Aquino, Estanislao named 2009 MAP Management Men

MANILA, Philippines - Antonino T. Aquino, president and CEO of Ayala Land and former president of Manila Water Co., and Dr. Jesus P. Estanislao, chairman of the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Institute for Solidarity in Asia, have been selected awardees for the “Management Man of the Year 2009” award given by the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP).

The “MAP Management Man of the Year” is a prestigious award that MAP bestows on individuals in the business community or government for attaining unquestioned distinction in the practice of management and for contributing to the country’s progress. 

The conferment of the award on Aquino and Dr. Estanislao followed a thorough, stringent selection process. The distinction of has only been conferred 32 times in the 42-year history of the award.

The criteria for the award include integrity, leadership, and management qualities; contribution to nation building and values formation; effective stewardship within the confines of the highest standard of business and management practice; among others. 

Aquino was chosen for (1) his leadership role in a very successful waterworks privatization and public-private sector partnership; (2) steering the transformation of a moribund public service company into a publicly-listed private firm with remarkable growth and profitability; (3) making corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development integral parts of Manila Water’s overall corporate strategy; and (4) his contribution to national development by improving the quality of life of over one million people in depressed communities through Manila Water’s flagship program called “Tubig Para Sa Barangay” (Water for Low-Income Communities).

Dr. Estanislao is being honored for: (1) leading the rehabilitation of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) after the 1986 People Power Revolution; (2) effectively overseeing the economic recovery and reform program of the country as secretary of finance, secretary of socio-economic planning and director-general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) under the Administration of the late President Corazon C. Aquino; (3) promoting excellence in professional competence, ethical practice and personal integrity among corporate directors through the ICD; and (4) passionately promoting transparency, fairness and accountability in the public sector through the ISA.

Past “MAP Management Man of the Year” awardees include: Washington Z. SyCip (1967), Geronimo Z. Velasco (1977), Henry A. Brimo (1978), Jose M. Soriano (1979), Cesar E.A. Virata (1981), Jaime V. Ongpin and Vicente T. Paterno (1982), Dante G. Santos (1983), Cesar A. Buenaventura and Roberto T. Villanueva (1985), Jaime Zobel de Ayala (1987), Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. (1988), Jose B. Fernandez Jr. (1989), Raul T. Concepcion (1990), Oscar J. Hilado (1991), Alfonso T. Yuchengco (1992), Juan B. Santos (1994), David M. Consunji and Rizalino S. Navarro (1996), Gabriel C. Singson (1998), Delfin L. Lazaro and Henry Sy Sr. (1999), Oscar M. Lopez (2000), Tony Tan Caktiong (2002), Jesus P. Tambunting (2003), Rafael B. Buenaventura (2004), Manuel V. Pangilinan (2005), George S. K. Ty and Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (2006) and Jose L. Cuisia Jr. (2007).

The “MAP Management Man of the Year 2009” awarding ceremony will be held on Nov. 26, 11:30 a.m. at the Rigodon Ballroom, The Peninsula Manila.

For inquiries, call the MAP secretariat at 751-1149 to 52.