Eric T. Francia
President and Chief Executive Officer of AC Energy, Inc. Eric is also Managing Director and a member of the Management Committee of Ayala Corporation since 2009. In his previous role as Head of Ayala's Corporate Strategy and Development group, he led Ayala's entry into the energy and transport infrastructure sectors. Under his leadership, Ayala established its energy platform from a standing start in 2011, growing to 1,700 MW of attributable capacity by 2018.
Eric also helped establish Ayala's infrastructure business, securing over US$ 1 billion worth of PPP projects in the transport infrastructure space between 2011 and 2014. He is a Director of various Ayala group companies including AC Infrastructure, AC Health and AC Ventures. In 2019, he was elected as President and CEO of two listed companies: AC Energy Philippines, Inc., and ACE Enexor, Inc.
Eric received his undergraduate degree in Humanities and Political Economy from University of Asia & the Pacific, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He then completed his Masters Degree in Management Studies at University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, graduating with First Class Honors.
Maria Corazon G. Dizon
Chief Finance Officer & Treasurer; Compliance Officer
Chief Finance Officer and Treasurer of AC Energy, Inc. Cora heads various functional units under Finance, which include Controllership, Corporate Finance, Treasury, Investor Relations, Audit, Risk Management, and Information Technology. In addition, she holds directorship positions and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee in a number of subsidiaries within the AC Energy group, such as South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation, Northwind Power Development Corp, AC Energy Development, Inc., and AC Energy International, among other entities. She is concurrently the Chief Finance Officer and Treasurer of AC Energy Philippines and of ACE Enexor, Inc.
Cora joined Ayala's Energy and Infrastructure Group in 2016 after spending 28 years with Ayala Land, Inc., the publicly listed real estate vehicle of Ayala Corporation, where she previously held the positions of Head of ALI Capital Corp., Head of Business Development and Strategic Planning of the Commercial Business Group, Head of Asset Management Group of Shopping Centers, Head of Control and Analysis, Head of Investor Relations as well as Chief Financial Officer of Residential Buildings, Office Buildings and Shopping Centers groups. Prior to joining Ayala Land, she was connected with SGV & Co. for three years.
Cora graduated with a degree in Accountancy from University of Santo Tomas, graduating Cum Laude and is a Certified Public Accountant. She completed the academic units for a Masters Degree in Business Administration from De La Salle University Graduate School of Business, and attended an Executive Management Program at Wharton University of Pennsylvania
Solomon M. Hermosura
Corporate Secretary
Corporate Secretary of AC Energy Philippines. Solomon is Managing Director of Ayala Corporation since 1999, a member of the Ayala Corporation Management Committee since 2009, and a member of the Ayala Group Management Committee since 2010. He is also the Group Head of Corporate Governance, General Counsel, Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary of Ayala Corporation, as well as the CEO of AG Counselors Corporation. He likewise serves as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Ayala Land, Inc., and Corporate Secretary of Globe Telecom, Inc., Manila Water Company, Inc., Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. and Ayala Foundation, Inc., and a member of the Board of Directors of a number of companies in the Ayala group.
Solomon graduated valedictorian with a Bachelor of Laws degree from San Beda College in 1986, and placed third in the 1986 Bar Examination.
Dodjie D. Lagazo
Executive Director & Head, Legal and Regulatory Group,
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Executive Director and Head of AC Energy's Legal and Regulatory Group. Dodjie holds the following positions in publicly-listed companies: Corporate Secretary of ACE Enexor, Inc., Assistant Corporate Secretary of Ayala Corporation and AC Energy Philippines, Inc.
Previously, Dodjie served as Director and member of AG Counselors Corporation's Management Committee from January 2014 to July 2017. Prior to joining Ayala, he worked with the law firm of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan.
Dodjie received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He then completed his Bachelor of Laws Degree in the College of Law of the University of the Philippines, Diliman, ranked sixth in the graduating class of 2003. He is a member in good standing of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
Gabino Ramon G. Mejia
Senior Vice President & Head, Plant Operations
Senior Vice President and Head of AC Energy Philippines' Plant Operations. Gabino is concurrently President for South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation (SLTEC), President & CEO of Northwind Power Development Corporation (NorthWind) and North Luzon Renewable Energy Corp. (NLR), President of Negros Island Solar Power, Inc. (IslaSol) and San Carlos Solar, Inc. (Sacasol), Chairman of Montesol Solar, Inc. and Executive Vice President for GNPower Kauswagan Ltd. Co.
Gabino has worked in Ayala Corporation for more than 25 years. Before his secondment to AC Energy, he was assigned to HCX Technology Partners (formerly HRMall, Inc.) as Business Development Head with a prior role of overseeing the set-up of the HR Outsourcing business of Ayala Corporation and has also served as Project Manager in Ayala Land.
Gabino holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) degree from the Asian Institute of Management and has completed his MBA Internship in York University, Schulich School of Business. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Letters degree from San Beda College where he graduated with Academic Distinction.
Roman Miguel G. de Jesus
Senior Vice President & Head, Commercial Operations
Senior Vice President and Head of AC Energy Philippines' Commercial Operations. The Commercial Operations group manages the capacity of the operating plants of AC Energy Philippines' including the sale of power to the public through distribution utilities and to contestable customers through its retail supply license. He is also involved in managing the Vietnam portfolio of AC Energy, Inc., having headed up its solar development in the country. He also previously established and ran the retail electricity business of AC Energy, Inc. and managed its portfolio of operating wind assets in the Philippines.
Before joining AC Energy, Miguel practiced law in the firms of Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & delos Angeles and Puyat Jacinto & Santos where he specialized in energy and project finance.
Miguel graduated Cum Laude from the College of Law of the University of Philippines receiving citations for being the Chair of the Philippine Law Journal and its Most Outstanding Law Intern. He also has a Masters and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the Ateneo de Manila University, where he was an instructor for ten years.
Sebastian Arsenio Richards Lacson
Senior Vice President of AC Energy Inc. and Head of South Luzon Thermal Corporation. Basti has been in the electric power industry for over a decade with his most recent role as President & COO of Aboitiz Coal Business Unit. He was also Chief Operating Officer of the Visayan Electric Company and has held various roles in Spanish gas and electricity producer and distributor, Union Fenosa, in Panama and Spain.
Basti completed his Masters in Business Administration and Economics at the University of Navarre in Barcelona, Spain. He received his BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Ateneo de Manila University.
Irene S. Maranan
Vice President & Head , Corporate Communications & Sustainability
Vice President and Head of AC Energy's Corporate Communications and Sustainability Group. Irene leads the overall communications team in protecting and promoting the company's reputation, oversees public relations and drives the corporate sustainability strategy.
Irene led the development of the company's brand and its integration with the institutionalization of the organisation's culture. She spearheaded the development of the company's Environment and Social (E&S) Policy and Management System and led the company's flagship sustainability program that involves a Conservation Estate in a community within one of the company's wind farms - a multi-year program with livelihood, environment protection and other sustainability features.
Irene joined the company in January 2015 and was one of the pioneers in Ayala's Energy and Infrastructure Group. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communications from St. Scholastica's College Manila and brings over 20 years of experience in strategic marketing and corporate communications from companies across diverse industries such as Chevron, Globe Telecom and real estate companies, prior to joining Ayala.
Andree Lou C. Kintanar
Vice President & Head, Human Resources & Corporate Services
Vice President and Head of Human Resources and Corporate Services. Andree has over 20 years experience in leveraging human resource and organizational culture for competitive advantage. Her multi-functional HR experience cuts across the areas of organizational development, talent management, employee engagement and total rewards.
Prior to joining AC Energy, Andree was Head of Human Resources & Corporate Services for AffinityX ROHQ, the marketing and creative services company of Ayala's LiveIt Investments Ltd. She was also Assistant Vice President & HR Business Partner at Deutsche Knowledge Services and previously held various HR & OD leadership roles at Bayan Telecommunications, SAP Phils. partner SSIP Asia, San Miguel Packaging Products and Philips Electronics & Lighting.
Andree graduated from St. Scholastica's College with a double degree in Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Bachelor of Science in Commerce major in Human Resource Development, honors' program. She completed the academic units for a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, and an Ayala Leadership Acceleration Program - Harvard Business Publishing graduate.
Alan T. Ascalon
Assistant Corporate Secretary of AC Energy Philippines. Alan is the Corporate Secretary of Phinma Renewable Energy Corporation, One Subic Power Generation Corp., One Subic Oil Distribution Corp., Phinma Power Generation Corporation, CIP II Power Corporation, San Julio Land Development Corporation, LCC Bulk Water Supply, Inc., MCV Bulk Water Supply, Inc., SCC Bulk Water Supply, Inc, HDP Bulk Water Supply, Inc., Solienda Inc., AC Laguna Solar, Inc.. He was the Assistant Legal Counsel of PHINMA, Inc. from 2005 to 2008. He served as director of Phinma Renewable Energy Corporation from 2014 to 2019.
He graduated from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism in 1996 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2000.