Uy-Tioco — who previously served as head of corporate finance at ING Bank N.V. Manila from June 2021 to March 2024 — brings over 25 years of experience in investment banking, asset management, and business development, the company said in a statement to the Philippine Stock Exchange.
Before his tenure at ING Bank, Uy-Tioco was head of mergers and acquisitions at BPI Capital Corp.
His extensive background includes key roles in financial advisory across banking, energy, and telecommunications sectors.
He holds an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia and a Management Engineering degree from the Ateneo de Manila University.
Uy-Tioco succeeds Francisco Suarez Jr., who retired after 12 years of service, during which he managed major financial milestones, including GT Capital's IPO and various bond issuances.
GT Capital president Carmelo Maria Luza Bautista expressed gratitude for Suarez’s contributions and welcomed Uy-Tioco’s expertise to the team.
GT Capital is a listed major Philippine conglomerate with interests in market-leading businesses across banking, automotive assembly, importation, dealership, and financing, property development, life and general insurance, and infrastructure.
Its operating companies comprise of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., Toyota Motor Philippines Corp., Toyota Financial Services Philippines Corp., Sumisho Motor Finance Corp., GT Capital Auto and Mobility Holdings, Inc., JBA Philippines, Inc., Premium Warranty Services Philippines, Inc., Federal Land, Inc., Philippine AXA Life Insurance Corp. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp..
