MR. ROLANDO C. GAPUDChairman
Elected on 13 April 2018
Mr.
Rolando C. Gapud is the Chairman of DMPI and Del Monte Foods, Inc., DMPL’s US subsidiary. He is also a Director of Del Monte Foods Private Ltd., a joint venture of DMPL with the Bharti Group of India. He has over 45 years of experience in banking, finance and general management, having worked as CEO of several Philippine companies, notably Security Bank and Trust Company, Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corp. and Greenfield Development Corp. He was also the COO of the joint venture operations of Bankers Trust and American Express in the Philippines. He has served in the Boards of various major Philippine companies, including the Development Bank of the Philippines, the development finance arm of the Philippine Government. He holds a Master of Science in Industrial Management degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a member of the Asian Executive Board of the Sloan School of MIT and the Board of Governors of the Asia School of Business, a joint venture between the Sloan School of MIT and Bank Negara, the Central Bank of Malaysia.
MR. JOSELITO D. CAMPOS, JR.Director
Elected on 16 March 2006
Mr. Joselito D. Campos, Jr. is the Director and CEO of DMPI. He is also the Vice Chairman of Del Monte Foods, Inc., DMPL’s US subsidiary, and a Director of Del Monte Foods Private Ltd., a joint venture of DMPL with the Bharti Group of India. Mr. Campos is Chairman and CEO of the NutriAsia Group of Companies, a major food conglomerate in the Philippines. He is also Chairman of Fort Bonifacio Development Corp. and Ayala-Greenfield Development Corp., two major Philippines property developers. He is a Director of San Miguel Corporation, one of the largest and oldest business conglomerates in the Philippines. He was formerly Chairman and CEO of United Laboratories, Inc and its regional subsidiaries and affiliates. Unilab is the Philippines’ largest pharmaceutical company with substantial operations in the Asian region. Mr. Campos is the Consul General in the Philippines for the Republic of Seychelles. He is also Chairman of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Bonifacio Arts Foundation, Inc., The Mind Museum and the Del Monte Foundation, Inc. He is a Trustee and Global Council Member of the Asia Society in the Philippines; a Trustee of the Philippines-China Business Council and the Philippines Center for Entrepreneurship; a National Advisory Council Member of the World Wildlife Fund-Philippines; and a Director of the Philippine Eagle Conservation Program Foundation, Inc. Mr. Campos holds an MBA from Cornell University.
MR. EDGARDO M. CRUZ, JR. Director
Elected on 2 May 2007
Mr. Edgardo M. Cruz, Jr. is a Director of DMPI. He is also a Director of Del Monte Foods, Inc., DMPL’s US subsidiary. Mr. Cruz is a member of the Board of the NutriAsia Group of Companies. He is the Chairman and President of Capital Consortium, Inc. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Bonifacio Gas Corporation, Bonifacio Water Corporation, Bonifacio Transport Corporation and Crescent West Development Corporation. He is a member of the Board of Evergreen Holdings, Inc., Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation, BG West Properties, Inc., Bonifacio Global City Estate Association and Bonifacio Estate Services Corporation. He is also a Board member and Chief Financial Officer of Bonifacio Land Corporation. He sits on the Boards of Ayala Greenfield Development Corporation and Ayala Greenfield Golf and Leisure Club, Inc. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Bonifacio Arts Foundation, Inc., The Mind Museum and the Del Monte Foundation, Inc. Mr. Cruz earned his MBA degree from the Asian Institute of Management and his bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Economics from De La Salle University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
MR. LUIS F. ALEJANDRODirector
3 March 2022
Mr. Luis F. Alejandro is the COO of DMPL and the President and COO of DMPI. He is a Director of Del Monte Foods, Inc., DMPL’s US subsidiary, and of Del Monte Foods Private Ltd., a joint venture of DMPL with the Bharti Group of India. He has over 40 years of experience in consumer product operations and management. He started his career with Procter & Gamble where he spent 15 years in brand management before joining Kraft Foods Philippines, Inc. as President and General Manager. Later, he joined Southeast Asia Food, Inc. and Heinz UFC Philippines, Inc., two leading consumer packaged condiment companies of the NutriAsia Group, as President and COO. He then became President and COO of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, a leading media conglomerate in the Philippines. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University and an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management.
MRS. JEANETTE BEATRICE C. NAUGHTON Alternate Director to Mr. Campos, 48
Appointed on 2 October 2023
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Mrs. Jeanette Beatrice Campos Naughton is Vice President, Strategic Planning of Del Monte Foods, Inc. (DMFI), DMPL’s US subsidiary. She is the daughter of Mr. Joselito D. Campos, Jr., DMPL’s Managing Director and CEO, a substantial shareholder of the Company and DMFI’s Vice Chairman and Director. Mrs. Naughton is responsible for spearheading DMFI’s strategic planning function and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, with principal involvement in DMFI’s mid-to-long term corporate vision, financial goals and key measures, business strategies and resources requirements. Mrs. Naughton formerly held management positions at Google in their Mountain View, California headquarters. She has an MBA from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BA Mathematics degree from Wellesley College.
MRS. CORAZON S. DE LA PAZ-BERNARDOIndependent Director
Elected effective 20 April 2018
Corazon S. de la Paz-Bernardo is an Independent Director of DMPI and the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee. She is also a member of the Nominating and Governance, and Remuneration Committees. She is an Independent Director of the following publicly listed companies: Phinma Energy Corporation, Phinma Petroleum and Geothermal, Inc., D&L Industries, Republic Glass Holdings Corporation and Roxas & Co. She is Adviser to the Board and the Board Audit Committee of BDO Unibank, Inc. and Adviser to the Board Audit Committee of PLDT; Trustee of Miriam College, University of the East, UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Philippine Business for Education, Laura Vicuna Foundation for Street Children, Philippine Business for the Environment, Philippine Business for Social Progress, Children's Hour, Vice Chairperson of Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation, Inc. and the Shareholders Association of the Philippines, Chairman of Jaime V. Ongpin Microfinance Foundation, Trustee/Treasurer of MFI Polytechnic Institute, Inc. and President of the Rizal High School Alumni Association. She was Chairman and Senior Partner of then Joaquin Cunanan & Co. (Price Waterhouse Philippines) from 1981 to 2001 and a member of the board of Price Waterhouse World Firm from 1992 to 1995. She was a board director of San Miguel Corporation, PLDT, Philex Mining, among others, from 2001 to 2008, Ayala Land (2006-April 2010), Chairman of the Board of Equitable PCI Bank (2006-2007) and Vice Chairman of Banco de Oro (BDO, Inc.) (2007-2012). She was President of the Social Security System from 2001 to 2008 and of the Geneva-based International Social Security Association from 2004 to 2010 and is currently its Honorary President. She had served as National President of the Philippine Institute of CPAs, the Management Association of the Philippines, the Financial Executive Institute of the Philippines, Cornell Club of the Philippines, The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service and the Philippine Fulbright Scholars Association. She is an awardee of The Outstanding Filipino in Public Accounting, and Outstanding Professional in Public Accounting by the Professional Regulatory Commission. She graduated Magna Cum Laude at the University of the East and ranked first place in the 1960 Certified Public Accountants Board Examination. She holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Cornell University in New York as a Fulbright grantee and University of the East Scholar. She is a life member of the Cornell University Council. She was conferred the degree of Doctor of Humanities honoris causa by the University of the Cordilleras (Baguio City) in 2017.
DR. EMIL Q. JAVIERIndependent Director
Elected effective 20 April 2018
Dr. Emil Q. Javier is an Independent Director of DMPI and the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. He is also a member of the Audit and Risk, and Nominating and Governance Committees. He is a Filipino agronomist with a broad understanding of developing country agriculture. He was the first and only developing country scientist to Chair the Technical Advisory Committee of the prestigious Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a global consortium led by the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He was Director General of the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC) based in Taiwan and has served as Chairman of the Board of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), and as Chairman and Acting Director of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). In the Philippines at various periods, he had been President of the University of the Philippines, Minister for Science and Technology and President of the National Academy of Science and Technology. He was also conferred the rank of National Scientist by the President of the Philippines, the highest honor given by the President to a Filipino in the field of science and technology. Dr. Javier is an Independent Director of Philippine-listed Centro Escolar University. He holds doctorate and master’s degrees in plant breeding and agronomy from Cornell University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, respectively. He completed his bachelor’s degree in agriculture at the University of the Philippines Los Baños.
MR. JOSE T. PARDO Independent Director
Elected on 10 September 2018
Mr. Jose T. Pardo is an Independent Director of DMPI and the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee. He is also a member of the Audit and Risk, and Remuneration Committees. He is the Chairman and Independent Director of The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc., Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines, Philippine Seven Corporation, Philippine Savings Bank and Bank of Commerce. He is also Chairman of the Council of Business Leaders of Employers Confederation of the Philippines and Philippine Chamber of Commerce, Inc. He is an Independent Director of JG Summit Holdings, Inc., National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, ZNN Radio Veritas, Synergy Grid and Development Philippines, Inc., League One Finance and Leasing Corporation, Monte Oro Grid Resources Corporation, and Araneta Hotels, Inc. Mr. Pardo has held various positions in the government including Secretary of the Department of Finance (2000-2001) and Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (1998-2000). Mr. Pardo also served as the Chairman of the Foundation for Crime Prevention, Assumption College, Wenphil Corporation (Wendy's Philippines), Asian Holdings Corporation, OOCC General Construction Corp., and ABC Development Corporation. He is also co-Chairman of De La Salle Philippines, Inc. and EDSA People Power Commission. He was also a Director of San Miguel Purefoods, Inc., Metropolitan Bank Trust Company, Mabuhay Philippine Satellite Corporation, and Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. He was also the President of the Land and Housing Development Corp. and Philippine Seven Corporation. Mr. Pardo obtained his Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Accounting, and his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from De La Salle University in Manila. In February 2018, he was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Finance by the same university.
MR. GODFREY E. SCOTCHBROOK Independent Director
Elected on 18 March 2021
Mr. Godfrey E. Scotchbrook is an Independent Director of DMPI and a member of the Audit and Risk, Nominating and Governance, and Remuneration Committees. He is also a Director of Del Monte Foods, Inc., DMPL’s US subsidiary. Mr. Scotchbrook is an independent practitioner in corporate communications, issues management and investor relations with more than 50 years of experience in Asia. In 1990, he founded Scotchbrook Communications and his prior appointments included being an Executive Director of the then publicly listed Shui On Group and a Non-Executive Director of Hong Kong-listed Convenience Retail Asia. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Management Association and also of the British Chartered Institute of Public Relations. Mr. Scotchbrook earned his DipCam PR having studied Media and Communications at City University, London.
MR. JOSELITO D. CAMPOS, JR.Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Joselito D. Campos, Jr. is the Director and CEO of DMPI. He is also the Vice Chairman of Del Monte Foods, Inc., DMPL’s US subsidiary, and a Director of Del Monte Foods Private Ltd., a joint venture of DMPL with the Bharti Group of India. Mr. Campos is Chairman and CEO of the NutriAsia Group of Companies, a major food conglomerate in the Philippines. He is also Chairman of Fort Bonifacio Development Corp. and Ayala-Greenfield Development Corp., two major Philippines property developers. He is a Director of San Miguel Corporation, one of the largest and oldest business conglomerates in the Philippines. He was formerly Chairman and CEO of United Laboratories, Inc. and its regional subsidiaries and affiliates. Unilab is the Philippines’ largest pharmaceutical company with substantial operations in the Asian region. Mr. Campos is the Consul General in the Philippines for the Republic of Seychelles. He is also Chairman of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Bonifacio Arts Foundation, Inc., The Mind Museum and the Del Monte Foundation, Inc. He is a Trustee and Global Council Member of the Asia Society in the Philippines; a Trustee of the Philippines-China Business Council and the Philippines Center for Entrepreneurship; a National Advisory Council Member of the World Wildlife Fund-Philippines; and a Director of the Philippine Eagle Conservation Program Foundation, Inc. Mr. Campos holds an MBA from Cornell University.
MR. LUIS F. ALEJANDROPresident and
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Luis F. Alejandro is the President and COO of DMPI. He is a Director of Del Monte Foods, Inc., DMPL’s US subsidiary, and of Del Monte Foods Private Ltd., a joint venture of DMPL with the Bharti Group of India. He has over 40 years of experience in consumer product operations and management. He started his career with Procter & Gamble where he spent 15 years in brand management before joining Kraft Foods Philippines, Inc. as President and General Manager. Later, he joined Southeast Asia Food, Inc. and Heinz UFC Philippines, Inc., two leading consumer packaged condiment companies of the NutriAsia Group, as President and COO. He then became President and COO of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, a leading media conglomerate in the Philippines. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University and an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management.
MR. PARAG SACHDEVAChief Financial Officer
Mr. Parag Sachdeva is the CFO of DMPI. Mr. Sachdeva has 30 years of management and finance experience spanning planning and controllership, performance management, mergers and acquisitions, treasury, IT and human resources. Before joining Del Monte, he was with Carlsberg Asia for more than a year and supported efficiency and effectiveness programs across the Asian and African regions. Prior to Carlsberg, he was with HJ Heinz for 20 years and held leadership positions in Asia Pacific regions in finance, IT and human resources. Mr. Sachdeva graduated from the Aligarh Muslim University in India, Major in Accounting and Commerce. He also has an MBA degree, Major in Finance from the same university.
MR. IGNACIO C. O. SISONChief Sustainability Officer
Mr. Ignacio C. O. Sison is the Chief Sustainability Officer of DMPI. He is also DMPL’s Chief Corporate Officer responsible for sustainability, risk management, strategy, investor relations and corporate communications. He has been with DMPL since 1999 and was the group’s CFO for nine years. Mr. Sison has about 35 years of experience including leadership roles in finance and sustainability. Before joining DMPL, he was CFO of its previous parent company for three years. Among others, he also worked for Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines and SGV & Co. In 2010, Mr. Sison received the Best CFO award from the Singapore Corporate Awards. DMPL’s sustainability initiatives have been recognized through his thought leadership at the webinars of the Singapore Exchange, GRI and Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines. Mr. Sison is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and is the Vice Chairman of the Philippine Sustainability Reporting Committee. He is Chair of the Finance and Budget Committee of Ateneo de Manila University’s Board and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability. He served as Chairman of the National Committee of UWC Philippines. Mr. Sison holds an MSc degree in Agricultural Economics from Oxford University; an MA, Major in Economics, from the International University of Japan; a BA in Economics, magna cum laude, from the University of the Philippines; and an International Baccalaureate from the Lester B. Pearson United World College, Canada.
MR. RUIZ G. SALAZARChief Human Resource Officer
Mr. Ruiz G. Salazar is the Chief Human Resource Officer of DMPI. He is a Human Resources and Organization Development Leader with over 25 years of professional career focused on delivering strategic and effective solutions as a value-driven partner to business, most of which was spent with Johnson & Johnson (J&J). He was Regional Human Resources Director of J&J Asia Pacific, where he was responsible for talent management, organization transformation, succession pipelining and capability development covering mostly J&J’s Consumer Division across the region. Prior to J&J, he was also Group Head – Human Resources and Organization Development of NutriAsia Food, Inc. Mr. Salazar completed the J&J’s Senior Management Program at the Asian Institute of Management in 1996, and the J&J’s Advanced Management Program at the University of California in 1995. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree (Major in Economics) from the University of Santo Tomas.
MS. CHOOI KHIM TAN Group Head for International Commercial Operations
Ms. Chooi Khim Tan is the Group Head for International Commercial Operations for DMPI. Ms. Tan has been the General Manager of S&W Fine Foods since September 2009. She has about 30 years of experience in the fast moving consumer goods industry spanning areas of general management, brand management, marketing and technical. She started her career at Unilever where she spent more than 12 years growing a number of brands in various categories. With her achievements in brand management at Unilever Malaysia, she was expatriated to Unilever Japan and China. Ms. Tan then joined Sara Lee Malaysia as Marketing Director before moving to becoming General Manager of Sara Lee Thailand and then President of Sara Lee Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. Ms. Tan holds a Master of Science in Chemistry from Purdue University, Indiana USA and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Cumberland College, Kentucky USA.
