Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. appointed Arrey Perez as its new president and chief operating officer effective Nov. 20, 2024.
Perez, who resigned as president of Clark International Airport Corp. in September, will take over the role of Rogelio Singson at MPTC.
“After over a year leading MPTC as president and CEO, we have determined [Rogelio] Babes Singson would have greater impact in a role that involves him in the wider MPIC Group. While Babes’ tenure in MPTC is short, he has contributed to its success significantly,” MPTC chairman Manuel Pangilinan said in a memo.
“This success was recognized after he was chosen as the MAP Management Person of the Year for 2024,” he said.
Pangilinan will assume the role of chairman and chief executive in the interim in view of Singson’s forthcoming appointment to key roles within the group.
“In regard to the foregoing matter about Babes’ retirement as president and CEO of MPTC, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Arrey Perez as incoming president and COO of MPTC with effect on 20th November,” said Pangilinan.
Perez, in his most recent role as president and chief executive of CIAC, was key in the rollout of seven flagship infrastructure projects towards transforming the 2,367-hectare Civil Aviation Complex into the Clark Airport City into the premier global civil aviation logistics hub of the Philippines.
Prior to this, he was senior vice president for corporate services of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and held various leadership roles in his more than two decades with the institution.
Perez is a certified public accountant (CPA) and holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and a post-graduate diploma in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the Philippines.
He also completed an executive training program on Public-Private Partnerships at the Harvard Kennedy School.
“Please join me in expressing our gratitude to Babes for his contributions to MPTC. At the same time, let us extend a warm welcome to Arrey as he assumes his new role as president and COO of our tollways group, and a board member of MPTC,” Pangilinan said.
“We look forward to your continued support as we turn the page to this new chapter for MPTC,” he said.
Perez said in a recent interview he would prioritize the company’s mandate to provide a safer and more convenient tollways service.
“So, we’ll focus on 5-star customer service. I call that 5-star customer service,” Perez said.
“That’s our priority. Of course, it’s all about expanding our business,” he said.
MPTC holds concession rights for North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), NLEX Connector Road, Subic-Clark Expressway (SCTEX), Manila Cavite Expressway, Cavite Laguna Expressway and Cebu Cordova Link Expressway.
MPTC handled 700,000 vehicles per day on the average during the pandemic and close to a million vehicles per day, pre-pandemic.