VICTOR S . GENUINO TITLE : PRESIDENT AND CEO COMPANY : ePLDT INDUSTRY : IT & SERVICES LOCATION : PHILIPPINES
a leading 65 % market share in terms of domestic data centre capacity .
“ One of the main advantages of ePLDT is our relationship with the PLDT parent ,” says Genuino . “ Being part of the dominant telco in the Philippines allows us to build substantial infrastructure that will future-proof our operations for years to come .
“ We have the largest international submarine cable systems linking the Philippines through the rest of the world to the US , to Japan and through Southeast Asia . And our domestic fibre rollout has reached 1,000,000 square kilometres . We are easily three to four times bigger than the next best player in the market in terms of fibre footprint and connectivity .”
EXECUTIVE BIO
“ I ' ve worked professionally for close to 30 years now . I have been involved in both local and international companies and have worked in Hong Kong and Singapore for the likes of Philips Electronics , Siemens Mobile , and Shell Oil . Because of that experience and opportunity , I was able to work for PLDT Global , which is the international arm of the Group based in Hong Kong .
From there I moved to a sister company called Meralco – the biggest electric distribution company in the Philippines – and I worked there for 10 years before moving back to PLDT .
First , I was the head of our digital office in charge of transformation , before being assigned to run ePLDT as President and CEO in April of 2022 .”