<article><a style="color: #000080;" href="http://www.fphc.com">First Philippine Holdings Corporation</a> (FPH) appointed Friday (September 4) Francis Giles Puno as its president and chief operating officer (COO) effective October 1, 2015.</article>

<a style="color: #000080;" href="http://www.fphc.com">First Philippine Holdings Corporation</a> (FPH) appointed Friday (September 4) Francis Giles Puno as its president and chief operating officer (COO) effective October 1, 2015.
Puno will be replacing Elpidio Ibañez who will be retiring from FPH on September 30 under the company’s retirement plan.
Puno will let go of his post as executive vice president treasurer and chief finance officer of FPH. Taking Puno&#8217;s place on October 1 is Emmanuel Antonio Singson who is currently the company&#8217;s SVP, treasurer and CFO.
Puno joined FPH in June 1997 as vice president and was promoted to senior VP and EVP in 2007 and 2011, respectively.
He has been a director of the corporation since March 3, 2011 and is a member of its Finance &amp; Investment Committee. He was appointed CFO and Treasurer of FPH in October 2007.
In 2010, Puno became the president &amp; COO of FPH&#8217;s power generation company <a style="color: #000080;" href="http://www.firstgen.com.ph">First Gen Corporation</a> and continues to perform the role at present.
Puno also serves as director in both FPH and First Gen and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates such as Rockwell Land Corporation, Energy Development Corporation, First Balfour, Inc., First Philippine Electric Corporation and in First Philippine Industrial Park Inc.
Before joining FPH, Puno worked with The Chase Manhattan Bank as vice president for its Global Power and Environmental Group based in Singapore.
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First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPH) appointed Friday Francis Giles Puno as its president and chief operating officer (COO) effective October 1, 2015.

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