Jose T. Pardo

Mr. Jose T. Pardo, has been an independent director of JGSHI since August 6, 2003. He is presently the Chairman of the Philippine Stock Exchange, Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines, Philippine Savings Bank, Bank of Commerce, and Philippine Seven Corporation. He is also a Director of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, Monte Oro Grid Resources Corporation, Del Monte Philippines, Inc., ZNN Radio Veritas, League One Finance, and Leasing Corporation, Araneta Hotels, Inc., and Synergy Grid and Development Phils., Inc. He also held positions in Government as former Secretary of the Department of Finance and former Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry. Mr. Pardo is Chairman of PCCI Council of Business Leaders and ECOP Council of Business Leaders. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce, Major in Accounting, and his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the De La Salle University in Manila. He has been conferred on February 10, 2018, an Honorary Doctorate in Finance by the De La Salle University in Manila. Mr. Pardo’s expertise and many years of experience have been invaluable to the management of JGSHI in steering the company to the heights it has achieved and will attain in the future. It noted that while SEC Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 19, Series of 2016 limits the term of independent directors to nine (9) years reckoned from 2012, the affirmative vote of stockholders representing the majority of the Corporation’s total outstanding capital stock for the election of Mr. Pardo shall be deemed approval from the stockholders for Mr. Pardo to serve as an independent director of JGSHI for the ensuing year, as required under the aforementioned SEC MC.