Benjamin I. Espiritu

Benjamin I. Espiritu Ph. D, age 65, Filipino, is an Independent Director of the Company. He serves as the President, Chief Executive Officer and President of Risks, Opportunities Assessment and Management Inc. and Change Management International, Inc. Mr. Espiritu serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ormin Realty Corporation. He serves as the Chairman and President of Konstruktura Development Resources Corp. He serves as the Chairman of Banco de Mindoro, Inc. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Regents of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ospital ng Maynila. He was Dean of Far Eastern University Makati and Chair of the Accounting, Finance, Business and Governance Department of the De La Salle University Graduate School of Business. He served as Governor of the Province of Oriental, Mindoro. He has been an Independent Director of Central Azucarera de Tarlac, Inc., since October 29, 2013 and Dizon Copper-Silver Mines Inc. since December 16, 2015. He serves as a Director of Intrastrata Assurance Corporation. He is a practicing Certified Public Accountant and Corporate Governance Practitioner. He holds Ph.D. Major in Public Administration from the University of Santo Tomas, Master in National Security Administration from the National Defense College of the Philippines, Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Accounting degrees from De La Salle University.