Ramon L. Jocson

Non-Executive and Independent Director

Globe Director since April 25, 2023 and last re-elected on April 24, 2024
Globe Board Committee membership:
- Nomination and Governance Committee (Chairman)
- Audit and Related Party Transactions Committee
- Board Risk Oversight and Sustainability Committee

Mr. Jocson, Filipino, 63, has served as Independent Director since April 25, 2023. He is also the Chairman of Bankware Asia, Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based provider of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions for financial institutions. Mr. Jocson is also the Lead Director for Meliora Consulting Pte. Ltd., a boutique consulting group focused on Digital Transformation services for Banks and Financial Institutions.

Mr. Jocson also serves as an Independent Director on the boards of the following companies: Palawan Pawnshop Group and SasonbiSolar. He is also a Member of the National University of Singapore-Institute of Systems Science (NUS-ISS) Management Board and is a Member of Yoma Bank’s (Myanmar) Technology Advisory Committee.

Mr. Jocson was most recently the Chief Operating Officer of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). As COO and Executive Vice President for Enterprise Services, he led multiple divisions within BPI, which included Human Resources, Centralized Operations, Information Systems, Digital Channels, Business Transformation & Data Analytics, and Facilities Services from 2015 to 2022.

Mr. Jocson began his career as a Systems Analyst with IBM Philippines in 1982. Throughout his 33 years in IBM, he occupied different leadership positions, including that of Managing Director of IBM Philippines (1996-1999, Manila), General Manager of Global Services in ASEAN/South Asia (2000-2006, Singapore), General Manager of Applications Services for IBM’s Growth Market Unit (2007-2009, Singapore), General Manager of Integrated Technology Services for Asia Pacific (2009-2012, Singapore), General Manager of IBM Global Services for Central and Eastern Europe (2013-2014, Prague), and General Manager of Strategic Outsourcing for Asia Pacific (2015, Singapore).

Mr. Jocson worked extensively in various industries, primarily in Financial Services, Industrial, Manufacturing and Telecommunications Sectors. While at IBM, he was a member of IBM’s Growth & Transformation Team, which is composed of the top senior leaders in IBM Asia-Pacific, working directly with the Chairman on key/strategic initiatives. He also served on external advisory boards, such as the Economic Development Board of Singapore from 2000 to 2002; the Cyber-Security Committee of the Bankers Association of the Philippines, where he was Vice-Chairman from 2017 to 2022; and the Digital Infrastructure sector of the Private Sector Advisory Council (Philippines) from 2022 to the present.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Mr. Jocson graduated from the University of the Philippines in 1982 with a degree in B.S. Industrial Engineering. He obtained his Masters in Business Administration from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business in 1997.

DIRECTORSHIP IN OTHER PUBLICLY LISTED COMPANIES

Mr. Jocson is not a director in any other publicly listed company.