EMILIO B. AQUINO

Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission

My warmest greetings and congratulations to the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) and ING Bank as you hold the award ceremony of the 13th ING-FINEX CFO of the Year Award.

Chief financial officers play a crucial and indispensable role in supporting businesses to achieve their aims and objectives. For the past 12 years, the partnership of FINEX and ING Bank has been honoring the most deserving CFOs who have shown exemplary performance in serving as the catalyst who champions corporate governance and demonstrates leadership within the organization, as operator who ensures operational efficiency and talent management in its operations, as steward who effectively manages vital company assets, and finally, as strategist who exhibits critical thinking skills and introduces strategic initiatives leading to the company’s development and growth. The Securities and Exchange Commission recognizes the important role of CFOs in assisting the government towards achieving a stable capital market, ensuring compliance with internationally-accepted good corporate governance practices and contributing efforts towards making the Philippines one of the best investment hubs in the world. The Commission likewise lauds the continuous efforts of FINEX and ING Bank in shaping finance professionals and practitioners, including CFOs, into becoming competent and ethical leaders in the industry which heads towards an ideally secure, reliable, and stable investment environment.

May the selection of this year’s CFO Awardee sow the seeds of inspiration in the hearts and minds of all aspiring finance professionals and practitioners to endeavor becoming the model professional leader that their peers, colleagues, and fellows in the profession can look up to and imitate. Mabuhay tayong lahat!