GMA Network chairman Attorney Felipe L. Gozon was recently named Communicator of the Year (COTY) in the Executive Leader category by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Asia Pacific.
The award recognizes Gozon’s outstanding contributions to the field of communication—leading the transformation of GMA Network into the country’s leading broadcast organization and continuously redefining the Philippine broadcast media landscape.
“I would like to thank IABC Asia Pacific for this great honor,” Gozon said in his acceptance speech. “Being named Communicator of the Year in the Executive Leader category by such a respected global community of communicators is deeply meaningful to me. This recognition holds even greater significance in a year of convergence—the 55th anniversary of the IABC, the 75th anniversary of our company, GMA Network, and receiving this prestigious award at my age of 85.”
Gozon was nominated for the IABC Asia Pacific Communicator of the Year Award by GMA Network Vice President and Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications Angela Javier Cruz.
As the third consecutive winner from the Philippines of the IABC COTY Award in the Executive Leader category, Gozon joins an esteemed group of previous awardees, including Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) president and CEO Jose Teodoro K. Limcaoco and Grupo Agatep chairman and CEO Charlie A. Agatep.
“I see Attorney Gozon as an impressive individual,” said Barbara Pesel, chair of the IABC Asia Pacific Board of Directors. “He’s a leader who, through his communication with his team, inspired people to recognize the importance of Philippine culture. It was this collaboration and bringing people together that made GMA what it is today. For that, we recognize the importance of his work and award him the Communicator of the Year.”
The IABC Asia Pacific Communicator of the Year Award (COTY) honors communication excellence and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in strategic communication.