Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. will appoint a new president and chief executive before the end of November 2024.
“Well, we’re looking at within this month to finish the transition, once we complete all the orientation period,” said MPTC senior executive and incoming president Arrey Perez.
He will succeed Rogelio Singson, the current president and CEO of MPTC, who will transition to a role within MPTC’s water business.
Perez, the former president of Clark International Airport Corp., said he would prioritize the company’s mandate to provide a safer and more convenient tollways service.
“So, we’ll focus on 5-star customer service. I call that 5-star customer service,” Perez said. “That’s our priority. Of course, it’s all about expanding our business.”
MPTC holds concession rights for North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), NLEX Connector Road, Subic-Clark Expressway (SCTEX), Manila Cavite Expressway, Cavite Laguna Expressway and Cebu Cordova Link Expressway.
MPTC handled an average of 700,000 vehicles a day during the pandemic and close to a million vehicles a day before the pandemic.
MPTC also has investments in Indonesia via PT Nusantara whose operations comprise of toll roads, ports, water and energy generation and distribution; and in Vietnam’s CII Bridges & Roads Investment Joint Stock Company that is primarily engaged in the construction, development and operations of urban infrastructure.
MPTC recently accelerated its digital transformation and expanded its business offerings via its two new business units– MPT Data Services Inc and MPT Mobility.
MPT Data Services Inc. will continue to drive the group’s internal and external digital transformation, leverage on data for business insights, and implement enterprise support systems.
MPT Mobility houses products and services to satisfy the customers’ mobility needs and enhance their experience.
It has seven business units under its fold, including account management company Easytrip Services Corp., centralized customer response organization One Hub, expressway rest stop firm MPT Drive & Dine, outsourced manpower provider Southbend Express Services Inc., out-of-home advertising unit Spot On, parking solutions company Dibz and innovation and diversification unit Business Development.
MPT Mobility also maintains and operates the tollway group’s newest mobile application, MPT DriveHub.
MPTC is the tollways infrastructure unit of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., which is one of three key Philippine units of Hong Kong- based First Pacific Co. Ltd.
