The Management Association of the Philippines announced Friday the selection of Ayala Corp. president and chief operating officer Fernando Zobel de Ayala as the recipient of the “MAP Management Man of the Year 2018” award.
The “MAP Management Man of the Year” is a prestigious award that the group 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 follows a thorough, stringent selection process. The distinction of “MAP Management Man of the Year” has only been conferred 42 times in the five-decade history of the award.
Among Zobel’s distinct contributions to the business community was helping steer the Ayala Group to being consistently ranked by the global investor community as among the best in the Philippines for management excellence, corporate governance, sustainability, and people management.
He was also cited for nurturing the strategic transformation of Ayala Land Inc. by improving the commercial and residential landscape of several areas all over the country.