Board of Directors

SHEILA MARIE B. ROMERO serves as Chairperson, Chief Executive Officer, Director and/or Officer of various companies engaged in aviation, power generation, real estate and infrastructure development, hospitality management, F&B, and port terminal management operation businesses. She is the incumbent Chairperson, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Globalcity Mandaue Corporation, the corporation spearheading and managing the reclamation and development of the 131-hectare Mandaue Global City in Cebu, and Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Ms. Romero also serves as the Chairperson of Globalport Terminals Inc. (formerly: Harbour Centre Port Holdings, Inc.) and its subsidiaries, Belgrove Power Corporation, CapitalONE Energy, Inc. (formerly: T N R Holdings Inc.), and F & S Holdings, Inc. She likewise serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Roku Group of Companies, Oracle Hotel and Residences, and I Want To Share Foundation. Ms. Romero obtained a degree in BS Applied Economics Major in Financial Economics and BS Management of Financial Institutions from the De La Salle University.

MIKAELA LOUISE B. ROMERO is a member of the Board of Directors of Globalport Zamboanga Terminal Inc., Globalport Ozamiz Terminal Inc., Globalport Iligan Terminal Inc. and Globalport Tacloban Terminal Inc. Ms. Romero is also an entrepreneur and restauranteur and the incumbent Managing Director of Sushi Nori and a Managing Partner of Roku Sushi + Ramen. Ms. Romero is in-charge of the day-to-day operations, food development, marketing, human resource, and accounting of the said companies. She graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Management Economics.

EDWIN JOSEPH G. GALVEZ has more than Thirty-two (32) years of experience in comptrollership, corporate and project finance, and management and directorial functions in the field of port management, shipping, construction, real estate, waste management, and power and energy. Mr. Galvez was the Chairman of Globalport 900, Inc. until January 2022. He is the incumbent Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sultan 900 Capital, Inc., Mikro-Tech Capital, Inc., and Zamboanga City Integrated Port Services, Inc. Mr. Galvez also serves as the President and Director of Crowninvestment Holdings Inc., F & S Holdings, Inc., One Power Systems Holdings Inc., Fort Pilar Energy, Inc., and CapitalONE Energy, Inc. (formerly: T N R Holdings Inc.). He is likewise a Director in Globalport Terminals Inc. (formerly: Harbour Centre Port Holdings, Inc.). Prior to the foregoing, Mr. Galvez served as a member of the Board of Directors of Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. and Pacifica, Inc. He was also the Senior Assistant Vice President for Finance and Assistant Controller for R-II Builders, Inc. and worked in various financial institutions like Security Bank Corporation, Far East Bank & Trust Co., and Philippine Banking Corporation. He took up his MBA in Asian Institute of Management and finished BSC – Business Management from the De La Salle University, Manila.

MARVEE M. ESPEJO is the incumbent Chief Management Officer of Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative and Crowninvestment Holdings Inc. He is also the President and a member of the Board of Directors of Harbour Centre Port Holdings, Inc. and Mikro-Tech Capital, Inc. Prior to joining the foregoing companies, Mr. Espejo served as the President of Zamboanga City Integrated Port Services, Inc. and One Source Port Support Services Inc. He likewise served as the Vice President and Treasurer of Pacifica, Inc., Investment Analyst at Enviroventures, Inc., Finance Manager at Sunglow Land, Inc., Financial Analyst at Rubicon Holdings Corporation, Executive Assistant at R-II Builders, Inc., Marketing Analyst and Personal Assistant at the AFP-Retirement and Separation Benefits System. He finished his academic units for his MBA from the De La Salle University and his Bachelor of Arts in Management Major in Human Resource from the same university.

HENRY ROPHEN B. VIROLA is armed with twenty-eight (28) years of experience in port terminal management and operations and is the incumbent President of Globalport Terminals Inc. (formerly: Harbour Centre Port Holdings, Inc.), Globalport Zamboanga Terminal Inc., Globalport Ozamiz Terminal Inc., Globalport Iligan Terminal Inc., Globalport Tacloban Terminal Inc., Globalport Agusan Terminal Inc., and Globalport Surigao Terminal Inc. Prior to joining the aforementioned companies, he served as the Vice President for Logistics of Oceanic Container Lines, Inc. for two (2) years, and Executive Vice President and General Manager of Manila North Harbour Port Inc. for seven (7) years. He also worked for Harbour Centre Port Terminal, Inc. for six (6) years and for Asian Terminals, Inc. for nine (9) years. Mr. Virola is a graduate of Industrial Engineering from University of the Philippines and obtained a Master’s Degree in the same field.

ALEJANDRINO J. FERRERIA is a professor and book author with over forty (40) years of experience in the academe, previously serving as part time faculty in the Ateneo de Manila University’s Graduate School of Business and College of Arts and Sciences and University of the Philippines’ College of Business Administration, and fulltime faculty at the Asian Institute of Management. He was also Visiting /Adjunct faculty of the Richard Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario (Ontario Canada) London, Ontario Campus and Hong Kong Campus. He also previously served as the President of The One School, a private college offering entrepreneurial degree programs. He is also currently the President and a director of the Asian Center for Entrepreneurship and Management Education (ACEME) Inc., Lakpue Drug, Inc., and Euro Chemicals Inc., and is currently an independent director of Swift Foods Inc. He is also a director of Esquire Financing Inc., Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and Pascual Laboratories, Inc. Prof. Ferreria also renders consulting services to several Philippine and international organizations. He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management from the Ateneo de Manila University, a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines, and a Doctorate in Education Management from National University.

LARA VICTORIA ESTEVES-AUSTRIA is the Director of the Legal Affairs Service of the Department of Tourism (DOT). Atty. Esteves-Austria supervises and manages the operations of the Administrative Investigation, Adjudication, and Counseling Division, and the Legal, Research, and Documentation Division of the DOT. She likewise handles the preparation and review of procurement contracts, marketing partnerships, memoranda of agreement and understanding, and other legal instruments for the said department. She also serves as chairperson and/or member of the various committees of the DOT. Prior to joining the DOT, Atty. Esteves-Austria worked as an Associate Lawyer at Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law and Technical Assistant for Strategic Initiatives Management Office under the Office of the Executive Secretary, Office of the President. Atty. Estevez-Austria obtained her Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law and BA Political Science degree, graduating Cum Laude, from the same University. Atty. Estevez-Austria have the required authority from the Secretary of the DOT to be an independent director in the Company, pursuant to Office of the President Memorandum Circular No. 17 and Section 12, Rule XVIII of the Revised Civil Service Rules.