Puno, who is 39 years old, currently serves as the company’s corporate strategy officer and senior vice-president for corporate finance.
He will succeed Rosemarie “Rizza” Maniego-Eala, who is retiring after nearly 27 years of service “to pursue other personal and professional goals,” the telecommunications giant said in a stock exchange filing on Monday.
Globe veteran
Puno has been with Globe for over 15 years, contributing significantly to the company’s growth through strategic initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, and fund-raising efforts.
He also led Globe’s asset monetization projects, strengthening the company’s financial health.
In addition to his new roles, Puno serves as CFO and treasurer of 917Ventures and chair of ECPay.
He holds a management engineering degree from Ateneo de Manila University and is a CFA charterholder. He also completed the executive development program at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Maniego-Eala has been Globe’s CFO for the past nine years.
She has been instrumental in navigating the company through its most challenging times and achieving notable milestones. Her leadership has been central to Globe’s success over the past decades.
“Ms. Maniego-Eala has been a driving force behind Globe’s success, guiding Globe through some of its most challenging periods and delivering trailblazing achievements that have shaped our organization’s future,” Globe said.
“We take this opportunity to thank Ms. Maniego-Eala not only for her invaluable contributions, but also for the leadership values she instilled not only within her team, but across the organization,” it added.
In 2019, Maniego-Eala won both the Best CFO Award from the Institutional Investor’s All-Asia Executive Team ASEAN Most Honored Companies and the Best CFO for Investor Relations Award from the 9th Asian Excellence Recognition Awards.
In 2020, she received the Asia’s Best CFO Award from Corporate Governance Asia’s 10th Asian Excellence Awards, and in 2023, she was given the Best CFO (Bronze) Award from FinanceAsia’s Asia’s Best Companies.
She also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2023.
