Mr. Ablaza is a director in publicly listed companies Advanced Info Services, PLC (Thailand), iPeople, and Roxas and Company. He is also a director in other Philippine corporations operating in the fields of retail banking, property development, education, infrastructure, and health. He is also a member of the board of trustees in a number of non-profit foundations engaged in social initiatives, namely Ayala Foundation, BPI Foundation, and Gawad Kalinga Foundation. He previously served as director of the Company from 1 July 2019 until 18 March 2021.
Mr. Ablaza retired from full-time executive work in 2017, after performing various corporate executive roles over a period of 43 years. His experience spanned a variety of industries: FMCG, agribusiness, retail banking, telecommunication and water distribution. He served as president and CEO of Manila Water from June 2010 to April 2017. Prior to this, Gerry was the chief operating officer of Globe Telecom in 1997, and its president and CEO from 1998 to April 2009.
He graduated as summa cum laude and obtained his degree in Liberal Arts (Honors Accelerated Program), major in Mathematics from the De La Salle University.
