The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Philippines recently elected its new Board of Trustees.
Our friend from IBM was elected to the board and we would like him to be featured here in our blog. Owen Cammayo was elected as Secretary for External Relations!
IABC Philippines is the first country chapter established outside of North America of the San Francisco-based IABC, one of the largest business communication organizations in the world with more than 15,000 member-professionals in over 80 countries. IABC is a member of the Global Alliance of Public Relations and Communication Management.
The IABC Board elected officers and trustees were: Chairman – Elpi O. Cuna, Jr., Consultant, San Miguel Corporation to also head Sponsorship; President – Ritzi Villarico Ronquillo, Regional Director for North Asia, IABC and Communication and PR Consultant to also head International Affairs; Vice President – Kane Errol Choa, Corporate Affairs and Public Relations Head, ABS-CBN to also head the 2012 Philippine Quill Awards; Secretary – Owen Cammayo, External Relations Head, IBM Philippines to also head Digital Communications; Treasurer – Jeffrey Tarayao, President, One Meralco Foundation to also head the 2012 CEO EXCEL Awards; Internal Auditor – Marvin Tort, Project Director, Think Tank, Inc. to also head Good Governance.
Elected Trustees were: Sherryl Yao, Public Service Head, TV5 as Membership Committee head; Claire Papa, External Communications Head, United Laboratories, Inc. as Resource Committee head; Rosan Cruz, AVP, Lopez Holdings, Inc. as Professional Learning Committee head; and Joe Zaldarriaga, External Communication Head, Meralco as Media Relations and Publicity Committee head.
Ex-officio Trustee is Carmencita Arce, Executive Director, Philippine Business Center, Inc. and immediate past president of IABC Philippines as Business Partnership Committee head.
Named to the Board of Advisers were IABC Philippines past presidents: Rey David, Jr., President, Great Wall Advertising, Inc.; Bong Osorio, Vice President and Corporate Communications Head, ABS-CBN Corporation; Veronica Tapia Merk, Consultant, Bank of the Philippine Islands and President, Laurel Media; and Cosette Romero, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Fleishman-Hillard Pte Ltd.
