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FUTURE FORWARD: ADVOCATING CLEAN ENERGY FOR A CLEAN SUSTAINABLE WORLD.
Join us for an enlightening event featuring Mr. Francis Giles Puno, president and COO of First Philippine Holdings Corp., as he delves into the critical role of sustainable power in driving economic development. Mr. Puno will explore how renewable energy sources, innovative technologies, and strategic investments can transform economies. His insights will shed light on the path toward a sustainable future
Speaker
Francis Giles
Puno
President and COO at First Philippine Holdings Corp.
Giles is currently the President of First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPH), one of the
largest industrial conglomerates in the Philippines, focused on Power, Real Estate, Construction
Services and Manufacturing and is part of the Lopez Group of Companies. He is also
concurrently the President and Chief Operating Officer of First Gen Corporation (First Gen),
and the President of First Philippine Industrial Park. He was appointed as the Vice Chairman
and CEO of Energy Development Corporation last July 1, 2023. He sits as a board director of
FPH, First Gen, Energy Development Corporation (EDC) and Rockwell Land Corporation.
Giles joined FPH in 1997 and was assigned to First Gen as its Chief Financial Officer to lead
its $1.4 billion fundraising of the 1,500 MW Santa Rita and San Lorenzo gas-fired power plants.
Giles also advised and arranged the financing of First Gen’s P58.5 billion acquisition of a
controlling stake in geothermal operator Energy Development Corporation (EDC), in 2007.
Giles previously worked as the Vice President for the Global Power Group in Singapore and
Hong Kong of the Chase Manhattan Bank from 1990 to 1997.
Giles completed his Master of Management degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg
Graduate School of Management in 1990 and his Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Management from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1985.
