BAGUIO CITY – The state-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) welcomed Malacañan’s appointments of the new BCDA Chairperson of the Board and three Board Directors.
President Benigno S. Aquino III appointed Ma. Aurora Geotina-Garcia as BCDA Board Chairperson replacing former Chairperson Rolando Gosiengfiao who passed away in January 2015.
Chairperson Garcia, who is a global leader in corporate finance, has been a BCDA Board Director since 2011. She is currently the President of Mageo Consulting Inc.,—a corporate finance and professional service company providing financial advisory service. As Head of the Corporate Finance Practice of SGV & Co., she advised clients in industry and government for over 27 years in the area of corporate finance.
She is also Chairperson of the Women’s Business Council Philippines, Inc.; a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors; and a member of various professional organizations which include the Management Association of the Philippines and the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Also appointed by President Aquino were three new BCDA Board Directors namely: General Gregorio Pio P Catapang, Jr (Ret), Joseph Emile P. Juico and Gerard R. Seno.
Before being appointed as BCDA Board Director, General Gregorio Pio P Catapang, Jr (Ret) was the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines until his retirement last July.
Mr. Juico, on the other hand, was Assistant Secretary under the Office of the Executive Secretary. He is currently the lead coordinator for LGUs at the Office of the Director General for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015. Mr. Juico also served as Quezon City Councilor for three consecutive terms from 2004 to 2013.
Mr. Seno is currently the National Executive Vice President of the Associated Labor Unions (ALU). He is Co-convenor of Nagkaisa, a broad coalition of labor centers, national federations, industry unions in private and public sector, informal sector, and organizations aimed to promote trade union unity, decent work, security of tenure, among others. He is not new to the BCDA as he served as a BCDA Board Director for nine years from 2001 to 2010.
BCDA President and CEO Arnel Paciano D. Casanova who also serves as BCDA Vice Chairperson of the Board highlighted the fact that Chairperson Garcia is the first woman chairperson of the BCDA Board.
“We welcome the appointments of Chairperson Garcia, as we underscore the value of women’s participation in BCDA governance, and board directors Gen Pio P Catapang, Jr (Ret), Joseph Emile P. Juico and Gerard R. Seno. We look forward to working with them in pursuit of national development. Their wealth of experience in various industries and sectors will contribute much in realizing BCDA’s vision, mission, mandate and goals,” Casanova said.
