J. Carlitos G. Cruz
Independent Director
63 Years Old
Mr. J. Carlitos G. Cruz was elected as an Independent Director of the Board of Directors of SM Prime in April 2021. He is concurrently an independent director of Transnational Diversified Group, Inc., Federal Land, Inc., Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings, Inc., Asialink Finance Corporation and related companies namely Global Dominion Financing Incorporated, South Asialink Finance Corporation, Global Cebuana Finance Inc., Cebuana Cycle Financing, Inc., AFC SME Finance Inc., Global SME Loans, Inc., Wisefund Finance Corp., Cycle Financing Corp., Surecycle Financing Corp. and Cepat Kredit Financing, Inc., and MarcoPay and its subsidiaries such as MCP Finance, Inc. and MCP Insurance Management and Agency, Inc., and an independent trustee of the MPIC Beneficial Trust Fund. He is also an independent director of Vivant Corporation which is a listed company. He is also a member of the Makati Business Club, Inc. and Management Association of the Philippines. Mr. Cruz joined SGV and Co. (EY Philippines) in 1981 and was admitted to the partnership in 1995. He was later on appointed Chairman and Managing Partner in 2017 until 2019. Concurrent with his role as SGV Chairman and Managing Partner, he was also Chairman and President of the SGV Foundation. He also became President of Association of Certified Public Accountants in Public Practice (ACPAPP) in 2017, and in 2018, assumed the presidency of the ACPAPP Foundation. Mr. Cruz has also been active in supporting the Government’s efforts to promote business and trade by participating in Presidential business delegations to various countries, including Thailand during the terms of President Joseph Estrada, President Cory Aquino and President Rodrigo Duterte; Europe and Japan during the term of President Benigno Aquino III; and Russia during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte. Mr. Cruz graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He completed the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School in 2007. He has been conferred with numerous awards, including the “Parangal San Mateo” from the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The award is the highest honor given to a CPA in honor of his significant contributions to the accountancy profession. He was also conferred by the Philippine Regulatory Board of Accountancy as a recipient of the Accounting Centenary Award of Excellence given to the 100 most notable CPAs in Philippine Accounting history.
POSITIONS IN OTHER PLCS:
Vivant Corporation – Independent Director
BOARD ATTENDANCE: | 100%; 8 of 8 Board Meetings 100%; 4 of 4 Audit Committee Meetings 100%; 4 of 4 Board Risk Oversight Committee Meetings 100%; 3 of 3 Corporate Governance Committee Meetings |
DATE OF FIRST APPOINTMENT: | April 2021 |
NO. OF YEARS ON THE BOARD: | 3 Years |
SHAREHOLDINGS | 0.0000% |
OTHER INFORMATION: | No conflict of interest transactions in the past year |
TRAININGS ATTENDED
Date of Training | Program | Name of Training Institution |
16-Oct-23 | 2023 Corporate Governance Seminar | Institute of Corporate Directors |