Telco veteran, GMA heir Butch Jimenez takes over as PLDT COO

September 17, 2024
3:24PM PHT
Menardo G. “Butch” Jimenez Jr.
PLDT COO 

Manuel V. Pangilinan-led telecommunications giant PLDT Inc. announced a key leadership appointment with Menardo G. “Butch” Jimenez Jr. named as its new chief operations officer effective Sept. 17 this year.

Jimenez, son of media tycoon Menardo Jimenez, one of the three major shareholders of GMA Network, has held several leadership roles at PLDT. 

Before this, he was PLDT senior vice president and network head. 

He also held various roles, including consumer business home advisor (2022-2023), consumer business home head (2019-2022), deputy business transformation office head (2017-2019), human resource and development head (2009-2019), retail business head (2004-2009), and media communications and public affairs head (2001-2004).

Jimenez holds an AB economics degree from the University of the Philippines. 

His promotion as company COO was first reported by InsiderPH in its Insider Info column.

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