The Business Manual CEO Awards 2025: Who are the Awardees?

21 of the country’s top business leaders have been honored for their contributions to their respective industry in this year’s CEO Awards.
The Business Manual has successfully concluded its second CEO Awards. The event, with the theme “Honoring Industry Disruptors, was held on January 27 in the Bonifacio Hall of Shangri-La The Fort.
In order to determine the awardees, The Business Manual gathered a pool of nominations that included business leaders from both startups and industry giants. Each nomination was then carefully assessed in order to determine if the nominee exhibits the following qualifications in order to be considered for the award:

Innovation, Adaptability, and Disruptive Leadership (40%)
- Measures the CEO’s ability to drive innovation, adapt to market changes, and lead the company like industry disruptors who challenge norms and leave a lasting impact.
Effective Management and Strategic Governance (30%)
- Assesses the candidate’s business achievements. This includes how the CEO steers the company toward revenue growth and how he or she scales the business (both locally and internationally).
Brand Influence and Recognition in their Industry (15%)
- Considers how the CEO has built the credibility and reputation of the company. It gauges how known and recognizable the company is and whether it has attained brand awareness within a wide range of audiences.
Personal Image and Credibility (10%)
- Evaluates the CEO’s reputation and how well he or she is perceived by business partners, employees, stakeholders, and consumers. This also includes how he or she applies ethics as a leader, as well as how his or her image contributes to both brand and company representation.
Contribution to Society (5%)
- Determines how a CEO has effectively led his or her company and its overall contribution—not just to its respective industry, but to society as a whole. This includes how he or she has implemented corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs or social causes, attained local and/or international recognition, partnered with government initiatives, or exerted efforts for the country.
CEO Awards 2025 Awardees
This year, The Business Manual CEO Awards has recognized the outstanding contributions of 21 business leaders in reshaping business landscapes, pushing boundaries, challenging the norm, and setting new standards of success.
The CEO Awards 2025 honorees are as follows:
1. Eugene S. Acevedo, President and CEO of RCBC

2. Betty Ang, Director and President of Monde Nissin

3. Ben Chan, Founder and CEO of BENCH, Suyen Corporation

4. Antonio L. Co, President and CEO of Carrascal Nickel Corporation

5. Herbert Consunji, Executive Vice President and Chief Finance Officer of DMCI Holdings

6. Ana Lorenzana de Ocampo, President and CEO of Wildflour Hospitality Group

7. Vicente del Rosario, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Viva Communications Inc.

8. Dr. Steve Mark Gan, Chairman and CEO of GAOC Group of Companies

9. Mark “Jappy” Gonzalez, Founder and Managing Director of H&F Retail Concepts

10. Clinton Campos Hess, Chairman and CEO of Unilab Group

11. Irwin C. Lee, President and CEO of Universal Robina Corporation

12. William Tiu Lim, Chairman and Founder of Mega Prime Foods, Inc.

13. Jonathan Ng, Vice Chairman and CEO of Republic Biscuit Corporation

14. Rosemarie Rafael, Chairman and CEO of Airspeed

15. Martha Sazon, President and CEO of GCash (Mynt – Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc.)

16. Kevin Andrew Tan, CEO of Alliance Global Inc.

17. Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo, Founder and President of The Aivee Group

18. Dennis Anthony H. Uy, Co-founder and CEO of Converge ICT Solutions Inc.

19. Justin Sy Uy, Founder and CEO of Profood International Corporation

20. Delfin Angelo “Buds” Wenceslao, President & CEO of D.M. Wenceslao and Associates, Inc.

21. Benjamin O. Yao, Chairman and CEO of SteelAsia Manufacturing Corporation

Enterprise Catalyst Award
The CEO Awards 2025 likewise honored business organizations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment in supporting and empowering Filipino entrepreneurs with its Enterprise Catalyst Award.
This year, three outstanding business organizations have been recognized for their contribution to the growth of Philippine enterprises through fostering innovation, creating opportunities, and enabling the growth of small and medium enterprises.

The awardees are as follows:
1. Go Negosyo

2. Philippine Franchising Association

3. Philippine Retailers Association

The CEO Awards 2025 is proudly co-presented by Royal Salute and Martell Cognac, with the Business Catalyst Award co-presented by VCDC. This prestigious event has also been made possible through the partnership of Baken.
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