MR. ROLANDO C. GAPUD





Mrs. Joanne de Asis Benitez is DMPL’s Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee. She has almost 50 years of experience in capital markets and investment banking. She has been senior advisor for Morgan Stanley involved in global transactions with Asian focus, specializing in the Philippines. Mrs. de Asis Benitez is the Chairperson of Globe Capital Partners, a boutique advisory group whose affiliations are distinguished experts. She is active in various organizations where she sits on the board or international advisory board. Among them are: Anneberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, Walton Family’s Crystal Bridges Museum, Brettonwoods Committee and World Economy Council, all in USA, the International Institute of Strategic Studies (UK), and the APEC Business Advisory Council (Philippines). Mrs. de Asis Benitez was previously Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston New York. In 2002, Philippine President Arroyo recognized her as the Most Outstanding Overseas Filipino. She also received the Pamana Award for professional excellence in the highly competitive field of global finance for channelling investments to the Philippines. Mrs. de Asis Benitez holds an MBA from Columbia Business School where she received the Student of the Year award. She also completed an Executive Management Program at Stanford University in 2000.

Dr. Eufemio T. Rasco, Jr. is DMPL’s Chairperson of the Remuneration and Share Option Committee. He served as Executive Director of the Institute of Plant Breeding in the University of the Philippines (UP) and of the Philippine Rice Research Institute. He was the founding research director and served as a member of the Board of Advisers of East West Seed Company until June 2026. Dr. Rasco also worked for the International Potato Center as Coordinating Scientist for its collaborative programs across 8 Asia Pacific countries. Dr. Rasco provided leadership in crop biotech and R&D of neglected crops at UP Mindanao where he is now a Professor Emeritus. He served as UP Mindanao's Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. Throughout his academic career, he authored 5 books and 90+ scientific papers. As Chairperson of the Agricultural Sciences Division of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) for 9 years, he influenced the crafting of strategic plans for the modernization of Philippine agriculture. He was previously the Interim President of NAST. He founded and served as the Chairperson of the Philippine Science Foundation for Rice Research and Industry until 2024, and presently sits in its Board of Trustees. In 2026, he joined the Board of Directors of Round Home Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue of children suffering from exceptionally difficult circumstances. In the same year, he was elected as Chair of the Coalition for Agriculture Modernization in the Philippines (CAMP) after serving as its President. Dr. Rasco holds a PhD in Plant Breeding and International Agriculture from Cornell University in New York, USA, and an MS degree in Plant Physiology from UP Los Banos, where he also holds a BS in Agriculture Major in Animal Science, magna cum laude.

Directorships in other listed companies, both current and in the past three years:
| Director's Name | Directorship | Listed Company | Exchange | Period |
| Joselito Campos, Jr. | Non-Executive | San Miguel Corporation | Philippines | Since 2010 |
| Elaine Lim | Independent | Combine Will International Holdings Limited | Singapore | Since 2022 |
| None of DMPL's Directors are Chairperson in other listed companies. | ||||




Mr. Parag Sachdeva is the CFO of DMPL and Del Monte Philippines, Inc., DMPL's Philippine subsidiary. Mr. Sachdeva has more than 30 years of management and finance experience spanning planning and controllership, performance management, mergers and acquisitions, treasury, IT and human resources. Before joining DMPL, he was with Carlsberg Asia for more than a year and supported efficiency and effectiveness programs across the Asian and African regions. Prior to Carlsberg, he was with HJ Heinz for 20 years and held leadership positions in Asia Pacific regions in finance, IT and human resources. Mr. Sachdeva graduated from the Aligarh Muslim University in India, Major in Accounting and Commerce. He also has an MBA degree, Major in Finance from the same university.

Mr. Antonio E.S. Ungson is the Chief Legal Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of DMPL. He was Head of the Legal Department of Del Monte Philippines, Inc., DMPL’s Philippine subsidiary for 16 years. Prior to joining the Group in 2006, Mr. Ungson was a Senior Associate in SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan in Manila, where he served various clients for eight years in assignments consisting mainly of corporate and transactional work including mergers and acquisitions, securities and government infrastructure projects. He also performed litigation work and company secretarial services. Mr. Ungson was a lecturer on Obligations and Contracts and Business Law at the Ateneo de Manila University Loyola School of Management. He obtained his MBA from Kellogg HKUST, his Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines College of Law and his undergraduate degree in Economics, cum laude and with a Departmental award at the Ateneo de Manila University.

Ms. Katherine Joy F. de Jesus-Lagazo is the Company Secretary of DMPL. She has been the Head of the Corporate Legal and Compliance Group of Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (DMPI), DMPL’s Philippine subsidiary, since 2023. She is also the Company Secretary of DMPI, Philippine Packing Management Service Corporation, Del Monte New Ventures, Inc., South Bukidnon Fresh Trading, Inc., Central American Resources, Inc., and Del Monte Foundation, Inc. Prior to joining the DMPL Group in 2007, Ms. de Jesus-Lagazo was an Associate at SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan in Manila, where she specialized in corporate law, banking and finance, and securities transactions. She also handled special projects, employment and labor relations matters, and company secretarial services. Ms. de Jesus-Lagazo earned her Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, from the University of the Philippines College of Law, and holds a degree in Legal Management, with Honorable Mention, from the Ateneo de Manila University.
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