Mr. Zobel de Ayala, Filipino, 31, has been a Director of the Company since May 14, 2020. He currently heads the Business Development and Innovation Units of Ayala Corporation. He is also the Co-Deputy Head of Corporate Strategy Group.
He is a Director of ACE Enexor, Inc. and MCT Berhad, publicly listed companies in the Philippines and Malaysia, respectively. He is also a Director of and AC Energy International, Inc., AC Ventures Corporation, BPI Capital Corporation, and BPI Direct BanKo Inc. He is the Chairman of Global Ideas Committee of the Makati Business Club and a member of the Investment Committee of the Kickstart Ventures Inc. Previously, he was Head of Business Development (Prepaid Division) of Globe Telecom.
Before joining Ayala Group, he was an Analyst at Goldman Sachs Singapore under the Macro Sales Desk (FICC Division). He graduated at Harvard University, with a Primary Concentration in Government in 2013 and his Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School in 2019.