Cesar E.a. Virata

Biography

Cesar E.A. Virata (aged 86) was elected director of the company on July 9, 2009. He is an independent director. He graduated in 1952 from the University of the Philippines with Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and in Business Administration (cum laude). He received his Master’s degree in Business Administration major in Industrial Management in 1953 from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a former Prime Minister of the Philippines (1981-1986) and Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Batasang Pambansa (1978-1986). Since 1986, he has been the chairman and president of C. Virata and Associates, Inc. He is also a director and corporate vice chairman of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (since 1995), chairman and director of RCBC Bankard Services Corporation (since 2013), and an independent director of Belle Corporation and City and Land Developers, Inc. (since 2009), all publicly listed. He concurrently serves as director and/or chairman of such organizations as RCBC Savings Bank, Inc.(since 1999), RCBC Realty Corporation (since 1998), Malayan Insurance Company, Inc. (since 2005), RCBC Forex Brokers Corporation (since 1999), ALTO-Pacific Company, Inc. (since 2013), Business World Publishing Corporation (since 1989), Malayan Colleges (since 1999), Luisita Industrial Park (since 1999), RCBC Land Inc. (since 1999) and AY Foundation, Inc. (since 1997), among others. He attended the seminar, Corporate Governance for Bank Directors, Bank Chairmen & CEOs of the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. He last attended corporate governance training on August 3, 2016. He owns 1 Lopez Holdings share. He has been nominated for re-election.

Research Interest

Business, Finance management