ZOBEL NAMED MAP MANAGEMENT MAN OF THE YEAR 2018
The Management Association of the Philippines ( MAP) has named Fernando Zobel de Ayala, president and COO of Ayala Corp., the “MAP Management Man of the Year” for 2018.
The MAP Management Man of the Year is a prestigious award that MAP bestows on individuals in the business community or government for attaining unquestioned distinction in the practice of management and for contributing to the country’s progress.
The conferment of the award follows a thorough, stringent selection process.
The distinction of MAP Management Man of the Year has only been conferred 42 times in the five-decade history of the award.
The criteria for the award include integrity, leadership and management qualities, contribution to nation building and values formation, and effective stewardship within the confines of the highest standard of business and management practice among others.
Zobel was chosen for the following:
1. For helping steer the Ayala Group to being consistently ranked by the global investor community as among the best in the Philippines for management excellence, corporate governance, sustainability and people management;
2. For nurturing the strategic transformation of Ayala Land by improving the commercial and residential landscape of several areas all over the country, and by being a solid proponent of providing greater access to affordable housing to help augment the country’s housing backlog;
3. For helping establish the country’s highly successful public-private partnership, the Manila Water Co., and transforming it into a water infrastructure player in Southeast Asia;
4. For his active participa- tion, support and leadership in nation-building organizations, such as Centex (education), Habitat for Humanity (housing), Hero Foundation (fallen soldiers), Caritas (Church), Asia Society (culture), and National Museum of the Philippines (arts);
5. For his major contributions to national development, job creation and income generation through the Ayala Group’s huge investments in various industries; and
6. For his contribution to reshaping national values through his track record of integrity, professional competence and strong leadership.
The roster of MAP Management Man of the Year awardees include: Washington Z. SyCip (1967), Geronimo Z. Velasco (1977), Henry A. Brimo (1978), Jose M. Soriano (1979), Cesar E.A. Virata (1981), Jaime V. Ongpin and Vicente T. Paterno (1982), Dante G. Santos (1983), Cesar A. Buenaven- tura and Roberto T. Villanueva (1985), Jaime Zobel de Ayala (1987), Ramon V. del Rosario, Sr. (1988), Jose B. Fernandez, Jr. (1989), Raul T. Concepcion (1990), Oscar J. Hilado (1991), Alfonso T. Yuchengco (1992), Juan B. Santos (1994), David M. Consunji and Rizalino S. Navarro (1996), Gabriel C. Singson (1998), Delfin L. Lazaro and Henry Sy, Sr. (1999), Oscar M. Lopez (2000), Tony Tan Caktiong (2002), Jesus P. Tambunting (2003), Rafael B. Buenaventura (2004), Manuel V. Pangilinan (2005), George S. K. Ty and Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (2006), Jose L. Cuisia Jr. (2007), Antonino T. Aquino and Jesus P. Estanislao (2009), Lilia B. de Lima and Ramon R. del Rosario, Jr. (2010), Erramon Aboitiz (2011), Aurelio R. Montinola III (2012), Edgar O. Chua (2013), Albert F. del Rosario (2014), Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. (2015), and Teresita Sy-Coson (2016) and John L. Gokongwei, Jr. (2017).