Jose Maria Zabaleta

Sech is the group chief operating officer and chief development Officer of ACEN. He is a member of ACEN’s Strategy Committee, Investment Committee and Executive Management Committee. He is Executive Chairman of ACEN Australia, and Chairman and/or President of ACEN’s Philippine development and land companies. Sech is also the Chief Development Officer of ACEIC.

Sech has over 20 years of experience in renewable energy. Prior to joining ACEN, he was Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bronzeoak Clean Energy, a pioneer and leader in clean technology energy development in the Philippines. Bronzeoak’s energy businesses were integrated into ACEN in early 2017.

Sech holds a BS Management Honors degree from the Ateneo de Manila University and a Master’s in Business Administration degree from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, USA. He has experience from the Philippines, Hong Kong, the UK, the US and Australia.