ABS-CBN President and CEO Charo Santos-Concio was chosen by Adobo magazine as one of “the most influential female industry personalities” in the Philippines and across the region.
In its 9th anniversary issue, Adobo magazine published its first-ever “Women of Influence.” Santos-Concio was listed among the 20 “fine, fresh, fierce” women executives and personalities.
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“I am extremely thankful to have the chance to lead a company whose core is to provide service. In the words of Kapitan (former ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Eugenio Lopez, Jr.), It is an opportunity to render public service without being in public office,” she told Adobo magazine.
“ABS-CBN is in business to serve our public. Impeccable service is our corporate philosophy. It may be altered, dimensionalized and expressed in varying consumer-oriented communications executions, but it must remain oriented towards the very public that supports and sustains us,” she added.
As the first female president of the largest media conglomerate in the country, she considers “sustaining the corporate growth and leadership momentum that ABS-CBN chairman Eugenio Lopez III has started, and continuing to create world-class content that can be applied in various platforms” her mission.
When Adobo asked Santos-Concio what experience has helped shape her into the woman she is today, she cited civil rights activist Harriet Tubman, who said: “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
Onscreen, she hosts ABS-CBN’s longest-running drama anthology “Maalaala Mo Kaya.” She began her career in ABS-CBN as a television production consultant in 1987 after working as a line producer for BanCom, Audiovision, Vanguard Films, Regal Films, and Vision Exponents. She also worked as a film production manager for the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines
