Yvette Pardo-Orbeta is the Chair of Wendy’s in the Philippines. She is a Certified Franchise Executive and was President of the Philippine Franchising Association (PFA) in 2009-2013. She shares with us FAQs and issues that are often taken for granted by neophyte franchisers. Q1: What are the top 5 issues often taken for granted by neophyte franchisers? A1: […]
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Mr. Kingson Sian is the President and CEO of Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc. (TIHGI), the owner and operator of the first integrated gaming, entertainment, leisure and hospitality resort destination in the Philippines, Resorts World Manila (RWM); TIHGI is a joint venture between Alliance Global Group, Inc. and Genting Hong Kong Limited. He graduated from the University of the Philippines […]
Ian Santos is the Country Manager of Mundipharma Philippines’ consumer healthcare and ethical businesses. Mundipharma is a privately owned global network of independent associated companies, with presence in over 120 countries across six continents. They are leaders in pain management and wound care, as well as significant players in respiratory and eye care. Mundipharma is the maker of the popular […]
My family arrived at Michelin-starred restaurant, Jay Fai, in Bangkok half an hour before our appointed time of 2:30 PM on July 16, 2019, a Tuesday. The reservation was made two months prior through The Peninsula Bangkok and we were sixth on the list. There were already several dozens of people signing up for the queue when we arrived. They […]
Matimco, which is more popularly known for their Matwood, is the market leader in premium treated wood. The company is celebrating its 55th year this 2019 and its President and CEO, Charlie Liu, shares the best practices of a business-to-business organization like theirs in marketing and innovation. Q1: Wood is perceived as a commodity. Matimco branded Matwood and is […]
Bea Atienza is the Chief Digital Strategy Officer of Dentsu Aegis Network. She was formerly Strategy Lead of Edelman Digital Singapore, Head of Strategic Planning in Wunderman Singapore and Digital Strategist of Commonwealth (a McCann company) in Shanghai, China. She acquaints us with her role as a strategy planner as well as the trends in digital marketing that she has […]
Loreann Villanueva is the Director for Strategy and Insights of McDonald’s Philippines. She was formerly the Business Unit Head of GSK in the Philippines and Global Marketing Manager of GSK based in Belgium. A Mansmith Young Market Masters Awards (YMMA) winner of 2010, she shares about the importance of insights in this interview and will share more marketing tips in […]
My special thanks to People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) President Gerry Plana and Vice President Lin Mukhi for inviting me to speak about Strategy and Execution in their CEO – CHRO Collaboration Forum last March 8, 2019. In the said forum, I proposed that the HR manager should take on the role of […]
Sonny Catacutan is a seasoned marketing and business development professional. He leads Cargill’s animal nutrition business in the Philippines as its Managing Director. The business, which continues to bring some of the most trusted brands of animal feeds and premixes, continue to grow their innovative portfolio to provide swine, poultry, and aqua feed, along with premix solutions. For more than […]
Jun took over his father’s job as a taho vendor twenty years ago when his father became too weak to carry the 25-kilo, twin aluminum buckets of taho (silken tofu), sago pearls and syrup. As a second generation micro-entrepreneur, he typically wakes up at 3 AM every day, prepares the taho with his supplier, then takes a public jeepney ride […]