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). She is an Independent Director of Easycall Communications Philippines, Inc. and Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. 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 now a member of the Board of Advisers of East West Seed Company, which has become one of the world’s leading tropical vegetable seed companies from its modest beginnings in the Philippines. Dr. Rasco also worked for the International Potato Center as Coordinating Scientist for its collaborative programs across 8 Asia Pacific countries. 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. Dr. Rasco provided leadership in crop biotech R&D of neglected crops at UP Mindanao where he is now a Professor Emeritus. He used to serve as Dean of its College of Science and Mathematics. At UP Los Banos and UP Mindanao, 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. 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 |
| Joanne de Asis | Independent | Easycall Communications Philippines, Inc. | Philippines | Since 2017 |
| Independent | Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. | Philippines | Since 2021 | |
| None of DMPL's Directors are Chairperson in other listed companies. | ||||
Mr. Ignacio Carmelo O. Sison is DMPL’s Chief Corporate Officer responsible for sustainability, investor relations and corporate communications, and the Chief Sustainability Officer of Del Monte Philippines, Inc. He has been with DMPL since 1999 and was the group’s Chief Financial Officer for nine years until 2015. Before joining DMPL, Mr. Sison was CFO of its previous parent company for three years. Among others, he also worked for Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Advance Agro (Thailand), and SGV & Co. In 2010, Mr. Sison received the Best CFO award from the Singapore Corporate Awards. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and is the Vice Chair of the Philippine Sustainability Reporting Committee. Mr. Sison holds an MSc degree in Agricultural Economics from Oxford University; an MA, Major in Economics, from the International University of Japan; a BA in Economics, magna cum laude, from the University of the Philippines; and an International Baccalaureate from Pearson College UWC, Canada.
Mr. Parag Sachdeva is the CFO of DMPL and Del Monte Philippines, Inc., DMPL's Philippine subsidiary. Mr. Sachdeva has 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. Antonio E.S. 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.
Mr. Ruiz G. Salazar is the Chief Human Resource Officer of DMPL and Del Monte Philippines, Inc., DMPL's Philippine subsidiary. He is a Human Resources and Organization Development Leader with over 25 years of professional career focused on delivering strategic and effective solutions as a value-driven partner to business, most of which was spent with Johnson & Johnson (J&J). He was Regional Human Resources Director of J&J Asia Pacific, where he was responsible for talent management, organization transformation, succession pipelining and capability development covering mostly J&J’s Consumer Division across the region. Prior to J&J, he was also Group Head – Human Resources and Organization Development of NutriAsia Food, Inc. Mr. Salazar completed the J&J’s Senior Management Program at the Asian Institute of Management in 1996, and the J&J’s Advanced Management Program at the University of California in 1995. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree (Major in Economics) from the University of Santo Tomas.