ROBERTO R. ROMULO

Ambassador Roberto R.Romulo is
the Chairman of the following organizations:
ChartisPhilippinesInsurance,Inc.
(formerly Philam Insurance Inc.,) MediLinkNetworkInc.,Nationwide
DevelopmentCorporation and PETNET, Inc. He holds board
memberships in the following corporations: A.SorianoCorporation,
AboitizEquityVentures'PhilippineLongDistance
Telephone Co (PLDT); and Equicom Savings Bank.

He is a graduate of Georgetown University with a
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and the Ateneo de Manila University with
a Bachelor of Laws.

He started his professional career as a trainee of IBM Corp. in New York
City in 1965. He took early retirement in 1989. During his IBM career, he
held various marketing and management positions in New York, Thailand
(Managing Director) and the Philippines (President and GM). He joined
government service in June 1989 when he was appointed Ambassador to
Belgium, Luxembourg and the Commission of the European Communities. In
1992, he was appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs. In 1995, he rejoined
the private sector and was elected as Chairman of PLDT and Vice-Chair of
San Miguel International. In 1996, he was the founding Chairman of the
APEC Business Advisory Council and continued as Chairman of the Philippine
Representation until 2010. From 1999 to 2001, he was Chairman of the
e-ASEAN Task Force. He was Senior Advisor (pro bono) on International
Competitiveness to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from 2001 to 2007.

He is also chairman of non-profit foundations: Carlos P. Romulo Foundation
for Peace and Development, Foundation for IT Education and Development
(FIT-ED), Philippine Foundation for Global Concerns, Asia-Europe Foundation
of the Philippines and The Zuellig Family Foundation.

As a diplomat, he has been decorated by the governments of Belgium,
Thailand, Spain, Chile, France and the Philippines.

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