𝐶𝐹𝑂 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑

At the annual Corporate Governance Asia’s 14th Asian Excellence Awards, Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) was recognized as Best Investor Relations Company. The awards ceremony, held last May 31st at the JW Mariott Hotel in Hong Kong, was attended by 245 senior executives from 8 countries as it stood as Asia’s largest investor relations event in 14 years.

UnionBank’s win was underscored by the further recognition of its top executives. The Bank’s Chief Financial Officer, Manuel Lozano was awarded Asia’s Best CFO, while the Bank’s Head of Corporate Planning and Investor Relations, Carlo I. Eñanosa, was honored as Best Investor Relations Professional.

This year’s Asian Excellence Awards with the theme “Sustainable Asia: Ardor for Green Governance” highlighted the region’s commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility, on top of investor relations, communications, and corporate excellence. 

“The 14th Asian Excellence Recognition Awards are bestowed to outstanding executive achievements across the region to serve as inspirations for the rest of the business community. These accolades are for people who possess strong leadership in guiding the company in growing/expanding the business, and at the same time uphold the highest ethics in business practices.” cited Corporate Governance Asia, adding “We are honoring the companies and business professionals who are recognized by their peers, investors, academics for his/her outstanding leadership and contributions in a public or a private company.”

Meanwhile, UnionBank’s CFO, Manuel “Dmi” Lozano, said “We are honored by this recognition of UnionBank’s commitment to maintaining the highest standards of financial reporting and corporate governance.” 

UnionBank, 6-time winner of “Digital Bank of the Year”, 5-time “Best Retail Bank in the Philippines”, and 2023’s “Most Recommended Bank in the Philippines” and  “Best Retail Bank in Southeast Asia” continues to expand the sectors recognizing the Bank’s innovations. UnionBank opened 2024 by winning the Agora Marketing Company of the Year and this latest regional recognition from the Investor Relations community is a most welcome addition to its impressive collection of accolades.

𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐵𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑘𝑜 𝑆𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑔 𝑃𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑡𝑡𝑝𝑠://𝑤𝑤𝑤.𝑏𝑠𝑝.𝑔𝑜𝑣.𝑝ℎ. 𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜, 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑤𝑤𝑤.𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑝ℎ.𝑐𝑜𝑚, 𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑝𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘, 𝑋 (𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑇𝑤𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟), 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚, 𝑜𝑟 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑇𝑢𝑏𝑒.