ANDREW L. TAN, Filipino, was first elected as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on 12 January 2011. He is also the Chairman of the Board Executive Committee of the Company. Dr. Tan serves as Chairman of Board of Megaworld Corporation (“Megaworld”), Alliance Global Group, Inc. and Empire East Land Holdings, Inc., which are all publicly listed companies. He pioneered the live-work-play-learn model in real estate development through Megaworld’s integrated township communities, fueling the growth of the business process outsourcing industry. He embarked on the development of integrated tourism and leisure estates through the Company and is the Chairman, President and CEO of Twin Lakes Corporation; Chaiman and CEO of Southwoods Ecocentrum Corporation; and Chairman of Southwoods Mall, Inc. and Oceanfront Properties, Inc., all subsidiaries of the Company. He also serves in the boards of other Megaworld subsidiaries including Eastwood Cyber One Corporation, Megaworld Newport Property Holdings, Inc. and Richmonde Hotel Group International Limited. He is also the Chairman Emeritus of Emperador Inc., a publicly-listed company that owns Emperador Distillers, Inc., the leading brandy manufacturer and distributor in the Philippines, and Megaworld Foundation, Inc., Megaworld’s corporate social responsibility arm, which primarily focuses on the promotion of education through scholarship programs for financially handicapped but deserving students, and supports causes that promote poverty alleviation, people empowerment, social justice, good governance and environmental conservation. He is a director of Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc., which owns Newport World Resorts Manila, and the following food and beverage companies: The Bar Beverage, Inc., Alliance Global Brands, Inc. and Golden Arches Development Corporation. Dr. Tan graduated magna cum laude from the University of the East with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. In 2011, Dr. Tan was conferred by the University of the East the degree of Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa.
