General Announcement::Change in Officers: BPI Appoints Luis Geminiano E. Cruz as Head of Institutional Banking

Issuer & Securities

Issuer/ Manager
BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Securities
BANKOFPHIISUS$400M5.25%N290326 - XS2787477277 - RFNB
Stapled Security
No

Announcement Details

Announcement Title
General Announcement
Date &Time of Broadcast
13-Feb-2025 08:46:20
Status
New
Announcement Sub Title
Change in Officers: BPI Appoints Luis Geminiano E. Cruz as Head of Institutional Banking
Announcement Reference
SG250213OTHRPF7P
Submitted By (Co./ Ind. Name)
Maria Isabel C. Borja
Designation
Investor Relations Officer
Effective Date and Time of the event
13/02/2025 07:52:00
Description (Please provide a detailed description of the event in the box below)
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has approved the appointment of Senior Vice President (SVP) Luis Geminiano E. Cruz as Head of Institutional Banking, effective May 1, 2025, subject to regulatory approval. His appointment follows the secondment of Juan Carlos L. Syquia to Ayala Corporation (AC).

With a distinguished career spanning over three decades, Mr. Cruz brings a wealth of experience across multiple banking disciplines. Since joining BPI in September 2010, he has taken on key leadership roles in Corporate Banking and Private Banking. He currently leads BPI's Commercial Banking Group, a position he has held since 2018. In 2024, he was appointed as a Director, representing BPI for Unicon Insurance Brokers Corp., further expanding his leadership responsibilities.

Before his tenure at BPI, Mr. Cruz built extensive expertise in Corporate Banking, Business Banking, Fixed Income Sales and Distribution, Equities, Treasury, and Investment Banking.

Mr. Cruz holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics from De La Salle University - Manila, where he graduated in 1991.

Attachments

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