SM Group earns 24 governance, investor relations recognitions

SM INVESTMENTS CORP. (SMIC), BDO Unibank, Inc., and SM Prime Holdings, Inc. received a combined 24 recognitions at the 16^th Asian Excellence Awards organized by Hong Kong-based publication Corporate Governance Asia.

SMIC, the group’s parent company, received eight awards. BDO Unibank received nine, while SM Prime received seven.

Among the individual recognitions, SMIC President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Frederic C. DyBuncio was named Asia’s Best CEO (Investor Relations).

Executive Vice-Presidents Erwin G. Pato and Franklin C. Gomez received the Asia’s Best Chief Finance Officers (Investor Relations) award, while Timothy Daniels, consultant and head of investor relations and sustainability, was named Best Investor Relations Professional.

“We are honored to receive this recognition from Corporate Governance Asia. Governance and sustainability remain embedded in how we operate, helping strengthen resilience, support disciplined decision-making, and enable long-term value creation for our various stakeholders,” Mr. DyBuncio said in a statement on Thursday.

This year’s awards carried the theme, “Reshaping Asian Leadership in a Changing Global Economic Landscape and Climate Change.”

Corporate Governance Asia is a Hong Kong-based publication that focuses on corporate governance, sustainability, investor relations, and board leadership in Asia. — Alexandria Grace C. Magno