Metro Pacific Investments Corp. was recognized as a “Most Honored Company” in the 12th Institutional Investor Research Annual Asia Executive Team survey.
II Research recognizes Asia’s leading CEOs, CFOs, investor relations officers, investor relations programs and ESG attributes that best uphold corporate governance standards and facilitate investment into their company.
About 115 companies attained a published position in the categories listed above to become an honored company, and 46 of those companies were granted the coveted “Most Honored Company” recognition. MPIC is the only company from the Philippines to attain such recognition.
“Our investor relations efforts have been complimentary to improving our corporate governance. We view corporate governance as aligning the interests of management with all other stakeholders – with shareholders at the forefront. In this sense, the constant communication fostered by investor relations between management and shareholders reinforces that ideal,” said MPIC chairman, president and chief executive Manuel Pangilinan.
For its performance in 2021, MPIC ranked first in the following Industrials (including infrastructure) sector (ex-Mainland China) categories as voted by the sell-side analysts: Best CEO for former president and CEO Jose Ma. Lim; Best CFO for Chaye Cabal-Revilla; Best Investor Relations Professional for MPIC vice president for investor relations Maricris Aldover-Ysmael; Best Investor Relations Program; and Best ESG.
