Oscar M. Lopez

Mr. Lopez, Filipino, is the Chairman Emeritus of EDC. Prior to his

election as Chairman Emeritus, he was the company‘s Chairman

since its full privatization in 2007. He is also the Chairman

Emeritus of both the Lopez Holdings Corporation (formerly

Benpres Holdings Corporation), the holding company for major

investments in broadcast, telecoms and cable, power generation

and distribution, and road infrastructure; and First Philippine

Holdings Corporation (FPHC), the specific associate holding

company for power generation and distribution. In addition, he

is the Chairman of First Balfour, Inc., First Philippine Electric

Corp., First Philippine Industrial Corp., First Philippine Industrial

Park, Inc., First Sumiden Circuits, Inc., First Philec Solar Corp.,

and all member-companies of the First Gen and First Gas groups

of companies.

Mr. Lopez is one of the most respected and admired business

leaders in Asia. He was Management Association of the

Philippines‘ Management Man of the Year in 2000 and one

of the top 20 finalists for CNBC and TNT International‘s Asia

Business Leader Awards in 2004. He was the first Filipino

businessman to be awarded the most prestigious Officer‘s

Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

in 2005. In 2006, he was honored in Monaco with the IMDLombard

Odier Hentsch Distinguished Family Award for “an

outstanding commitment on philanthropy for the family‘s

achievement in excellence such as the clarity and sustainability

of their social endeavors, exemplary corporate governance,

a focus on family values, and the involvement of multiple

generations.” He is a recipient of The Outstanding Filipino

(TOFIL) Award in the field of business for the year 2009. Named

by Forbes Magazine as among the “Heroes of Philanthropy”

in Asia, he is involved in several social and environmental

concerns, among them the Eugenio Lopez Foundation, Lopez

Group Foundation, Philippine Business for Social Progress, and

Conservation International.

Mr. Lopez has a master‘s degree in public administration from

the Littauer School of Public Administration in Harvard University

(1955), where he also earned his bachelor of arts degree, cum

laude (1951).

Mr. Lopez, Filipino, is the Chairman Emeritus of EDC. Prior to his election as Chairman Emeritus, he was the company‘s Chairman since its full privatization in 2007. He is also the Chairman Emeritus of both the Lopez Holdings Corporation (formerly Benpres Holdings Corporation), the holding company for major investments in broadcast, telecoms and cable, power generation and distribution, and road infrastructure; and First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPHC), the specific associate holding company for power generation and distribution. In addition, he is the Chairman of First Balfour, Inc., First Philippine Electric Corp., First Philippine Industrial Corp., First Philippine Industrial Park, Inc., First Sumiden Circuits, Inc., First Philec Solar Corp., and all member-companies of the First Gen and First Gas groups of companies.

Mr. Lopez is one of the most respected and admired business leaders in Asia. He was Management Association of the Philippines‘ Management Man of the Year in 2000 and one of the top 20 finalists for CNBC and TNT International‘s Asia Business Leader Awards in 2004. He was the first Filipino businessman to be awarded the most prestigious Officer‘s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2005. In 2006, he was honored in Monaco with the IMDLombard Odier Hentsch Distinguished Family Award for “an outstanding commitment on philanthropy for the family‘s achievement in excellence such as the clarity and sustainability of their social endeavors, exemplary corporate governance, a focus on family values, and the involvement of multiple generations.” He is a recipient of The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Award in the field of business for the year 2009. Named by Forbes Magazine as among the “Heroes of Philanthropy” in Asia, he is involved in several social and environmental concerns, among them the Eugenio Lopez Foundation, Lopez Group Foundation, Philippine Business for Social Progress, and Conservation International.

Mr. Lopez has a master‘s degree in public administration from the Littauer School of Public Administration in Harvard University (1955), where he also earned his bachelor of arts degree, cum laude (1951).

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