The much-anticipated celebration honoring the country’s Chief Financial Officer of the 12 months has arrived.
The 19th ING-FINEX CFO of the 12 months Award will likely be held today, Nov. 19, 2025, on the Fairmont Hotel in Makati City. This prestigious recognition is the everlasting partnership between ING and the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX). It stays the longest-running and only dedicated seek for outstanding Chief Financial Officers within the Philippines.
This yr, we proudly recognize Ayala Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer Alberto De Larrazabal because the 19th ING-FINEX CFO of the 12 months, an exemplary Finance leader who embodies the 4 faces of the fashionable CFO: the Steward, Operator, Strategist, and Catalyst. These 4 dimensions, drawn from Deloitte’s gobal framework, have long shaped the Award’s selection criteria and remain firmly anchored within the Ateneo Graduate School of Business-FINEX CFO Study, which has guided this system since 2014.
The event will likely be attended by esteemed guests across various industries alongside respected FINEX members. The awardee will receive the specially-created trophy designed by acclaimed Filipino glass sculptor Ramon Orlina.
For more details on the event, visit www.ingfinexcfooftheyear.com or contact michael.vinluan@finex.org.ph or +63 917-312-3044. Follow the award updates on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
About ING
ING is a world financial institution with a robust European base, offering banking services through its operating company ING Bank. The aim of ING Bank is to empower people to remain a step ahead in life and in business. ING Bank’s greater than 60,000 employees offer retail and wholesale banking services to customers in over 40 countries.
ING Group shares are listed on the exchanges of Amsterdam (INGA NA, INGA.AS), Brussels and on the Recent York Stock Exchange (ADRs: ING US, ING.N).
Sustainability is an integral a part of ING’s strategy, evidenced by ING’s leading position in sector benchmarks. ING’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating by MSCI was affirmed ‘AA’ in July 2023. As of December 2023, Sustainalytics considers ING’s management of ESG material risk to be ‘strong’. ING Group shares are also included in major sustainability and ESG index products of leading providers Euronext, STOXX, Morningstar and FTSE Russell.
Society is transitioning to a low-carbon economy. So are our clients, and so is ING. We finance numerous sustainable activities, but we still finance more that’s not. Follow our progress on ing.com/climate.
About FINEX
FINEX serves because the country’s premier organization of senior finance professionals. Its members are C-level or equivalent executives of top corporations, academic institutions, and start-ups and emergent businesses. Formally organized in 1968, FINEX is a non-stock, non-profit, non-political association.
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