Mr. Marzan, Filipino, 74, has been an Independent Director of the Company since January 13, 2017.
He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of UBS Securities Philippines, Inc. (USPI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS AG. He has been an independent director of the USPI since May 2010. He is also a consultant and director in a number of private corporations.
He was formerly connected with Ayala Corporation where he retired in December 31, 2008. At the time of his retirement, he was the General Counsel, Managing Director and the Group Head of the Corporate Governance and Legal Affairs Group of the corporation. In such capacity, he exercised direct supervision and oversight over the Legal Division, Office of the Corporate Secretary, the Compliance Unit, and the Internal Audit of the corporation. He played an important role in the adoption and implementation of the principles and best practices of good corporate governance in the Ayala Group of Companies. During his career in Ayala, he also served as a director and corporate secretary of a number of companies within the Ayala Group.
He graduated magna cum laude with a degree of Bachelor of Arts major in Philosophy in 1969, and cum laude with a degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1973, both from San Beda University. Prior to joining Ayala in 1978, he was in the active practice of law.