Atty. Serrano, Filipino, 56 years old, was appointed as an Independent Director of the Company on August 30, 2023. He is a practicing lawyer specializing in corporate law and is the Managing Partner and founder of the law firm SERRANO LAW. Atty. Serrano has been awarded “Asia Best Lawyer” by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), “Leading Lawyer-Highly Regarded” by IFLR 1000, and named “Leading Individual” by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific.

Atty. Serrano is the Chairman of Dominion Holdings, Inc. (formerly BDO Leasing and Fnance, Inc.), a director of DFNN Inc., and an Independent Director of Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corporation and Benguet Corporation. He is also a director of 2GO Group, Inc. He is also the Corporate Information Officer of BDO Unibank, Inc. and serves as the corporate secretary of the bank’s subsidiaries and affiliates.

Atty. Serrano is also the Corporate Secretary of SM Investments Corporation, SM Prime Holdings, Inc., Premium Leisure Corporation, Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation, and subsidiaries of BDO Unibank, Inc., and DFNN Inc. He is also Corporate Secretary of or counsel to prominent financial industry organizations, such as the Bankers Association of the Philippines, the Philippines Payments Management, Inc., and the PDS Group of Companies.

Atty. Serrano is a Certified Associate Treasury Professional and was among the top Trust Institute of the Philippines graduates in 2001. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo de Manila University and a BS Legal Management degree from the same university.