BusinessWorld
June 1, 2021 | 12:05 am
LISTED fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. announced on Monday the election of its board directors, some of whom are former high-ranking government officials.
The board is led by former Department of Public Works and Highways and Department of Transportation and Communications Secretary Jose P. de Jesus, serving as chairman and independent director, Converge said in an e-mailed statement.
The members of the board of directors were elected at Convergeâs first annual stockholdersâ meeting as a listed company on May 28.
Former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. and Reyes Tacandong & Co. Founding Partner and Chairman Roman Felipe S. Reyes were elected as independent directors.
Businessman Dennis Anthony H. Uy is from Pampanga and is not Dennis A. Uy (DAU) of Davao. He, not DAU, is a regular director (RD) of the seven-man board and owner of Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc. (CNVRG). He is also the company’s founder and chief executive officer (CEO).
His fellow RDs are Maria Grace Y. Uy, Francisco Ed Lim, and Saurabh N. Agarwal, according to the website of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).
The same website names Jose Pamintuan de Jesus as chairman of the board. Aside from De Jesus who is one of three independent directors, the two others are Amando M. Tetangco Jr. and Roman Felipe S. Reyes.