relations and Financial Planning at Wegen Distributed Energy Phils. Holdings Corp and Sole Proprietor of JTDC Spinmaster Laundry Service.


Arsenio A. Alfiler, Jr.

Atty. Alfiler, Jr. is 77 years old, Filipino and was appointed as the Corporate Secretary of the Company. He obtained his Degree in Law and Bachelor of Arts in Public administration from the University of the Philippines. He is currently the Corporate Secretary of Acesite (Hotel) Phils., Inc. and Assistant Corporate Secretary of Waterfront Phil, Inc., both publicly listed companies.