Francis Xavier Manglapus
Francis X. Manglapus is the Vice Chairman of the Company.
Mr. Manglapus has had a long career in private business and political activities. He graduated from Cornell University and while living in New York City, he worked for the Intercontinental Hotel, becoming the first Material Manager for the world wide hotel chain which computerized the storage and purchasing facilities. He then moved into finance and sales joining Equitable Life and Merrill Lynch. Moving back to Manila after the EDSA People Power Revolution, he became President of a boutique financing company involved in the issuance of asset backed securities. He was also Chairman of Prime Saving Bank which was for a time one of the top 10 savings banks in the country. He has also been Chairman of Bataan Shipyard and Engineering Company (Baseco) under the office of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG). He has been active in numerous local and national political campaigns, reaching the Presidency of the Lakas Kampi Christian Muslim Democrats in 2010 which was the political party in power at that time.
He has also represented the party in various regional and international organizations, becoming the first Secretary General of the Centrist Asia Pacific Democrats International with deep relations with the European People’s Party which is the party in power in the European Parliament. He has been active with NOW Corporation since 2019, being the Head of Government Relations. For relaxation, he is the band leader of the Executives Band, a jazz band made up of business executives founded in 1957 by his late father and then-Senator, Raul S. Manglapus.
