Cirilo P. Noel

Mr. Noel, Filipino, 63, has been an Independent Director since 17 April 2018. Mr. Noel is a lawyer and certified public accountant (CPA). He is Chairman at Palm Concepcion Power Corporation and Juxtapose Ergo Consultus, Inc. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Security Bank Corporation where he was appointed Vice Chairman in April 2020. He is likewise a Board member of San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc., Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., and JG Summit Holdings, Inc. He also sits as a Board member of Transnational Diversified Corporation, Eton Properties, Inc., Amber Kinetics Holdings Co. PTE Ltd., LH Paragon Group, and Golden ABC. He is a member of the Board of St. Luke’s Medical Center-Global City and a member of the Board of Trustees of St. Luke’s Medical Center-Quezon City, St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine, and St. Luke’s Medical Center Foundation, Inc. He is also currently affiliated with the Makati Business Club, Harvard Law School Association of the Philippines, and Harvard Club of the Philippines.

Mr. Noel was a member of the Board of Directors Philippine Airlines, PAL Holdings, Inc., Cal Comp Technology (Philippines) Inc., and Transnational Diversified Group Inc.

As a certified public accountant (CPA) and lawyer, Mr. Noel’s areas of expertise include international tax for inbound and outbound investments, tax advisory and planning, tax advocacy, litigation, investment, and trade laws. He held various positions in SGV & Co. including Chairman from 2010 to 2017, Managing Partner from 2009 to 2016, Vice Chairman & Deputy Managing Director from 2004 to 2009, Head of Tax Division from 2001 to 2008, and Partner, Tax Services from 1993 to 2017. He was also Ernst & Young (EY) ASEAN Tax Head and Far East Area Tax Leader and a Member of the E&Y Global Advisory Council and a Presiding Partner of the Asia Pacific Council from 2004 to 2009.

Mr. Noel graduated from the University of the East in Manila with a degree in Business Administration and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo de Manila University Law School. He obtained his Master’s degree in Law from Harvard Law School and is a fellow of the Harvard International Tax Program. He also attended the Management Development Program at the Asian Institute of Management.