Board of Directors & Officers
Board of Directors
James L. Go

James L. Go

Chairman Emeritus

 

James L. Go is the Chairman Emeritus and a member of the Board of Directors of Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC). He is also the Chairman Emeritus of Universal Robina Corporation and JG Summit Olefins Corporation. He is the Chairman of JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JGSHI). He is also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corporation and Vice Chairman of Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. He is a Director of Universal Hotels and Resorts, Inc. He is the President and a Trustee of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc., and a Trustee of Universal Cultural Foundation, Inc. and Robinsons Land Foundation, Inc. He has been a Director of PLDT, Inc. since November 3, 2011. He is a member of the Technology Strategy and Risk Committees and Advisor of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of PLDT, Inc. He was elected a Director of Manila Electric Company on December 16, 2013. Mr. James L. Go is an Adviser to the Board and Executive Committee of Cebu Air, Inc. Mr. Go received his Bachelor of Science Degree and Master of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

Lance Y. Gokongwei

Lance Y. Gokongwei

Chairman

Lance Y. Gokongwei is the Chairman, President and CEO of Robinsons Land Corporation. He is also the Chairman of Universal Robina Corporation, Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., Universal Hotels and Resorts, Inc., Robinsons Bank Corporation, Cebu Air, Inc. and JG Summit Olefins Corporation. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of JG Summit Holdings, Inc. He is the Vice Chairman and Director of Manila Electric Company, and a Director of RL Commercial REIT, Inc., Altus Property Ventures, Inc., Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corporation, Singapore Land Group Limited, Shakey’s Asia Pizza Ventures, Inc., AB Capital and Investment Corporation, and Endeavor Acquisition Corporation. He is a Trustee and the Chairman of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc., Robinsons Land Foundation, Inc. and Universal Cultural Foundation, Inc. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

Patrick Henry C. Go

Patrick Henry C. Go

Director

Patrick Henry C. Go was elected as a Director of Robinsons Land Corporation on January 17, 2000. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of JG Summit Olefins Corporation and a Director and Executive Vice President of Universal Robina Corporation. He is also a Director of JG Summit Holdings, Inc., Robinsons Bank Corporation, Universal Hotels and Resorts, Inc. and Meralco Powergen Corporation. He is a Trustee and Treasurer of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the Ateneo De Manila University and attended the General Management Program at Harvard Business School. Mr. Patrick Henry C. Go is a nephew of Mr. John L. Gokongwei, Jr.

Johnson Robert G. Go, Jr.

Johnson Robert G. Go, Jr

Director

Johnson Robert G. Go, Jr. was elected as a Director of RLC on May 29, 2005. He is currently a Director of JG Summit Holdings, Inc., Universal Robina Corporation, Robinsons Bank Corporation and A. Soriano Corporation. He is also a Trustee of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Liberal Arts) from the Ateneo de Manila University. He is a nephew of Mr. John L. Gokongwei, Jr.

Robina Gokongwei Pe

Robina Gokongwei Pe

Director

Robina Gokongwei-Pe was elected as a Director of RLC on May 5, 2005. She is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. She is also a Director of JG Summit Holdings, Inc., Robinsons Bank Corporation, Cebu Air, Inc. and Universal Hotels and Resorts, Inc. She is a Trustee and the secretary of the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, Inc. and a Trustee and Vice Chairman of the Immaculate Concepcion Academy Scholarship Fund. She is also a Trustee of Universal Cultural Foundation, Inc. She is also a member of the Xavier School Board of Trustees. She was formerly a member of the University of the Philippines Centennial Commission and was a former Trustee of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation. She attended the University of the Philippines-Diliman from 1978 to 1981 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree (Journalism) from New York University in 1984.

Director Bienvenido Bautista

Bienvenido S. Bautista

Independent Director

Bienvenido S. Bautista was elected as an Independent Director of RLC on May 13, 2021. He has been President or Managing Director of many companies in the Pharmaceutical and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Industries: Universal Robina Corporation, Kraft Foods South/Southeast Asia, San Miguel Beer, San Miguel Foods, Kraft General Foods Philippines, Warner Lambert Indonesia and Philippine International Trading Corporation – Pharma. Currently he is an Independent Director of Flexo Manufacturing Corporation, Mega Global Corporation, Directories Philippines Inc. and YMCA Makati. He is Chair of the Audit Committee of the Ateneo De Manila University. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors and currently is a member of the teaching faculty; was a former Trustee, where he was the Chair of the Fellows Committee. He was a Director of Ayala Pineridge Corporation where he was president for 7 years, and Director of QBE
Seaboard Insurance where he was the chair of Related Third-Party Transactions Committee. He was a Director of Goldilocks Bakeshop where he was Head of the Finance and Business Development Committee and member of the Audit Committee. He was also a Chairman and Director of DPP Ventures (Domino’s Pizza). He was part of the start-up of the Luxid Rotary Microfinance and Credit Cooperative in Pasig where he was Coop Secretary. Mr. Bautista graduated from the Ateneo De Manila University with a degree in Economics and took his MBM from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business. Mr. Bautista was the first Asian and Filipino to be appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jakarta International School, he is an Agora Awardee for Excellence in Marketing Management, a CEO Excel awardee for Excellence and Boss of the Year given by the Philippine Association of Secretaries.
 

Omar Byron T. Mier

Omar Byron T. Mier

Independent Director

Omar Byron T. Mier was appointed as an Independent Director of RLC on August 13, 2015. He is also a Director of Robinsons Bank Corporation and Legaspi Savings Bank. He is also a Director of Paymaya since 2016. Prior to joining RLC, he was the President and CEO of Philippine National Bank from 2005-2010 then from 2012 to 2014. He also worked at Deutsche Bank Manila as Deputy General Manager and Head of the Corporate Banking Group. He also worked for Citibank Manila in various positions such as Head of the Multinational Corporations Group, Head of the Local Corporate Group, Head of the Risk Management Group, Headed the Remedial Management Group, and Senior Credit Officer. He was also a Senior Credit Officer at Citibank Malaysia (for both Kuala Lumpur and Penang branch). He is a lecturer for credit and corporate finance at the Citibank Training Center in Singapore, and Guest Risk Asset and Credit Reviewer for various branches in Malaysia, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, and Hongkong. He obtained his degrees in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Accounting, and Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He also completed all the academic requirements and passed the comprehensive exams for Master of Arts in Economics in UP Graduate School of Economics. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Vivencio B. Dizon

Vivencio B. Dizon

Independent Director

Vivencio B. Dizon is an Independent Director of Robinsons Land Corporation. He is currently the Chief Regulatory Officer of Prime Infrastructure. During the term of President Rodrigo Duterte, he played numerous pivotal roles in the Executive Branch. This includes Presidential Adviser on Flagship Programs and Projects and President and CEO of the Bases Conversion Development Authority as part of the massive Build Build Build program; Presidential Adviser and Deputy Chief Implementer against COVID-19. Mr. Dizon was also an Assistant Professor of Economics at De La Salle University.

Executive Officers

James L. Go

Chairman Emeritus

Lance Y. Gokongwei 

Chairman, President and CEO

Faraday D. Go

Executive Vice President and Business Unit General Manager of the Commercial Centers Division

Kerwin Max S. Tan

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Compliance Officer

Ma. Socorro Isabelle V. Aragon-Gobio

Senior Vice President and Business Unit General Manager

Barun Jolly 

Senior Vice President and Business Unit General Manager

Jericho P. Go

Senior Vice President and Business Unit General Manager

John Richard B. Sotelo

Senior Vice President and Business Unit General Manager

Ronald D. Paulo

Senior Vice President - Construction

Edward Thomas V. Bernas

Business Unit General Manager

Corazon L. Ang Ley

Head of Corporate Property Acquisition

Constantino C. Felipe

Vice President  - Human Resources

Sheila Jean S. Francisco

Vice President - Controller

Eileen B. Fernandez

Vice President  - Treasurer

Liza R. Gerella

Vice President  - Deputy Compliance Officer

Anne Mae E. Mangaser

Vice President  - Accounting

Dennis R. Llarena

Data Protection Officer

Juan Antonio M. Evangelista

Corporate Secretary

Iris Fatima V. Cero

Asst. Corporate Secretary