Outgoing Shell companies in the Philippines country chairman Ed Chua caps off a 37-year career in the power, energy and gas technology company by being awarded as the Global Filipino Executive of the Year during the Asia CEO Awards.
The Asia CEO Awards is an annual awards program that recognizes outstanding leadership achievements by individuals and organizations across the Asean region and aims to promote the Philippines as a premier business destination. It is one of the biggest annual recognition events in the Philippines with over 1,200 business leaders in attendance.
Aside from Chua, other business figures and entrepreneurs recognized at the awards ceremony were James Donovan of Adec Innovations for the JLL Expatriate Executive of the Year; Clarissa Delgado of Teach for the Philippines for Capital One Young Leader of the Year; and Joe Magsaysay, president of Potato Corner, for Meralco Biz Partners Entrepreneur of the Year.
Throughout his 37 years of service to Shell—more than a decade of which as country chairman of SciP—Chua has consistently manifested an exemplary brand of leadership, an indomitable spirit to succeed and unequalled zeal in harnessing the strength of human ingenuity and technological innovation.
He has guided the transformation of Shell Philippines into one of the most profitable units across Shell globally, making him a leading proponent of the healthy balance of “people, planet and profit” in running a multi-billion business.
Chua’s leadership saw the company’s significant shift to promoting corporate social responsibility as well as championing advocacy on sustainable mobility and in addressing the energy challenge through activities that promote energy efficiency, better driver education, use of smarter products, and building smarter infrastructure toward achieving the company’s future energy visions.
This year’s Asia CEO judging panel was composed of University of Asia and the Pacific president Bernie Villegas, Pag-IBIG Fund chief executive Darlene Berberabe, Ambassador Jose Cuisia, ICT committee and health committee of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines founder and chairman Don Felbaum, urban planner Jun Palafox, vice president–international of San Miguel Purefoods Oscar Sanez and Asia CEO Awards chairman Richard Mills.