Antonio S. Abacan, Jr.

Antonio S. Abacan, Jr., Filipino, 67, has served as director of CHI since November 1993. Concurrently, he is the chairman of Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company and Vice Chairman of the Metrobank Group of Companies. He chairs other companies within the Metrobank Group such as First Metro Investment Corporation (FMIC), Toyota Financial Services (Phils), Inc. (TFS), Sumisho Motor Finance, Federal Homes (FHI), Circa 2000 Homes, Inc., Baywatch Realty Corporation and Baywatch Project Management  Corporation. He also holds other significant positions such as president of GT Capital Holdings, Inc., honorary chairman of MBTC Technology, Inc., vice chairman and honorary vice chairman for Global Business Holdings, Inc. and First Metro Travelex, Inc., respectively. He sits at the board of Global Business Power Corporation, Cebu Energy Development Corporation, Panay Energy Development Corporation and Manila GT Medical Center. He is likewise a director of Bankers Association of the Philippines, director and vice president for Banking and Finance of the Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry, director corporate secretary and treasurer of the LGU Guarantee Corporation and a member of the board of governors of Makati Commercial Estate Association (MACEA). He is also in the advisory boards of Metrobank Foundation, Inc., Philippine AXA Life Insurance Corporation, Toyota Cubao, Inc. and Toyota Manila Bay Corporation. He was awarded The Outstanding Filipino Award (TOFIL) for Banking by the Philippine Jaycee Senate in 2008. He was also the recipient of the 2006 CEO Excel award given by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and 2007 Outstanding Alumnus Award of the Far Eastern University.