Minuel Carmela N. Franco

Minuel Carmela N. Franco, 51 years old, Filipino, assumed the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Officer of the Company in February 2022. She is concurrently the Treasurer, Group Chief Finance Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Compliance Officer. Prior to this, she held the position of Senior Vice President for Corporate and Shared Services from 2019 to Jan 2022 and Vice President for Finance from May 2013 to 2018.

Ms. Franco also currently holds the following positions: President/CEO – Southern Grove Properties and Development Corporation; Treasurer – Vivant Energy Corporation; Director – Southern Powercore Holding Corporation, Vivant Geo Power Corporation, Vivant Realty Ventures Corporation, Vivant Corporate Center, Inc.; Director and Treasurer & Chief Finance Officer –  Isla Mactan-Cordova Corporation, Vivant Hydrocore Holdings Inc., Vivant Infracore Holdings Inc., and Vivant Transcore Holdings, Inc.; and Watermatic Philippines Corporation; Board of Trustee and Treasurer – Vivant Foundation, Inc.; Treasurer and CFO – 1590 Energy Corporation, Delta P, Inc., Calamian Islands Power Corporation, Isla Norte Energy Corporation, Global Luzon Energy Development Corporation, Vivant Integrated Diesel Corporation, La Pampanga Energy Corporation, Vivant Renewable Energy Corporation, Faith Lived Out Visions 2 Ventures Holdings, Inc., Puerto Princesa Water Reclamation and Learning Center Inc. and Lunar Power Core Inc.; and Treasurer – Culna Renewable Energy Corp. Past positions held are as follows: Trader, Associate and Credit Analyst at Multinational Investment Bancorporation and Capital One Equities Corporation from 1992 to 1994; Investment Analyst at Kim Eng Securities Inc. and ING Barings (Phils.), Inc. from 1994 to 1997; Investment Officer at Standard Chartered Bank’s Investment Services Group from 1998 to 2000; Project Analyst at Newgate Management, Inc. from 2000 to August 2002, Investor Relations Officer and Senior Project Analyst (Corporate Planning Group) at San Miguel Corporation from September 2002 to June 2007; Head of Investor Relations at Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. and Aboitiz Power Corporation from July 2007 to December 2012. Ms. Franco holds a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Economics (Cum Laude) from the University of the Philippines.