January 13, 2017

CEO Excel Awards 2016 honors top leaders in the Philippines

IABC Philippines, first country of the International Association of Business Communicators outside of North America, held the “CEO Excel Awards 2016” at the Mariott Hotel Manila in Pasay City to honor chief executive officers, top-level executives, and organization leaders in the country.

The Communication Excellence in Organizations (CEO EXCEL) awardees are cited for their excellent and innovative use of strategic communication in their programs and projects to excel and thrive in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing economic and social environment.

According to IABC Philippines Chairman Kane Errol Choa, “Unexpected circumstances arise and we are in dire need of leaders that can develop a balanced long-term and short term strategy, maximize growth, and bring people together through compelling communications in this ever-changing landscape of business.”

For the CEO Excel Awards 2016 awardees, 14 names have been added to the roster of standout communicators including:

Ernersto R. Alberto (ePLDT President and CEO)

Hon. John C. Bongat (Naga City Mayor)

Edgard A. Cabangon (ALC Group of Companies President and CEO)

Michael H. Deakin (Lifeline Ambulance Rescue, Inc. Managing Director)

Miguel Castro Enriquez (RGMA President)

Maria Montserrat Iturralde-Hamlin (Hamlin Iturralde Corporation (TeaM Asia) President

Merlee Cruz-Jayme (Dentsu Jayme SyfuChief Creative Officer and CEO)

Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales (Ombudsman, Office of the Ombudsman)

Stephen Reilly (Resorts World Manila Chief Operating Officer)

Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez (Philippine Daily Inquirer President and CEO)

Hon. Maria Lourdes Sereno (Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines)