TERESITA SY-COSON
Teresita “Tessie” Sy-Coson currently holds the positions of vice-chairperson of SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) and chairperson of BDO Unibank, the largest full-service universal bank in the country. Aside from these two primary positions, this Assumption College alumna also holds various board and management positions in various companies under the SM Group. She is currently part of the Philippines’ three-member delegation to the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ABAC) which provides feedback from the private sector to strenghten the ASEAN’s ongoing efforts towards regional economic integration. Because of her great acumen for business, Sy-Coson was named Asia’s Best CEO by Corporate Governance Asia magazine, one of 10 awards received by the SM group at the 7th Asian Excellence Awards in Hong Kong last June 2017. She has also consistently made it to Fortune’s annual list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in the World and Forbes Asia’s 50 Power Business Women.