Board of Directors
Board of Directors
AREIT’s Board of Directors is composed of eight (8) members; 50% are women, and the majority is composed of independent and non-executive directors. Each director serves for a one-year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Meanwhile, independent directors may serve for no more than nine (9) years.

Anna Ma. Margarita B. Dy
Chairman
Filipino, 54 years old | Appointed April 26, 2023
Present Positions in the Ayala Group
- Listed companies: President and CEO of Ayala Land, Inc., Chairman of AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp., Member of ALI’s Management Committee since August 2008, Head of Residential Business Group of ALI, and Head of the Malls Group.
- Non-listed companies: Chairman of Amaia Southern Properties, Inc., Ayalaland Premier, Inc., Ayala Land International Sales, Inc., Avida Land Corp., and Solinea, Inc.; Vice Chairman of Alveo-Federal Land Communities Inc., and Executive Vice President of AKL Properties, Inc., Avencosouth Corp., and Portico Land, Inc.; Director of Accendo Commercial Corp., Alveo Land Corp., ALI Eton Property Development Corporation, Altaraza Development Corporation, Amaia Land, Inc., Amicassa Process Solutions, Inc., Aurora Properties, Inc., Ayala Greenfield Development Corporation, Ayala Property Management Corporation, Ayalaland-Tagle Properties, Inc., BGWest Properties, Inc., BGNorth Properties, Inc., Bellavita Land Corp., Berkshires Holdings, Inc., Bonifacio Land Corporation, Cagayan de Oro Gateway Corp., Columbus Holdings, Inc., Emerging City Holdings, Inc., Ceci Realty, Inc., Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation, Nuevocentro, Inc., Serendra, Inc., and Vesta Properties Holdings, Inc.
Present Positions outside the Ayala Group
- Trustee and Treasurer of Bonifacio Art Foundation, Inc.
Former Positions outside the Ayala Group
- Vice President of Benpres Holdings Corporation
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Honors Program (Magna Cum Laude) from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1990
- Master of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1991
- Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1996

Omar T. Cruz
Lead Independent Director
Filipino, 69 years old | Appointed April 12, 2019
Present Positions outside the Ayala Group
- Non-listed companies: Independent Director of Toyota Financial Services, Inc., RCBC Capital Corporation, Philippine Regional Investments Enterprises, Inc., and ABACORE Group, Inc.; Chairman of the Investment Committee of De La Salle Philippines; Trustee of the Financial Executives Institute Foundation of the Philippines; Vice Chairman of the Board and Board Executive Committee for the University of Asia and the Pacific; Vice Chairman of the Board and Board Executive Committee for the Center for Research and Communication Foundation, Inc.; Trustee for the Philippine National Police Foundation
Former Positions
- Treasurer of the Republic of the Philippines
- Director of Philamlife Company, BPI Philam Life Assurance Corporation, Ayala-FGU Condominium Corporation, Rufino Towers Condominium Corporation, Philamlife Asset Management, Inc., Tower Club, and PHINMA Property Holdings Corporation
- Chairman of the International Treasury Committee of the International Association of Financial Executives Institution
- Senior Advisor to Prudential Corporation Asia (HK)
- President and CEO of BPI-Philam Life Assurance Corp.
- Senior Executive Vice President of Insular Life
- Vice President and Bank Executive of Citibank, N.A
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management Engineering (minor in Mechanical Engineering) from De La Salle University in 1977
- Masters in Industrial Economics from the Center for Research and Communication at the University of Asia and the Pacific in 1980

Jose Eduardo A. Quimpo II
Executive Director, President and CEO
Filipino, 45 years old | Appointed August 14, 2024
Present Positions in the Ayala Group
- Vice President of Ayala Land, Inc.
Former Positions
- Senior Vice President, BDO Private Bank
- President, BDO Securities
- Chief Operating Officer, BDO Capital and Investment Corp.
- First Vice President and Co-Head of Corporate Finance, BDO Capital
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering from Ateneo de Manila University in 2001

Augusto D. Bengzon
Non-Executive Director
Filipino, 61 years old | Appointed April 4, 2019
Present Positions in the Ayala Group
- Listed companies: Senior Vice President, Chief Finance Officer, and Treasurer of Ayala Land, Inc., Treasurer of AyalaLand Logistics Holding Corp.
- Non-listed companies: Chairman of Aprisa Business Process Solutions, Inc., Anvaya Cove Golf and Sports Club, Inc. and Anvaya Cove Beach and Nature Club, Inc.; Chief Finance Officer of Altaraza Development Corporation; Director and Treasurer of ALI Eton Property Development Corp., Aurora Properties Inc., AyalaLand-Tagle Properties, Inc., Ceci Realty Inc., Philippine Integrated Energy Solutions, Inc., and Vesta Property Holdings, Inc.; Director of Alviera Country Club, Inc., Amicassa Process Solutions, Inc., Makati Development Corp., Northgate Hotel Ventures, Inc., Station Square East Commercial Corp.; Comptroller of Nuevocentro, Inc.; Treasurer of Alabang Commercial Corporation, AKL Properties, Inc., Amaia Land Corp., Amaia Southern Properties, Inc., Avida Land Corp., Ayala Property Management Corporation, Bellavita Land Corp., BGNorth Properties, Inc., BGSouth Properties, Inc., BGWest Properties, Inc., Serendra, Inc., The Suites at One Bonifacio High Street Condominium Corp. and Hero Foundation, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer of Ayala Greenfield Development Corporation;
Present Positions Outside the Ayala Group
- Trustee of Philippine National Police Foundation, Inc.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1984.
- Masters in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management (Andres K. Roxas scholar) in 1988
- Graduate of the Philippine Trust Institute

Mariana Beatriz Zobel de Ayala
Non-Executive Director
Filipino, 35 years old | Appointed October 2021
Present Positions in the Ayala Group
- Listed companies: Executive Director of Ayala Corporation; Director and Senior Vice President of Ayala Land, Inc., heading its Leasing and Hospitality Group, overseeing Ayala Malls, AyalaLand Offices, and AyalaLand Hotels and Resorts
- Non-listed companies: Director of AC Health, Ayala Group’s ACTIVE Fund, and BPI Asset Management and Trust Company
Present Positions outside the Ayala Group
- Non-listed companies: Board Advisor for Asia Partners, and Board Director of U-Go
Former Positions in the Ayala Group
- Listed companies: Senior Vice President of Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI); Deputy Head of Ayala Malls; Project Development Manager of Alveo Land, Inc.; and Business Development Associate of Ayala Corporation
Former Positions outside the Ayala Group
- Non-listed companies: Associate of J.P. Morgan
Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) from Harvard College in 2011
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD in 2020

Maria Theresa D. Marcial-Javier
Non-Executive Director
Filipino, 53 years old | Appointed April 23, 2024
Present Positions in the Ayala Group
- Chief Finance Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer, and Head of Strategy and Finance, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
- President and CEO, BPI Wealth
- Treasurer, BPI Foundation
Present Positions outside the Ayala Group
- Fellow, Foundation for Economic Freedom
- Trustee and Treasurer, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
- Director, Philippines Inter-Island Sailing Federation
Former Positions
- President, Fund Manager’s Association of the Philippines
- President, Trust Officers Association of the Philippines
- Vice Chairman, Capital market and Development Committee of FINEX
- Alternate Governor, Market Governance Board of the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corporation
- BPI Trust Committee
- Director, BPI Investment Management, Inc.
- National Economic and Development Authority
- Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Policy Credit Council
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Economics (Cum Laude) from UP Los Banos in 1990
- Master or Arts in Economics from UP Diliman in 1995
- CFA Institute Investment Management Workshop from Harvard Business School in 2006
- Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School in 2010

Enrico S. Cruz
Independent Director
Filipino, 66 years old | Appointed February 5, 2020
Present Positions outside the Ayala Group
- Listed companies: Independent Director of Security Bank Corporation, Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., The Keepers Holdings, Inc., DITO CME Holdings Inc.
- Non-listed companies: Vice Chairman of SB Capital Investment Corporation and Independent Director of Maxicare Healthcare Corporation, CIBI Information Inc., and MAXILIFE Insurance Corporation
Former Positions outside the Ayala Group
- Chief Country Officer of Deutsche Bank Manila Branch from June 2003 to July 2019, responsible for the operation of Deutsche Bank entities in the Philippines; concurrently, Head of Corporate Finance overseeing debt origination, equity capital markets, advisory, and corporate/institutional sales activities, also established the Global Markets (GM) franchise in the Philippines when he joined Deutsche Bank in July 1995
- Senior Vice President at Citytrust Banking Corporation (CTBC), where he worked from 1979 as an Executive Development Program Trainee until he was named Head of the Centralized Operations Department, also headed the Treasury Sales and Trading Group of CTBC in 1989 until his move to Deutsche Bank
Professional Memberships and Recognitions
- Director of the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) from 2003-2007, 2011-2015, and 2017-2019
- Past President of the Money Market Association of the Philippines
- Distinguished Alumnus by the UP College of Business Administration in 2008 and a Distinguished Alumnus Awardee by the UP School of Economics Alumni Association in 2015
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Business Economics from the University of the Philippines in 1977
- Master of Business Administration from the University of the Philippines in 1979

Sherisa P. Nuesa
Independent Director
Filipino, 69 years old | Appointed April 26, 2023
Present Positions in the Ayala Group
- Listed companies: Manila Water Company, Inc. and Integrated Micro-electronics, Inc. (IMI)
Present Positions outside the Ayala Group
- Listed companies: Non-executive Director of Far Eastern University and Metro Retail Stores Group Inc.
- Non-listed companies: Director of FEU subsidiary FERN Realty Corporation, and concurrently a Senior Adviser to the Boards Vicsal Development Corporation; Member of the Board of Trustees and Vice President of NextGen Organization of Women Corporate Directors (NOWCD); Member of the Board of Trustees of Justic Reform Initiative (JRI)
Former Positions in the Ayala Group
- Director of Ayala Land, Inc. and ACEN Corporation from 2020 until April 2023
Former Positions outside Ayala Group
- Director and President of the ALFM Mutual Funds Group
- Director of Blackhorse Emerging Enterprises Fund – Singapore
- Director of Philippine Reclamation Authority
- Chairman and Co-Founder of Justic Reform Initiative
- Vice Chairman and Trustee of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD)
- Director of FINEX Foundation
- Advisor to the Board of Integrity Initiative Inc.
Recognitions
- ING-FINEX CFO of the Year for 2008
- Outstanding Alumni Far Eastern University
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Commerce (Summa Cum Laude) from the Far Eastern University in 1974
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business in Manila in 2010
- Attended post-graduate courses at both Harvard Business School and Standford University