SM INVESTMENTS CORP. (SMIC), BDO Unibank, Inc., and SM Prime Holdings, Inc. received a combined 24 recognitions on the 16th Asian Excellence Awards organized by Hong Kong-based publication Corporate Governance Asia.
SMIC, the group’s parent company, received eight awards. BDO Unibank received nine, while SM Prime received seven.
Amongst the person recognitions, SMIC President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Frederic C. DyBuncio was named Asia’s Best CEO (Investor Relations).
Executive Vice-Presidents Erwin G. Pato and Franklin C. Gomez received the Asia’s Best Chief Finance Officers (Investor Relations) award, while Timothy Daniels, consultant and head of investor relations and sustainability, was named Best Investor Relations Skilled.
“We’re honored to receive this recognition from Corporate Governance Asia. Governance and sustainability remain embedded in how we operate, helping strengthen resilience, support disciplined decision-making, and enable long-term value creation for our various stakeholders,” Mr. DyBuncio said in an announcement on Thursday.
This 12 months’s awards carried the theme, “Reshaping Asian Leadership in a Changing Global Economic Landscape and Climate Change.”
Corporate Governance Asia is a Hong Kong-based publication that focuses on corporate governance, sustainability, investor relations, and board leadership in Asia. — Alexandria Grace C. Magno